Data Engineer – Modern Data & AI Platforms
London (Hybrid 2 days) | Contract/Permanent | 🌍 Global Consulting Environment
Build the data foundations behind AI, automation, and real-world impact.
We’re hiring a Data Engineer to join a fast-growing digital and data practice working with a major global enterprise client operating across energy, manufacturing, chemicals, infrastructure, automotive, and commodities.
This is a hands-on engineering role where you’ll design and run the data systems that power analytics, automation, and AI-driven solutions — working alongside consultants, analysts, and data scientists in a true delivery-focused environment.
No prior experience with our specific data platform is required. If you’re a strong engineer who enjoys learning new tools and solving real business problems with data, we’ll get you there.
🌟 What you’ll be doing
* Designing and building robust, automated data pipelines on a modern cloud data platform
* Transforming and integrating data from multiple sources — databases, APIs, files, and unstructured formats
* Owning and improving existing data solutions: monitoring, debugging, enhancing, and scaling them
* Developing back-end logic, APIs, and data services that support analytics and AI use cases
* Preparing high-quality datasets for dashboards, advanced analytics, and machine learning
* Collaborating closely with consultants, analysts, and data scientists to deliver end-to-end solutions
* Contributing to proofs of concept, client roadmaps, and technical proposals
* Supporting data governance, security, and best practices
* Mentoring junior engineers and sharing knowledge across the team
🌟 Essential experience
* 3+ years working as a Data Engineer or in a similar data-focused engineering role
* Strong Python and SQL skills
* Experience building and orchestrating data pipelines (Airflow or similar tools)
* Hands-on work with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure)
* Solid understanding of databases, data warehouses, and data lakes
* Experience integrating systems via APIs and back-end services
* Comfortable working with version control and CI/CD workflows
* Confident communicator with business-level English
Nice to have (but not required)
* Exposure to analytics or AI-driven solutions
* Experience working with unstructured data (text, PDFs, web data)
* Familiarity with web frameworks or lightweight front ends
* Power BI, data visualisation, or analytics modelling experience
* Awareness of machine learning, LLMs, or vector databases
* Agile delivery experience or consulting background
🌟 Why join?
* Work with a global consulting organisation delivering data solutions at scale
* Exposure to enterprise-grade data and AI platforms
* A role that blends deep engineering with real business impact
* Ongoing training and support to learn new tools and technologies
* Clear progression toward Senior Data Engineer and beyond
* Collaborative, international team environment
🌟 Who this role is perfect for
* Data Engineers who enjoy building things that actually get used
* Engineers ready to step into a broader, more impactful role
* Professionals curious about AI, automation, and modern data platforms
* People who like combining technical depth with client-facing problem solving
🌟 Interested?
Apply now with your latest CV showing all your relevant experience and email your CV with daily/rate/salary expectations, availability to interview and start
marina.economidou@templeton-recruitment.com