Data Engineer
£60,000 plus 10% bonus
1-2 days on site per week in the Berkshire Office
Overview:
My client are looking for a skilled, driven, forward thinking Data Engineer to take full ownership of all data engineering activities. You will be joining a Data Team within a high growth period who are driving and shaping a data vision and strategy across the group. This role is pivotal in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure mainly using the Microsoft BI Stack – Power BI, SSIS, SQL and python/devops skills.
Reporting into the Group Head of Data, you will drive the group towards a data rich and data hungry business by capitalising on the strong foundations the data team has built, continuing to build roads that will unlock data as a superpower so that our teams can gain the competitive edge and make informed decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead Data Engineering Projects
* Own the full lifecycle of data engineering tasks from ingestion to transformation and delivery.
* Architect and implement scalable data pipelines mainly using the Microsoft tech stack.
* Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance across all systems.
* Overcome barriers to delivery to support the business.
* Data Infrastructure & Optimization
* Design and maintain robust data models and storage solutions mainly using but not limited to SSIS, XML, T-SQL (SSMS) & python.
* Design, develop, and maintain APIs
* Optimize performance of ETL/ ELT processes and database queries.
* Implement monitoring and alerting for data workflows.
* Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
* Work closely with analysts understand data needs.
* Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
* Document data architecture and processes for transparency and scalability using DevOps.
* Mentorship & Team Leadership
* Provide technical guidance and support to a junior data engineer who will report directly to you.
Required:
* 3-4+ years of experience within data engineering roles
* Experience with and appreciation for end-to-end Data & Analytics lifecycles.
* A vision for how data and analytics could help people and teams achieve their outcomes.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Experience mentoring or managing junior engineers is a plus
* An eye for the detail and excellent accuracy of work.
* Self-motivated, enthusiastic, ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
* Effective organisation and time management skills
* Tech/Languages currently in place – MS Tech Stack (SSIS, MS SQL Server, Power BI, etc), Python, DevOps.