Senior Data Engineer

Job Description

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You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.

About Us:
Solirius Consulting delivers technical consultancy and application delivery to our clients in order to solve real world problems and allow our clients to respond to an ever-changing technical landscape. We partner closely with our clients, embedding our consultants into their businesses in order to provide a bespoke service, allowing us to truly understand our clients' needs.
It is this close collaboration with our clients that has enabled us to grow rapidly in recent years and will drive our ambitious future growth plans. We currently have over 250 consultants working with a variety of key clients from both the public and private sectors such as the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, FCDOS, UEFA, International Olympic Committee and Mercedes Benz; with plans to increase our client base further in the near future.
We operate as a flat organisation and believe in trusting and supporting our team to operate independently. We pride ourselves on being specialists at what we do, making the most of our consultants' expertise in their fields in order to provide a best-in-class service to our clients. All our consultants have the opportunity to work on a range of different projects, providing a broad range of knowledge on which to develop their careers and progress in the direction they choose.

The Role:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our team here at Solirius. You will be working as part of a team, developing and delivering exciting projects with a fantastic team of technology experts.
You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining data pipelines and systems that enable data analysis and machine learning. You will also collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure data quality and reliability.

About you:
Our team is our strongest asset, you will be an excellent team player who recognises the strength of the team as a whole and can find their role within the Solirius team. Typical qualities of a Solirius consultant are:

• Best in class technical skills in their sector

Outstanding communication skillsStrong interpersonal and team working skillsSelf motivated, enthusiastic and committed

The ideal candidates will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop Data Engineering solutions for our clients/projects

Design and build data models, schemas to support business requirementsDevelop and maintain data ingestion and processing systems using various tools and technologies, such as SQL, NoSQL, ETL, Luigi, Airflow, Argo, etc.Implement data storage solutions using different types of databases, such as relational, non-relational, or cloud-based.Working collaboratively with the client and cross-functional teams to identify and address data-related issues and opportunities.Stay updated with the latest trends and developments in the data engineering field, such as modern data stack, big data technologies, cloud computing, etcAssist with defining the processes needed to achieve operational excellenceEnsure data quality across all projects/clientsDefine and manage SLA's for data sets and processes throughout productionLead on the design, build and launch of new data models and pipelines

Key Skills/Experience:

• Experience in operating as part of data engineering teams and independently.

Line/Team management experience, leadership experienceExperience of working with cloud infrastructure (Azure or AWS, GCP is beneficial)SQL and relational databases (e.g. MS SQL/Azure SQL, PostgreSQL)You have framework experience within either Flask, Tornado or Django, DockerExperience working with ETL pipelines is desirable e.g. Luigi, Airflow or ArgoExperience with big data technologies, such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, etc.Data acquisition and development of data sets and improving data qualityPreparing data for predictive and prescriptive modellingHands on coding experience, such as PythonReporting tools (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik)GDPR and Government Service Standard (desirable)Passionate, motivated and enthusiastic about developing technology solutions.Experience working in an Agile development environmentData architecture experience.

Package and Benefits:

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience

Flexible working / Work from homePrivate HealthcareGenerous annual discretionary bonus25 days annual leave + bank holidays10 days allocated development training per yearContributory pensionGym membershipAnnual away days and social events

Equality & Diversity:
Solirius Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that supports, celebrates, encourages, and respects all individuals and in which all processes are based on merit, competence and business needs. xxuwjjq We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexuality, age, disability, ethnicity, marital status or any other protected characteristics.
Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.