Data Engineer - Modern Data & AI Platforms
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