Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer - Oxfordshire

£75,000 | Once per week in office

My client are a leading organisation in the financial services industry, they are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their growing data team. You will play a key role in shaping and delivering data solutions, working closely with the Data Product Manager and Data Architect. This is a hands-on technical role combined with technical leadership responsibilities.

Salary and Benefits

• Comeptitive salary of £65,000 - £75,000 (DOE)
• Private healthcare for you and your family.
• Company car allowance.
• Pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits (gym membership, tech, health assessments).
• Online wellbeing centre and retail discounts.
• 25 days annual leave(increasing with service) plus buy/sell options.
• And many more.

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and set standards for solution delivery.
• Collaborate with the Data Architect to design and implement data architecture.
• Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines and workflows within Databricks, leveraging Spark for data processing, implementing best practices for performance, security, and governance (Unity Catalog), and ensuring seamless integration with Azure cloud services.
• Deliver large-scale workflows for ingestion, cleansing, transformation, and storage.
• Optimize data processing systems for performance and reliability.
• Implement data quality and validation processes.
• Operate within Azure DevOps for CI/CD, version control, and deployment.
• Develop and maintain data models, schemas, and documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline issues promptly.
• Line manage and mentor a small team of Data Engineers.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Databricks (including Unity Catalog).
• Proficiency in Python, Spark, and SQL.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Expertise in data pipeline/workflow tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, ADF).
• Experience with Azure and related data services.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

My client are looking to fill this vacancy quickly. I have limited slots for 1st stage interviews so if you're interested, get in touch ASAP with a copy of your most up-to-date CV and email me at m.fox@tenthrevolution.com or call me on 0191 300 1232.

Please Note: This is a permanent role for UK residents only. This role does not offer Sponsorship. You must have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions. Some of our roles may be subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.

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