Data Engineer

Data Engineer Cardiff / Hybrid 40,000 - 50,000 + benefits

Yolk Recruitment are excited to be working with a global technology business thats continuing to expand its data capability and invest in modern cloud solutions. Known for their collaborative culture and commitment to innovation, theyre offering an excellent opportunity for a Data Engineer to make a real impact.

Were looking for a Data Engineer to help design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and systems that power analytics and business intelligence across the organisation. Youll play a key role in ensuring data is accurate, accessible, and high-quality driving data-led decision making at every level.

What youll be doing:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support analytics and operations.
• Develop and optimise data models and storage solutions for performance and reliability.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security throughout the data lifecycle.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and engineers to deliver effective data solutions.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows to ensure availability and minimal downtime.
• Automate data ingestion, transformation, and validation processes.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and recommend system improvements.

The skills youll need:

• Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases.
• Hands-on experience building data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of data modelling, warehousing, and optimisation.
• Familiarity with big data frameworks (e.g. Apache Spark, Hadoop).
• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance best practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and experience working in agile environments.

Desirable:

Experience with Docker/Kubernetes, streaming data (Kafka/Kinesis), Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and NoSQL databases.

Company Benefits:

• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Generous annual leave
• Healthcare Plan
• Annual Giving Day an extra day to give back to yourself or your community
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Life Assurance 3x base salary
• Rewards Programme access to discounts and cashback
• LinkedIn Learning Licence for upskilling & development

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