Principal Data Engineer Jobs in London

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Principal Data Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Certain Advantage
Principal Data Engineer/Tech Lead Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our global energies trading client in London for a Principal Data Engineer who can offer demonstrable experience in: *Technologies* - Databricks (DLT, Performance Tunning, Cost Optimization ), PySpark, Python, SQL, ADF. *Capabilities* – leading a data engineering team, being technically hands on and … drive a project to completion, experience running a scrum team. *Skills* - Data Modelling, Data Integration & Ingestion, ELT, IR35: This is a contract inside IR35 until Jan 2026 in Central London (2-3 days onsite). The Role of a Lead is to conceptualize and design data foundations and end-to-end solutions including data platforms for … the Business to maximize value from data. The role helps create a data-driven thinking within the organization, not just within IT teams, but also in the wider business stakeholder community. You’ll be; Hands-on technical delivery leader Visible community leader for data engineers Conducts quality, community & conference presentations/trainings Has vast array of technology skills More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Bede Gaming
Department: Intel Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Description We’re looking for a Principal Data Engineer to join Intel – the team responsible for delivering trusted, high-quality data products that power decisions across Bede. Reporting to the Head of Data, you’ll be a respected technical authority, owning the design, integrity, and ongoing improvement of our … data architecture. You’ll set the standard for engineering excellence in your product area, guiding teams on best practices, system health, documentation, and long-term technical direction. This is a high-impact role suited to someone who thrives on solving complex problems, collaborating across disciplines, and shaping scalable, resilient data platforms. This is a hybrid role that requires … two days a week. Please apply only if you’re comfortable with this arrangement. Core Responsibilities What you'll be doing Own and evolve the technical roadmap for the data product area, ensuring modern, scalable technologies are used to meet business needs. Champion the non-functional qualities of our data products—supportability, testability, security, compliance, maintainability, and performance. More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer / Lead Data Engineer

Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
British Airways
inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit. We are looking for talented Principal Data Engineers with deep technical data platform engineering skills including SQL, AWS, Snowflake, Airflow, Git, and Python. As a Principal Data Engineer, you'll … serve as a technical lead overseeing Senior Data Engineers, driving industry best practices to build a world-class data engineering function and providing direction for engineering a modern data platform. You'll lead end-to-end data product development in an Agile environment, contributing to British Airways' renowned service and shaping the future of our business. … Your responsibilities will include: Bringing an innovative and creative mindset to data engineering challenges to develop a modern data platform with efficient reusable components Developing the BA Data Engineering community of practitioners Leading or coordinating training and upskilling in the data engineering team Assuring quality and secure engineering practices are being undertaken by the data More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Principal Data Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Anson McCade
Principal Data Engineer, Consulting London Based You must be eligible for SC Clearance Role Overview The Principal Data Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing cloud-based data solutions using a range of AWS services. This role involves working closely with clients to define requirements, build custom solutions, and transfer knowledge to … client technical teams. The ideal candidate is passionate about problem-solving, thrives in greenfield project environments, and enjoys working both independently and collaboratively. Key Responsibilities as a Principal Data Engineer Propose and implement data solutions using AWS services including S3, Redshift, Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, AWS Glue, and Matillion . Work directly with clients to define … requirements, refine solutions, and ensure successful handover to internal teams. Design and implement ETL/ELT pipelines for cloud data warehouse solutions. Build and maintain data dictionaries and metadata management systems . Analyze and cleanse data using a range of tools and techniques. Manage and process structured and semi-structured data formats such as JSON, XML More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Anson McCade
Principal Data Engineer, Consulting London Based You must be eligible for SC Clearance Role Overview The Principal Data Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing cloud-based data solutions using a range of AWS services. This role involves working closely with clients to define requirements, build custom solutions, and transfer knowledge to … client technical teams. The ideal candidate is passionate about problem-solving, thrives in greenfield project environments, and enjoys working both independently and collaboratively. Key Responsibilities as a Principal Data Engineer Propose and implement data solutions using AWS services including S3, Redshift, Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, AWS Glue, and Matillion . Work directly with clients to define … requirements, refine solutions, and ensure successful handover to internal teams. Design and implement ETL/ELT pipelines for cloud data warehouse solutions. Build and maintain data dictionaries and metadata management systems . Analyze and cleanse data using a range of tools and techniques. Manage and process structured and semi-structured data formats such as JSON, XML More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
ZipRecruiter
Job Description Principal Data Engineer - Microsoft Gold Partner We are seeking a Principal Consultant to join our client's consulting team. This is a client-facing role, requiring strong technical expertise alongside excellent consulting skills. The successful candidate will have a growth mindset and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for our clients. Essential Skills & Experience … 5+ years of experience with Microsoft data technologies. Strong expertise in SQL Server Integration Services, SQL, Data Warehousing, and ETL/ELT processes. Proficiency in Python, Power BI, Hadoop, and Spark for data processing and analytics. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Why Join? Hybrid working with a requirement to attend our office at least once a More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Arreoblue
We are seeking skilled data professionals who are passionate about delivering value to our clients. As a Principal Data Engineer, you’ll play a crucial role in executing data projects from concept to delivery, working on some of the most exciting and varied projects across a range of enterprises—from some of the largest global … companies to innovative smaller businesses. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact by helping these organizations leverage data on modern cloud platforms. At Arreoblue, we value trust, agility, efficiency, and innovation. We seek individuals who are not only technically proficient but also eager to grow and share their knowledge. If you’re someone who enjoys collaborating … with others, learning new things, and contributing to both internal and public communities, we’d love to hear from you. What you will do As a Principal Data Engineer, you’ll be an expert in the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform stack, managing both the technical and commercial aspects of client relationships. Your key responsibilities will include More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Oliver Bernard
Data Engineer - London based Start-Up Hybrid working in Central London Pays £100k-£120k Data Engineer - Python, SQL, ETL Pipelines, AWS/GCP Oliver Bernard have partnered with Central London based Start-Up company who are looking to expand their Data function. You'll be joining a small engineering team, who are looking to make … a huge impact within the Telecoms industry. They key focus for the role is building, scaling and maintaining their AWS & GCP data infrastructure, whilst being highly proficient with modern Data Warehousing and scaling ETL processes. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a start-up environment, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical … where strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential to succeed in this role. Data Engineer - Python, SQL, ETL Pipelines, AWS/GCP Key skills and requirements: Demonstrated experience as a Data Engineer scaling Data heavy platforms Strong understanding of ETL pipelines and Data Architectures Python, SQL & Python libraries (Pandas & Spark) Modern Data Warehousing More ❯
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Senior-Principal Data Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Oliver Bernard
Data Engineer - London based Start-Up Hybrid working in Central London Pays £100k-£120k Data Engineer - Python, SQL, ETL Pipelines, AWS/GCP Oliver Bernard have partnered with Central London based Start-Up company who are looking to expand their Data function. You'll be joining a small engineering team, who are looking to make … a huge impact within the Telecoms industry. They key focus for the role is building, scaling and maintaining their AWS & GCP data infrastructure, whilst being highly proficient with modern Data Warehousing and scaling ETL processes. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a start-up environment, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical … where strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential to succeed in this role. Data Engineer - Python, SQL, ETL Pipelines, AWS/GCP Key skills and requirements: Demonstrated experience as a Data Engineer scaling Data heavy platforms Strong understanding of ETL pipelines and Data Architectures Python, SQL & Python libraries (Pandas & Spark) Modern Data Warehousing More ❯
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Senior-Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
ZipRecruiter
Job Description Data Engineer - London based Start-Up Hybrid working in Central London Pays £100k-£120k Data Engineer - Python, SQL, ETL Pipelines, AWS/GCP Oliver Bernard have partnered with Central London based Start-Up company who are looking to expand their Data function. You'll be joining a small engineering team, who are looking … to make a huge impact within the Telecoms industry. They key focus for the role is building, scaling and maintaining their AWS & GCP data infrastructure, whilst being highly proficient with modern Data Warehousing and scaling ETL processes. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a start-up environment, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders, both technical and … non-technical, where strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential to succeed in this role. Data Engineer - Python, SQL, ETL Pipelines, AWS/GCP Key skills and requirements: Demonstrated experience as a Data Engineer scaling Data heavy platforms Strong understanding of ETL pipelines and Data Architectures Python, SQL & Python libraries (Pandas & Spark) Modern Data More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Xpertise Recruitment
Principal Data Engineer – Consultancy Location: Remote (UK-based with client travel as needed) Clearance: SC required (Sole UK Nationals only) Can you help organisations at the very beginning of their data journey? We’re hiring a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of data solutions across a variety of … sectors. This role is ideal for someone who can blend technical expertise with a consultative mindset — guiding clients who may not yet have mature data capabilities, warehouses, or clear strategies in place. What you’ll be doing: Act as a lead consultant, engaging directly with clients to shape and deliver data solutions Support pre-sales and business development … by defining scopes, contributing to proposals, and helping win new work Manage and mentor teams of Data Engineers and Analysts across active projects Design modern data platforms and architectures from scratch, often where existing infrastructure is minimal or misused Establish best practices across data engineering, governance, and delivery Build trust with both technical teams and senior non More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Maxwell Bond
with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range Direct message the job poster from Maxwell Bond Delivery Team Lead- Client Services @ Maxwell Bond | Strategic Partner in Talent Acquisition Principal Data Engineer BI/Reporting/Datawarehouse Sports and Analytics Sector Location: Remote (UK Based Candidates Only) Could your expertise help discover the next Lionel Messi, LeBron … James or Lewis Hamilton? Maybe give your team a competitive edge to finally win the title? We have an exceptional opportunity for a Principal Data Engineer specialising in Business Intelligence, Data, and Reporting to join a leading global data analytics company. This organization is at the forefront of using innovative software and intelligence tools to … enhance athlete performance and identify the next stars in their respective sports. As the company embarks on a significant re-architecture of its Data Warehouse, they are looking for a talented Senior Engineer to help drive this transformation. The data and reporting platforms you develop will play a crucial role in influencing the performance and decision-making More ❯
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Principal Data and AI Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
JR United Kingdom
Social network you want to login/join with: Principal Data and AI Engineer, west london col-narrow-left Client: Location: west london, United Kingdom Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Views: 4 Posted: 07.06.2025 Expiry Date: 22.07.2025 col-wide Job Description: Reimagine enterprise data and content operations at massive … scale! As the Principal Data and AI Engineer at Flexera, you will drive technical innovation and lead a talented team focused on the ingestion, curation, and organization of the world's IT assets. Your mission: transform vast amounts of semi-structured data into trusted insights, empowering customers to manage and optimize their IT landscapes—including hardware … software, SaaS, cloud, containers, AI services, and more. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Ownership Define and evolve the long-term strategy for data and content operations at scale. Balance current realities with an ambitious roadmap toward future innovation. Lead automation efforts in data normalization, enrichment, and quality assurance using AI/ML and Agentic AI. Align technical direction with business More ❯
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Principal Data and AI Engineer

Hounslow, England, United Kingdom
JR United Kingdom
Social network you want to login/join with: Principal Data and AI Engineer, south west london col-narrow-left Client: Location: south west london, United Kingdom Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Views: 3 Posted: 07.06.2025 Expiry Date: 22.07.2025 col-wide Job Description: Reimagine enterprise data and content operations … at massive scale! As the Principal Data and AI Engineer at Flexera, you will drive technical innovation and lead a talented team focused on the ingestion, curation, and organization of the world's IT assets. Your mission: transform vast amounts of semi-structured data into trusted insights, empowering customers to manage and optimize their IT landscapes … including hardware, software, SaaS, cloud, containers, AI services, and more. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Ownership Define and evolve the long-term strategy for data and content operations at scale. Balance current realities with an ambitious roadmap toward future innovation. Lead automation efforts in data normalization, enrichment, and quality assurance using AI/ML and Agentic AI. Align technical direction More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Harnham
PRINCIPAL DATA ENGINEER LONDON BASED £90,000-100,000 PER ANNUM This retailer are searching for a new Principal Data Engineer to take responsibility for the development of the company's cloud platform in Azure. You will also build new Data Pipelines using Python and SQL. THE COMPANY This fast-growing international company … is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to join their growing Data and Analytics team. They are currently active in over 30 countries and are looking to grow even more. THE ROLE Joining a growing team, you will take responsibility for the direction and development of the internal data platform. You will liaise with stakeholders across … Monitor and maintain existing pipelines using Python. Work and maintain in the company's cloud database on Azure Implement best coding practices. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Strong experience in building data pipelines using Python. A commercial understanding in Azure, and how to use them. Experience in product testing using CI/CD. THE BENEFITS Private Healthcare Gym membership Generous pension More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer - Azure

London, United Kingdom
Graduate Recruitment Bureau
client base that offers regular travel to Western Europe and North America. They are now looking to add an experienced individual to their ranks that can help shape their data engineering strategy and improve the technical offering they provide for their clients. As a Principal Data Engineer , you'll have the opportunity to design and implement … a new business strategy that will modernise how data is used within the private capital markets industry. The tech stack is largely centred around the services within Microsoft Azure, including Data Lake, Data Factory, Synapse, Logic Apps, and Function Apps. Minimum Requirements: An excellent educational background, preferably in a STEM-based discipline. Expert knowledge of Microsoft Azure … developed in a client-facing environment. Previous experience working within the private equity market. Additional Information: Company: Graduate Recruitment Bureau (Hiring for client) Salary Range: £85K-100K Courses Considered: Data Science, Economics, IT, Maths, and Stats Course Notes: STEM-based degree; experience outweighs academics Related Job Opportunities: One of the largest providers of consulting and technology services, offering a More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Oliver Bernard
Direct message the job poster from Oliver Bernard Support Consultant at Oliver Bernard | Specialising in building High-Performance Python, Data & AI teams across the UK and Europe Data Engineer - London based Start-Up Hybrid working in Central London Oliver Bernard have partnered with Central London based Start-Up company who are looking to expand their Data … small engineering team, who are looking to make a huge impact within the Telecoms industry. They key focus for the role is building, scaling and maintaining their AWS & GCP data infrastructure, whilst being highly proficient with modern Data Warehousing and scaling ETL processes. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a start-up environment, collaborating with a … variety of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, where strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential to succeed in this role. Key skills and requirements: Demonstrated experience as a Data Engineer scaling Data heavy platforms Strong understanding of ETL pipelines and Data Architectures Modern Data Warehousing tools AWS/GCP experience Experience working in high More ❯
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Senior-Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Oliver Bernard
Direct message the job poster from Oliver Bernard Support Consultant at Oliver Bernard | Specialising in building High-Performance Python, Data & AI teams across the UK and Europe Data Engineer - London based Start-Up Hybrid working in Central London Oliver Bernard have partnered with Central London based Start-Up company who are looking to expand their Data … small engineering team, who are looking to make a huge impact within the Telecoms industry. They key focus for the role is building, scaling and maintaining their AWS & GCP data infrastructure, whilst being highly proficient with modern Data Warehousing and scaling ETL processes. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a start-up environment, collaborating with a … variety of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, where strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential to succeed in this role. Key skills and requirements: Demonstrated experience as a Data Engineer scaling Data heavy platforms Strong understanding of ETL pipelines and Data Architectures Modern Data Warehousing tools AWS/GCP experience Experience working in high More ❯
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Principal Market Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
E1 EDF Trading Ltd
typical day and require addressing in short order. The issues are frequently complex requiring knowledge of complex systems and co-ordinate across multiple teams. Position purpose The Valuation Service Engineer will provide specialist skillsets in the implementation of valuation services as implemented in ETRM type systems. The team must ensure that complex tools/services developed continue to operate … smoothly providing decision support information to the Front Office desks. The role is expected to provide significant energy commodities market data expertise within the development teams taking ownership of the complex problems within its remit and delivering solutions. To support this business deliverable the Valuation Service Engineer is responsible for the development of infrastructural components in the build … out of the new service base technology stack The Valuation Service Engineer will provide the specialist skills required for commodities markets and analytics in a Front Office environment in addition to an in-depth knowledge of the inhouse derivatives and ETRM systems. Key to the role is a strong background in the implementation of services and backend technology allowing More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer - AI

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Opus 2
As Opus 2 continues to embed AI into our platform, we need robust, scalable data systems that power intelligent workflows and support advanced model behaviours. From retrieval and context enrichment to decision-making. You'll architect and implement the pipelines and infrastructure that allow our AI features to operate reliably and efficiently in production, whether extending existing systems or … Experience in processing large volumes and varieties of structured text data. Experience with legal documents would be a bonus. Collaborate closely with product, datascience, and platform teams to align data systems with evolving model and workflow needs. Ensure systems are observable, cost-efficient, and built with reusability and scalability in mind. Support experimentation and iteration with rapid prototyping pipelines … soon as they are available. What we're looking for in you You are curious and always looking to learn and grow in your craft. You thrive on building data systems that enable advanced features, not just move bytes around. You've worked with vector stores and embedding pipelines. You are excited by newer patterns like hybrid and graph More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
JR United Kingdom
Job Opportunity: Principal Data Engineer Join a rapidly growing FinTech company in the B2B banking space, known for its data-driven approach to lending. We are seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead an exciting new project, with a focus on Snowflake and data warehousing. Key Responsibilities: Lead the Snowflake rollout for … the business Design and develop data warehousing solutions Collaborate on data-driven decision making Requirements: Experience with Data Warehousing (Snowflake) Programming skills in Python Knowledge of Relational Databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, LookML) DevOps experience (Docker, K8s, Terraform) What We Offer: Equity incentive scheme 25 days’ holiday, plus birthday off, with options to buy/sell additional days and More ❯
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Senior-Principal Data Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
JR United Kingdom
Social network you want to login/join with: Senior-Principal Data Engineer, West London Client: Oliver Bernard Location: West London, United Kingdom Job Category: Other EU work permit required: Yes Job Views: 2 Posted: 06.06.2025 Expiry Date: 21.07.2025 Job Description: Data Engineer - London based Start-Up Hybrid working in Central London Oliver Bernard has … partnered with a Central London-based Start-Up company that is looking to expand its Data function. You will join a small engineering team aiming to make a significant impact within the Telecoms industry. The main focus of the role is building, scaling, and maintaining their AWS & GCP data infrastructure, with proficiency in modern Data Warehousing and … working in a start-up environment, collaborating with various stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, requiring strong communication and interpersonal skills. Key skills and requirements: Demonstrated experience as a Data Engineer scaling data-heavy platforms Strong understanding of ETL pipelines and Data Architectures Experience with Modern Data Warehousing tools AWS/GCP experience Experience working More ❯
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Senior-Principal Data Engineer

City of London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
JR United Kingdom
Data Engineer - London based Start-Up Hybrid working in Central London Oliver Bernard has partnered with a Central London-based start-up company that is looking to expand its Data function. You will join a small engineering team aiming to make a significant impact within the Telecoms industry. The key focus of this role is building, scaling … and maintaining their AWS & GCP data infrastructure, with proficiency in modern Data Warehousing and scaling ETL processes. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a start-up environment, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential. Key skills and requirements: Experience as a Data Engineer scaling data-heavy platforms Strong understanding of ETL pipelines and Data Architectures Proficiency with modern Data Warehousing tools Experience with AWS and GCP Experience working in high-growth start-up or scale-up environments (essential) Note: Visa sponsorship is unavailable; candidates must be UK-based to be considered. #J-18808-Ljbffr More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Anson McCade
name provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, constantly ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies worldwide. We are currently looking for an experienced Principal Data Engineer to join us to work alongside a key public sector client. A Successful Principal Data Engineer will have: Heavy experience in AWS … infrastructure. Hands on knowledge of Redshift, Glue & S3. Experience with Matillion. Demonstrable knowledge in ETL & using patterns for cloud data warehouse solutions. Lengthy experience in consulting firms. Experience working with public sector clients. Eligibility for unrestricted SC Clearance. Principal Data Engineer Key Details Salary up to £105k (with additional flexibility for outstanding candidates). Performance Bonus. … Flexible hybrid working. Must be eligible for SC Clearance. If the Principal Data Engineer role sounds like a fit for you, make sure to click apply now! If you'd like to discuss the Principal Data Engineer role further, make sure to get in contact with Zachary Phillips at Anson McCade for a private More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Anson McCade
name provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, constantly ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies worldwide. We are currently looking for an experienced Principal Data Engineer to join us to work alongside a key public sector client. A Successful Principal Data Engineer will have: Heavy experience in AWS … infrastructure. Hands on knowledge of Redshift, Glue & S3. Experience with Matillion. Demonstrable knowledge in ETL & using patterns for cloud data warehouse solutions. Lengthy experience in consulting firms. Experience working with public sector clients. Eligibility for unrestricted SC Clearance. Principal Data Engineer Key Details Salary up to £105k (with additional flexibility for outstanding candidates). Performance Bonus. … Flexible hybrid working. Must be eligible for SC Clearance. If the Principal Data Engineer role sounds like a fit for you, make sure to click apply now! If you'd like to discuss the Principal Data Engineer role further, make sure to get in contact with Zachary Phillips at Anson McCade for a private More ❯
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Principal Data Engineer
London
10th Percentile
£109,000
25th Percentile
£115,000
Median
£130,000
75th Percentile
£135,000