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Senior Data Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom Contract Posted 16 hours ago

Role : Senior Data Engineer

Location : London, UK

Fixed term Contract - 1 Year

Work Mode : Hybrid (2 days a week in client office, 3 days remote)


Mandatory Skillsets : AWS + Snowflake + Python


Key Responsibilities:

Architect and Develop: Contribute to the platform’s architectural design and build integration, modelling, data persistence, and analytical systems.

Data Pipelines: Implement, maintain, and test robust data pipelines.

Metadata Management: Develop and manage metadata processes and tools.

Performance Monitoring: Ensure the stability and performance of data pipelines.

Data Quality: Implement tools for data curation, metadata management, and quality assurance.

Collaboration: Engage with business and technology teams to align the platform with organizational goals.


Preferred Technical Skills:

Programming: 7+ years of experience in Python.

Cloud Expertise: Strong understanding of AWS services (e.g., Lambda, Step Functions, ECS).

Data Platforms: Hands-on experience with Snowflake and data stack technologies like Apache Iceberg and Spark.

Workflow Orchestration: Exposure to tools like Apache Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, or DBT.

Data Services: Familiarity with AWS Glue, Lake Formation, EMR, EventBridge, Athena, and similar services.

Metadata Tools: Experience with tools like Amundsen, Atlas, DataHub, OpenDataDiscovery, or Marquez.

RDBMS: Knowledge of PostgreSQL is a plus.

Industry Experience: Proven experience building enterprise-wide data and analytics systems, preferably in financial services or asset management.

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