Senior Data Engineer

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We are hiring a Senior Data Engineer to join a newly developed team. This role is integral for driving the strategic vision of our data services function, ensuring the efficient and secure handling of PBS data, and fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment.

The Senior Data Engineer is key member of the Data Engineering team with responsibility for leading a team of data engineers, and the development, testing, delivery, and ongoing usage of Principality’s cloud Data & Analytics platform.

Responsibilities:

• Leads Team of Data Professionals in delivery of cloud-based data platform developments
• Build and test data solutions to prepare structured and unstructured datasets for use in regulatory, analytics and warehousing pipelines
• Data analysis and synthesis, applying a range of techniques for data profiling 
• Contribute to build our Dataops culture  
• Platform Tools and Technology Ownership ensuring effective investment and utilisation of technologies employed

Technical Skills required:

• Cloud Technologies (eg Fabric, Azure, ADF, Snowflake, Databricks) 
• Experience of data integration and modelling for big data architectures 
• Proficiency in Open Source (eg Python, R) and Proprietary (eg SSIS) languages and tools 
• Data Quality Management tools & platforms (e.g. Experian Pandora or similar)
• Data Lineage mapping / meta data management tooling (e.g. Collibra / Informatica or similar) 
• Data Analysis / Querying (e.g. MS SQL or similar) 

The successful applicant for this role will have experience in data automations and DataOps theory/practice. A good understanding of legacy data ecosystems and advanced working SQL knowledge. Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and have strong leadership and team management capabilities.

‘’We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and where colleagues feel a sense of belonging’’ Daniel Priest, Inclusion Manager. But don’t just take our word for it, see what our colleagues say about working here too; Careers (principality.co.uk)