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Senior Data Engineer - London

£50,000 - 70,000
Hays
Cheapside 107, London
£50,000 - 70,000
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5k+
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Company Type
Services
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Senior
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Full-Time
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Language
English
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Visa sponsorship
No

Requirements

Must:
- Vast Data Engineering expertise with Big Data technologies. - Experience designing and building on-prem data platforms, from high-level architecture to detailed technical design. - Hands-on experience configuring multi-node Hadoop clusters, including resource management, security, and performance tuning. - Strong Big Data engineering background using Apache Airflow, Spark, dbt, Kafka, and Hadoop ecosystem tools. - Knowledge of RDBMS systems (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and familiarity with NoSQL/distributed databases such as MongoDB. - Proven delivery of streaming pipelines and real-time data processing solutions. - Improved job efficiency and reduced runtimes through Apache Spark optimisation and development. - Some experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines. - Experience replacing legacy ETL tools (e.g., Informatica) with modern data engineering pipelines and platform builds. - Proven background working within financial services environments.

Responsibilities

- Design and deliver scalable on-prem, high-quality data solutions for various data platforms. - Support a strategic metals initiative focused on reducing on-prem platform costs and modernising legacy ETL processes. - Help design and build a new on-prem data platform aligned to the metals strategy. - Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and analytics infrastructure. - Ensure data quality through automated validation, monitoring, and testing. - Enable seamless integration across data warehouses and data lakes, contributing to a robust enterprise data ecosystem.

Description


We are a renowned financial services organization looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our leading commodities, metals, trading, and exchange group. This hands-on role offers flexible working options and the chance to be part of a strategic initiative focused on modernizing our data practices. We focus on creating a dynamic and innovative team environment that supports professional growth and development.
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