Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer Fruition ITLeeds

Our client is looking for a talented Data Engineer to play a key role in their ongoing digital transformation. This full-time, permanent position offers the chance to develop the initial data strategy, design scalable pipelines, and create a data lake that will be central to their reporting initiatives. If you are experienced in managing cloud-based data infrastructures and eager to drive innovative solutions, this role is perfect for you.
** Data Engineer Responsibilities
*** Design and maintain scalable, automated data pipelines to ingest, process, and deliver quality data across internal systems.
* Lead the setup of a centralised data lake to unify data from various sources, supporting BI and analytics needs across the business.
* Partner with teams across the business, including Product, Analytics, and IT, to ensure data requirements are met and that systems align with business goals.
* Continuously improve data workflows by identifying optimisation and automation opportunities to enhance system performance.
* Guide junior engineers by providing mentorship and fostering best practices within the data team.
* Stay current with data engineering technologies and innovations, ensuring the infrastructure remains scalable and future-ready.
** Data Engineer Requirements
*** Demonstrated experience as a Data Engineer, with a proven track record of designing and managing scalable data pipelines.
* Experience in a similar capacity, with a focus on designing and implementing robust data pipelines and infrastructure.
* Thorough knowledge of ETL processes, with the ability to optimize data extraction, transformation, and loading.
* Extensive commercial expertise with AWS, including services like Glue, Data Catalog, R and large-scale data storage solutions such as data lakes.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to enhance and streamline complex data processes.
* Strong communication skills, with experience working alongside technical and non-technical teams.
* Influence the data strategy and define data architecture from the outset, a unique opportunity to set the direction without any pre-existing frameworks!
* Flexible working arrangements, including remote work options.
* A collaborative, forward-thinking work environment where innovation is encouraged.
* Opportunities for continuous professional growth and development within a fast-growing, tech-driven company.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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* Job Title:

** Senior Data Engineer  
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* Location:

** Leeds, on-site 2x per week  
** Salary:**£65,000
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