Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer

Salary :
Up to £75,000

I am working with a well-established financial services organisation that is undergoing a major transformation of its data and analytics capabilities. The data team plays a critical role in building scalable, cloud-first data solutions that provide actionable insights to support executive and operational decision-making. These insights underpin the organisation’s growth strategy across both domestic and international markets.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will take an active role in shaping solution delivery against business requirements while contributing to the wider technical architecture and strategy. This is a hands‑on position where you will spend most of your time developing robust data solutions while also mentoring a small team of Data Engineers to ensure adherence to best practices and governance standards.

• Designing end‑to‑end data architecture aligned with modern best practices.
• Building and managing ingestion pipelines using Databricks and related tools.
• Developing PySpark / Spark SQL notebooks for complex transformations and cleansing.
• Applying governance, security, and CI / CD best practices across cloud environments.
• Leading technical discussions and producing professional documentation.

• Hands‑on experience with Databricks including Unity Catalog.
• Strong PySpark / Spark SQL skills for large‑scale transformations.
• Experience integrating with diverse data sources such as APIs, cloud storage and databases.
• Experience with the Azure cloud data platform.

• Salary up to £75,000
• Hybrid working model – one day per week in office
• 25 days holiday plus bank holiday
• Company pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Exposure to cutting‑edge Databricks projects and enterprise‑scale data platforms

This is just a brief overview of the role. For the full details, simply apply with your CV and we’ll be in touch to discuss it further.