Data Engineer

Capgemini; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology firm seeks a Palantir Data Engineer to design and implement data solutions. This role involves working on data pipelines and utilizing cloud technologies including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, offering a hybrid work environment. Candidates must have experience with Palantir and excellent skills in PySpark and SQL. Join a firm that values innovation and offers extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Access to numerous training and development opportunities

Opportunity for external certifications

Qualifications

• Experience in developing enterprise-grade data pipeline solutions.
• Strong skills in building data solutions in Palantir.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Data Engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data engineering solutions that meet client needs.
• Work with large-scale datasets to solve business problems.
• Translate business problems into operational improvements.

Skills

Palantir Data Engineering

Data pipeline development

PySpark

Spark SQL

Python

SQL

Tools

Palantir Foundry

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

The Job You're Considering

The Cloud Data Platforms team is part of the Insights and Data Global Practice and has seen strong growth and continued success across a variety of projects and sectors. Cloud Data Platforms is the home of the Data Engineers, Platform Engineers, Solutions Architects and Business Analysts who are focused on driving our customers digital and data transformation journey using the modern cloud platforms. We specialise on using the latest frameworks, reference architectures and technologies using AWS, Azure and GCP.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.
If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including:
identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

Your Role

We are looking for strong Palantir Data Engineers who are passionate about Cloud technology.

Your work will be to:

• Design and build data engineering solutions and support the planning and implementation of data solutions.
• Work with clients and local teams to deliver modern data products and build relationships.
• Use Palantir Data focused Reference Architecture, Design and build data solutions.
• Analyse current business practices, processes and procedures and identify future opportunities for leveraging Palantir services and implement effective metrics and monitoring processes.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to translate business problems into operational improvements and end user solutions.
• Work with large scale, complex datasets to solve business problems and drive insight at pace.

Your Skills and Experience

• Experience of developing enterprise grade data pipelines and demonstratable knowledge of applying Data Engineering best practices (coding practices, unit testing, version control, code review)
• Work with Solution Architect, Product Owner, and Business users to understand the requirements to lead and deliver the data solutions in Palantir and strong experience with Palantir Data Engineering features such as Code Repo, Code Workbook, Pipeline Builder, migration techniques, Data Connection and Security setup
• Developing data integration pipelines, transformations, pipeline scheduling, Ontology, and applications in Palantir Foundry
• Design, develop and deploy data solutions in Palantir with excellent skills in PySpark and Spark SQL for data transformations
• Experience in designing and building interactive data applications working with Ontology, actions, functions, object views, automate, indexing, data health & expectations etc. and developing parameterized, interactive dashboards in Quiver
• In addition to the above, the following skills and experience would also be desirable - Palantir Foundry Amplify data engineering certification and experience of working with CI/CD technologies, building, and deploying Palantir data solutions to Cloud (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud), hands-on with Python, SQL, and Cloud provisioning tools

Your Security Clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.
To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.
Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

What does 'Get The Future You Want' mean for you?

You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini's 'learning for life' mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Manage Mentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses, and it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. You'll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.