Data Engineer

LA International; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 19,188,000 - 20,387,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is hiring a Data Engineer for a 6‑month hybrid contract based in Sheffield. You will lead data foundations, build robust pipelines, and deliver data products aligned to standards and governance.

The role requires strong SQL, Python, and cloud tooling experience, with Agile delivery and collaboration across stakeholders. You will partner with data architects and technology teams to ensure performance, recoverability, and auditability while creating clear documentation and

Qualifications

• End-to-end data solutions delivery experience.
• Strong SQL knowledge and relational modelling.
• Hands-on Cloud data tooling experience.
• Experience with data governance and lineage management.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of data foundations for resilience.
• Design, build and operate data pipelines across lifecycle.
• Build and maintain data products with data contracts.
• Collaborate with Data Architects and Tech teams on standards.
• Implement data quality, lineage and governance requirements.
• Create data models to enable KPIs and reporting.
• Contribute to platform adoption via datasets and data products.
• Own delivery for Data Products and manage backlog.
• Identify risks and maintain delivery status across programme.
• Produce documentation and maintain traceability in JIRA.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data engineering

Data modelling

Stakeholder communication

Agile delivery

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

BigQuery

JIRA

Confluence

Data pipelines

Job description

Data Engineer

6 Month contract initially + Extensions

Based: Hybrid based - 2 days onsite in Sheffield

Rate -£400 - £425 p/d via Umbrella

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Data Engineer on a long term program of work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical delivery of data foundations for Operational Resilience, providing a governed, reusable data layer that underpins how the bank measures resilience, maps service dependencies and tests scenario assumptions across Procurement and Real Estate Services
• Design, build and operate robust data pipelines across the data lifecycle i.e sourcing, ingestion, transformation, modelling and publishing data assets
• Build, deploy and maintain Data Products aligned to common patterns & standards, including clear data contracts, quality rules, documentation, and operational runbooks
• Partner with Data Architects and Technology teams to implement solutions that meet architecture standards, technology controls, and non-functional requirements (performance, recoverability, auditability)
• Implement data quality, lineage and governance requirements, support metadata capture and stewardship activities (e.g. using tooling such as Collibra)
• Build data models (conceptual / logical / physical as appropriate) to enable consistent KPIs, dashboards and regulatory / management reporting outcomes
• Contribute to platform adoption by shaping and delivering datasets and data products optimised for the CxO Strategic Data Platform and Data Fabric publishing patterns
• Own technical delivery for relevant Data Products, manage backlog, define acceptance criteria, prioritise enhancements, and coordinate delivery with engineers / analysts and business stakeholders
• Identify and manage delivery risks, operational risks, and process blockers, ensure clear status reporting and dependency management across the programme
• Produce clear documentation (roadmaps, data dictionaries, architecture diagrams, operating procedures) in Confluence and maintain delivery traceability in JIRA

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong understanding of Operational Resilience concepts and hands‑on experience with relevant data e.g. service / impact tolerances, asset dependency incidents / outages, DR / BCP test evidence, concentration indicators
• Conceptual understanding of Procurement / Real Estate and associated data domains preferred
• Demonstrable understanding of graph concepts (nodes / edges, typed relationships, multi-hop traversal / path analysis) and ability to apply in the context of Operational Resilience e.g. what‑if analysis, identifying critical path / single point of failure
• Demonstrable experience in a data engineering role delivering end‑to‑end data solutions (data sourcing, ingestion, data warehouse / refinery patterns, data asset delivery)
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational data modelling and optimisation
• Hands‑on experience with cloud data tooling and services (e.g. Google Cloud Platform, including BigQuery or equivalent)
• Strong coding capability in Python with solid software engineering practices (version control, testing, CI/CD where applicable)
• Experience with enterprise data technologies and platforms commonly used in large organisations and data integration patterns
• Experience with data governance and operating discipline, metadata, lineage, access controls, retention, and data standards
• Experience with Agile delivery and familiarity with relevant tools (JIRA and Confluence).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to work effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders

Soft skills required:

• Structured thinking and problem‑solving, able to break complex problems into deliverable increments and make clear trade‑offs
• Ability to work independently, taking clear ownership of outcomes and managing timely delivery
• Collaborative ways of working in cross‑functional, geographically dispersed teams
• Effective stakeholder management across business, technology, operations and risk partners
• Pro‑active, continuous‑improvement mindset, spots opportunities to simplify, standardise, and scale Continuous improvement: Proactively identifies inefficiencies and implements improvements to governance and delivery processes.
• Strives in ambiguity: Comfortable operating where requirements are evolving; able to create structure, propose options, and drive clarity.
• Problem Solver: Able to manage multiple moving parts and resolve blockers through collaboration and escalation when required.

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.