Data Engineer - Snowflake Specialist

ABC; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 85,500 - 104,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive FTC salary

Opportunity for strategic initiatives

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

A leading financial services organisation in the UK is seeking a skilled Data Engineer specializing in Snowflake. This backfill FTC position involves maintaining robust data pipelines, optimizing the Snowflake environment, and ensuring business-as-usual operations. Ideal candidates will have advanced skills in Transact SQL and ETL/ELT tools, along with over 5 years of industry experience. Offering a competitive salary of £95,000 p/a, this role supports strategic initiatives in a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Experience with Snowflake or cloud-based databases (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• 5+ years in designing and optimizing data platforms or warehouses.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and data engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines for Snowflake.
• Design and optimize data models to meet needs.
• Monitor and optimize data pipelines and Snowflake performance.

Skills

Transact SQL

ETL/ELT tools

Snowflake

Data warehouse modelling

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure

Airflow

Qlik Replicate

Job description

About the job Data Engineer - Snowflake Specialist

About the Role
A leading financial services organisation is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join their Data Team. This is a backfill FTC position to maintain and enhance data engineering capabilities while the primary role holder focuses on a major Workday HR and finance systems implementation.

Youll play a critical role in ensuring business-as-usual operations, maintaining robust data pipelines, and optimising the Snowflake environment to support reporting, analytics, and other strategic data initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Pipeline Development: Build and maintain pipelines to support smooth data flows into Snowflake.
• Data Modelling & Warehousing: Design, optimise, and scale data models to meet organisational needs.
• Performance Optimisation: Monitor and fine-tune data pipelines and Snowflake performance.
• Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across teams to understand and deliver on data requirements.
• Governance & Security: Adhere to data governance policies and maintain robust security measures.
• Documentation & Support: Keep processes well-documented and ensure seamless data operations during the systems rollout.

What Youll Bring:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field (Snowflake certification desirable).
• Advanced skills in Transact SQL and ETL/ELT tools such as Azure, Airflow, or Qlik Replicate.
• Strong experience in data warehouse modelling and pipeline builds.
• Expertise in Snowflake (or strong knowledge of cloud-based databases such as AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience integrating data from HR & Finance systems, particularly Workday.
• Solid grasp of SDLC and commercial data engineering practices.
• 5 years + of industry experience in designing, building, and optimising data platforms, lakes, or warehouses.
• Excellent problem-solving ability and a passion for leveraging data to drive insight and innovation.

Whats on Offer:

• Competitive FTC salary of circa £95,000 p/a
• Opportunity to work on strategic transformation initiatives
• Collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Hybrid working model for flexibility
• October Start

This vacancy is being advertised by ABC Programme Consultants Ltd, an employment business/agency acting on behalf of our client.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Candidate data will be processed in line with GDPR and our privacy policy. By applying, you consent to your details being shared with our client for recruitment purposes only.

Please note: we do not accept unsolicited CVs from other agencies. Submission of any candidate details without prior written agreement will be considered a direct application, and no fees will be payable.