Post Trade Data Platform – Senior Data Engineer

Centrica plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Centrica plc is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Central London to shape and scale FinTRACE, our post-trade data platform. You will drive Databricks adoption, set platform standards, and collaborate with Finance, Risk and Trading to deliver AI-enabled data capabilities.

The role requires deep enterprise data engineering experience, strong SQL and governance skills, and the ability to lead complex modernization programs in a regulated energy trading context. Hybrid work in London 3 days a week.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise data platform engineering.
• Proven Databricks implementations with hands-on delivery.
• Experience in energy/commodities trading environments or similar domains.
• Strong SQL design, query optimization and data modeling skills.
• Experience implementing data governance, security and cost controls.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategic roadmap for the FinTRACE Databricks platform to scale for analytics, AI and risk workloads.
• Set engineering standards and reusable platform patterns for data products.
• Collaborate with Finance, Risk, Trading and Technology leaders to translate priorities into platform capabilities.
• Define and deliver AI/data intelligence roadmaps enabling AI/ML/LLM use cases on trusted data.
• Lead platform transformation, reduce technical debt and improve delivery across squads.

Skills

Databricks

SQL expertise

Data governance

Azure

Tools

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Spark

Azure Data Factory

Job description

Join us, be part of more.

We're so much more than an energy company. We're a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn't rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion and more potential. That's why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it and mend it.

About your team:

At Centrica Energy, our mission is to move it.

We're energy movers by nature. We're a global renewable energy trading company which helps move energy from source to use - powering businesses, homes, and societies as they transition to a new sustainable energy future. If the idea of working to create a sustainable energy future also moves you, we may very well be the right place for you.

An opportunity to play your part

Centrica Energy is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help shape the next chapter of our Post Trade Data Platform, FinTRACE. FinTRACE is already transforming how Finance, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Treasury and Trade Finance teams access, trust and use data, and we are now taking it further: from a reporting and integration platform into a strategic, AI-enabled data intelligence capability that supports smarter decisions across the energy trading lifecycle.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who knows what great enterprise data platforms look like and has the hands-on experience to build, scale and run them. As Databricks adoption continues to grow across FinTRACE, we need someone who can bring strong engineering judgement, modern data platform thinking and a practical understanding of analytics, AI, governance and operational excellence within the energy trading world.

Location: Central London 3 Days per week

Day to day -

• Own the strategic roadmap for the FinTRACE Databricks platform, helping it scale as the core platform for data engineering, analytics, AI and agentic workloads across Finance and Risk Technology.
• Set clear engineering standards, platform patterns and best practices so teams can build trusted, reusable and scalable data products with confidence.
• Partner with Finance, Risk, Trading and Technology leaders to translate business priorities into practical platform capabilities that make data easier to access, govern and use.
• Define and deliver the AI and data intelligence roadmap for FinTRACE, enabling AI, ML, LLM and agentic AI use cases on trusted datasets safely and responsibly.
• Lead platform transformation, migration and modernisation activity, reducing technical debt, simplifying the landscape and improving delivery across squads and third-party partners.
• Own platform governance, controls and reliability, ensuring FinTRACE meets enterprise security, regulatory and data governance requirements while remaining dependable and future-ready.
• Act as the Databricks technical authority, coaching engineers, architects and data specialists while building a high-performance culture focused on innovation, delivery and measurable business value.

What are the must haves

• Bring a wealth of experience in enterprise data platform engineering, with the confidence to lead platform strategy, technical direction and engineering maturity at scale.
• Have proven experience leading large-scale Databricks implementations, with strong hands-on knowledge of Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Spark, Data Lakehouse Architecture and Azure Data Services.
• Understand energy, commodities or financial trading environments, especially where pace, volatility, data quality and trading insight are critical to business performance.
• Be highly skilled in SQL, with the ability to design, optimise and troubleshoot complex queries, data models and performance issues across enterprise-scale platforms.
• Have delivered enterprise data platforms, AI/ML platforms, modern analytics environments and data governance capabilities that are scalable, reliable and built for long-term value.
• Know how to implement strong data governance, security, access controls, lineage, auditability, cloud cost management and operational controls across regulated data platforms.
• Be able to lead complex platform transformation and modernisation programmes, while engaging senior stakeholders, coaching technical teams and driving better engineering standards, reliability and delivery quality.

Why should you apply?

We're not a perfect place - but we're a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That's why we've designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we're a great place to work and what being part of more means for you. https://www.morethanacareer.energy/centricaenergy

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

Help us, help you. We would love for you to share any information about yourself throughout our recruitment process so that we can better understand you and help shape your journey.