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Principal Data Engineer / Architect

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Manchester

Remote

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

27 days ago

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Job summary

An innovative global technical services company is seeking a Principal Data Engineer/Architect to spearhead the development of a cutting-edge SaaS data analytics platform. In this pivotal role, you will design and build a scalable solution that ingests and processes customer data, ensuring compliance with industry standards. You will work closely with clients, translating their analytical requirements into impactful solutions while also leading the recruitment of a dedicated technical team. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data engineering in a fully remote environment, offering significant career growth and the chance to make a real difference in a dynamic company.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Life Assurance
25 Days Holiday
Training and Self-Development Budget
Remote Working

Qualifications

  • Strong experience in data engineering and architecture, building platforms from scratch.
  • Proficient in Python for developing data pipelines and APIs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering for a new SaaS data analytics platform, building from the ground up.
  • Collaborate with clients to understand their needs and design scalable solutions.

Skills

Data Engineering
Architecture and Design
Python Coding
RESTful Services
Microservices Architecture
Database Design and Optimisation
Testable Code and Unit Tests
PowerBI
Public Cloud Services (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Communication and Stakeholder Management

Job description

Job Description

Principal Data Engineer / Architect (Python) Remote UK to £120k

Are you a data centric technologist? You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on role at a scaling, global technical services company as they look to expand their product offerings with a new SaaS data analytics platform.

As a Principal Data Engineer / Architect you will head up the engineering for the new platform, building the PoC product from the ground up and in time creating a team around you. You'll be responsible for the architecture and design, building a highly scalable SaaS offering that is customer facing and compliant with SOC and ISO27001 standards. The application will ingest customer data from multiple sources and aggregate, manipulate, model and build calculations and transformations based on the customers' analytical requirements and make the information available on a presentation layer.

This is a high profile role where you'll collaborate closely with the founder and work directly with clients to understand their needs, you'll also be involved with recruiting and building a technical team around you.

WFH Policy:

Following a remote interview process you will join a diverse, global team working remotely from anywhere in the UK.

About you:

  • You have strong data engineering, architecture and design experience, having built a data platform from scratch
  • You have experience of working on a data platform within a SaaS environment
  • You have strong Python coding skills in the context of developing data pipelines and APIs
  • You have a strong knowledge of RESTful services, microservices architecture
  • You have strong database design and optimisation skills on PostgreSQL
  • You have experience of writing testable code and unit tests
  • You're proficient with PowerBI for data presentation, C# would also be useful but not essential
  • You have experience with public cloud services, AWS, GCP, Azure
  • You have excellent communication, client facing and stakeholder management abilities

What's in it for you:

  • Salary to £120k + bonus
  • Fully remote working in the UK
  • Health Insurance
  • Life assurance
  • 25 days holiday
  • Training and self-development budget
  • Impactful role with excellent career growth

Apply now to find out more about this Principal Data Engineer / Architect opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on colour, sex, gender identity or expression, genetics, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.

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