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Senior Data Engineer

GSS - Global Screening Services

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Job summary

Join a leading company in transforming the global financial system as a Senior Data Engineer. You'll design and enhance data pipelines, collaborate with teams, and ensure code quality while making a significant impact in a growing startup environment. Enjoy generous leave, comprehensive benefits, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

30 days of holiday

Generous pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Access to Udemy courses

Holistic wellbeing programs

Virtual GP

Work abroad policy

Qualifications

Experience designing and building high throughput, scalable data pipelines.
Hands-on experience with AWS technologies and Python.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of data pipelines.
Collaborate with Software Engineers and Product teams.

Skills

SQL

Python

Kafka

Terraform

Data Engineering

Tools

AWS

Glue

Athena

Lambda

RDS

Redshift

QuickSight

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Hello. Welcome to GSS! We're transforming the global financial system with cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence and collaboration with top financial institutions. Our platform sets new standards in compliance screening for sanctions, making international payments faster, smoother, and friction-free. Join us in revolutionising the industry and making a real impact!

About the Role

The role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing Software Engineering team as a Senior Data Engineer.

What you’ll do

Key responsibilities in this role will include (but not be limited to):

Lead the design, development and enhancement of our data pipelines to support use cases such as reporting, data extraction/export etc.
Own the delivery of your code from design all the way to production.
Collaborate with Software Engineers to develop the GSS platform.
Collaborate with the Product team to provide expert Data Engineering advice and recommendations.
Collaborate across the wider Technology teams (Architecture, Security) to ensure code adheres to the architecture designs and security standards (i.e. vulnerabilities).
Ensure code always meets the required engineering GSS standards.
Support the GSS Engineering Lead driving the strategic direction of the Software Engineering department.
Support and mentor Data Engineering colleagues.

About you

What you’ll need

Required:

Experience designing and building high throughput, scalable, resilient and secure data pipelines.
Experience with the following AWS technologies: Glue jobs, Athena, S3, Step functions, Lambda, RDS (Aurora Postgres), DMS, Redshift, QuickSight, Kenesis Firehose.
Expert knowledge of SQL.
Hands on experience with Kafka.
Hands on experience with Terraform.
Hands on experience of Python with a Data Analytics programming paradigm.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines.
Exceptional troubleshooting and debugging skills.

Good to have:

Experience with design and implementation of integration solutions for event/data streaming.
Experience working with Apache Superset.
Exposure to Payments domain – ideally sanctions screening.

What You Get in Return:

Impactful Work: Be part of a growing startup where your contributions make a real difference.

Generous Leave: Enjoy 30 days of holiday (plus bank holidays).

Comprehensive Benefits: Including a generous pension scheme, private medical insurance, and life assurance.

️ Wellbeing Perks: Access to EAP, YuLife, holistic wellbeing programs, and a Virtual GP for your health and happiness.

️ Flexibility: Hybrid working environment (we are open to remote working for some roles, please check with us at application) with a ‘work abroad’ policy for up to 4 weeks a year.

Learning: Access to Udemy, a learning platform with thousands of top-rated courses to develop both tech and business skills.

Ready to revolutionise finance and have fun doing it? Join GSS where we live by our values: Be Respectful, Be Bold and Take Ownership. Come join us and take your career to new heights!

Diversity statement

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering, Information Technology, and Finance
Industries
Technology, Information and Media, Financial Services, and Banking

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