Senior Data Engineer

Coaction Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

27 days holiday

Private healthcare

Career development courses

Hybrid working

Job summary

Coaction Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Data Engineer for a leading UK law firm in London. The role focuses on building a greenfield cloud-based data platform to support firm-wide analytics and client-facing AI products.

The successful candidate will bring 5+ years in Data Engineering, strong SQL/Python skills, and experience with cloud and on-prem technologies. Hybrid working, bonus, pension, and private healthcare are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Data Engineering experience.
• End-to-end project leadership across the full lifecycle.
• Proficient in SQL and Python.
• Experience with cloud and on-prem technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build a greenfield cloud-based data platform to support analytics and AI products.
• Collaborate with data engineers and stakeholders to shape the data architecture.
• Lead delivery across projects from design to deployment.

Skills

Data engineering

Project leadership

SQL

Python

Cloud technologies

On-prem technologies

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Senior Data Engineer

£85,000 to £95,000 basic salary per annum plus an excellent benefits package including bonus, pension, 27 days holiday, private healthcare, excellent career development plans (courses & certifications), hybrid working and more.

Our client, a leading UK law firm ranked as one of the best companies to work for in the country, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their growing AI team on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative law firm where the utilisation of AI has become fundamental to their business strategy.

Reporting to the Head of Innovation, and working with a team of Data Engineers, you will play a key role in building a greenfield cloud-based data platform to support firm-wide analytics and client-facing AI products. The successful Senior Data Engineer will have experience across cloud and on-prem technologies and a keen, demonstrable interest in working with AI.

Essential skills:

• 5+ years of Data Engineering experience
• A proven end-end project leader across all aspects of the project lifecycle
• SQL & Python
• Cloud and on-prem technologies

This is a rare opportunity to join a law firm where AI is a genuine strategic priority, working in a greenfield environment with the backing to build and shape a modern data platform from the ground up. This role will suit someone who enjoys variety in their day-to-day work and has ideally been involved in the build of a brand-new data platform previously.