Senior Data Engineer

British Heart Foundation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

British Heart Foundation is recruiting a Senior Data Engineer to join the Enterprise Data Management team. You will help operate and improve our data intelligence platform on Azure and Databricks, delivering scalable, governed data products to enable data-driven decision making across the organisation.

You will collaborate with data product owners, BI teams and stakeholders to turn requirements into valuable outcomes, support multiple complex projects, and drive improvements in pipelines,

Qualifications

• Advanced SQL knowledge and experience in data platforms.
• Experience implementing scalable ETL data pipelines and data integration.
• Knowledge of Databricks on Azure or similar environments.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory to develop data pipelines.
• Familiarity with code management and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver scalable, governed data products for the Enterprise Data Intelligence Platform.
• Partner with data product owners, BI teams and stakeholders to turn requirements into outcomes.
• Support and improve data pipelines and platforms across multiple projects.
• Balance priorities and manage risks in a technical delivery team.

Skills

SQL

Python

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

CI/CD

ETL pipelines

Data governance

Git

Tools

Git

Job description

Our Enterprise Data Management team serves to support data product delivery for British Heart Foundation (BHF), enabling data driven decision making via a suite of Platform capabilities including Reporting, AI/ML and Data Science products.

We're recruiting for a Senior Data Engineer to join this growing team and play a key role in operating and continuously improving our Enterprise Data Intelligence Platform running on Microsoft Azure and Databricks.

Responsible for delivering scalable, trusted and governed data products, you'll enable data driven decision making and accelerate time to value partnering with data product owners, BI teams, business stakeholders and Enterprise Architecture teams to turn requirements into valuable outcomes.

As our Senior Data Engineer you'll join a Data Applications team that supports and administers project delivery for one of the organisation's most valuable assets; the central supporter database.

About you

With advanced SQL knowledge and experience, you'll have a good understanding of Databricks Azure, or similar and will have previous experience implementing scalable data pipelines ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) data integration processes.

To be successful in this role you'll also have the following skills and experience:

• Experience working in a data platform and delivery function
• Previous experience supporting the delivery of multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Previous experience working within a technical delivery team to support non-technical users
• Proven experience balancing multiple priorities
• Experience working with SQL and Python to deliver solutions
• Experience working with Azure Data Factory to develop pipelines
• Experience and knowledge of code management solutions and CI/CD
• Experience of identifying and mitigating project risks

You’ll have excellent organisational and planning skills, able to manage conflicting demands and deliver results to deadlines. This will be matched by your communication and team building skills as you develop strong working relationships with the team and colleagues across the organisation.

Belonging at BHF

BHF values the diversity of our communities and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and valued. By fostering a culture of inclusion, we believe we are better equipped to achieve our mission of helping people have a healthier heart for longer.

To hear from our people, check out Belonging at BHF.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we've helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We're investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.

Working arrangements

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Interview process

First stage interviews will be a short one-way video interview; successful candidates will then be invited to attend an interview via MS Teams, which will incorporate a short assessment, details for which will be provided on the day.