Senior Data Engineer

Sopra Steria - UK; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK seeks a Senior Data Engineer to lead the development of innovative data-driven solutions. In this role, you will collaborate on business requirements, develop data integration processes, and mentor junior team members. The ideal candidate will have expertise in data manipulation, cloud integration tools, and a solid understanding of data compliance. This position offers flexible working arrangements and great career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Referral Bonus - £1,500

Flexible working arrangements

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with data integration tools and technologies.
• Strong understanding of GDPR and data compliance.
• Familiarity with AI and machine learning platforms.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on business requirements and technical specifications.
• Develop, test, and deploy data integration processes.
• Mentor junior colleagues and promote best practices.
• Drive issue resolution during testing and deployment.

Skills

Data manipulation and transformation

SQL

Python

Azure Synapse

AWS Glue

Data quality and security standards

Kubernetes

Data lakes and warehousing technologies

Job description

Are you passionate about unlocking the power of data to drive innovation and transform businesses?

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Data Engineer, where you'll lead the charge in crafting innovative solutions that leverage data for real-world impact. Collaborate with a team that values innovation, supports career growth, and fosters a collaborative and inclusive culture.

We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.

What you'll be doing:

• Collaborating on business requirements, low-level designs, and technical specifications.
• Developing, testing, and deploying data integration and reporting processes.
• Mentoring and supporting junior colleagues, while promoting best practices.
• Driving issue resolution during testing and deployment phases.
• Sharing experiences and contributing to practice development through lessons learned and case studies.

What you’ll bring:

• Expertise in data manipulation, transformation, and presentation.
• Hands‑on experience with data integration tools such as Azure Synapse, AWS Glue, or MS Fabric.
• Proficiency in core data integration languages like SQL and Python.
• Knowledge of data lakes, simulation, and warehousing technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Snowflake, AWS S3).
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning platforms (e.g., Azure AI, AWS Sagemaker).
• Strong understanding of data quality, security, and compliance standards such as GDPR.
• SME in data engineering capabilities like batch processing, data security, and data quality.
• Experience in cloud-native delivery engineering using Kubernetes or microservices.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Referral Bonus - £1,500

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