Senior data Engineer Anti Fraud

Vanguard; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Partnership bonus

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for their Anti-Fraud Technology team, located in Manchester or London. The role involves designing innovative solutions to safeguard clients’ funds and requires strong experience in Python and SQL, along with a solid understanding of cloud environments.

You will work with a creative team to develop pipelines for real-time data analysis while participating in an agile environment. The position offers competitive benefits and a hybrid working model, allowing for remote work.

Qualifications

• Experience as a data engineer.
• Strong experience with Python and SQL.
• Solid understanding of working in a cloud-based environment (AWS preferred).
• Proficient using transformation tools such as PySpark or Pandas.
• Demonstrable understanding of industry standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement pipelines for real-time analysis.
• Build ELT pipelines from source to presentation of data.
• Write high-quality, testable, and readable code.
• Collaborate closely with team members.
• Own deployment and operations across environments.
• Participate in agile meetings aligned to the scrum framework.

Skills

Python

SQL

Cloud-based environment (AWS)

PySpark or Pandas

Graph databases

Data quality frameworks (e.g. Great Expectations)

IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform)

Agile methodology

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline

Job description

Senior Data Engineer, Anti-Fraud Technology

Location: Manchester or London – Contract position.

Purpose

Technology, at the forefront of cybersecurity. Vanguard manages over $11 trillion in assets globally, and with this comes an immense responsibility to safeguard our clients’ funds from bad actors. Our Enterprise Security & Fraud team aims to innovate using cutting edge technology to prevent fraud and financial crime on our investment platform. Join an established cybersecurity-focused development team for Vanguard Europe and be on the cutting edge of implementing a suite of tools to protect hundreds of thousands of clients across the UK & Europe.

Key Responsibilities

• Be creative with solutions for business needs, considering options beyond current practices.
• Aid design and implementation of pipelines for real‑time analysis and critical decision making for operational systems.
• Build ELT pipelines from source to presentation of data for internal customers.
• Write high‑quality, testable, and readable code; assist with code reviews; provide solution design input; build automated tests; create documentation; and other tasks throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with junior and senior developers, scrum master, and product owner to ensure data enables the client experience.
• Identify and help implement continuous improvement of technical standards, methodologies, technologies, and processes.
• Own deployment and operations of the system across environments from development, test, and through to production.
• Participate in agile meetings aligned to the scrum framework: sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint review, sprint retrospective.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, STEM or related discipline is a plus but not strictly required.
• Experience as a data engineer.
• Strong experience with Python and SQL; solid understanding of working in a cloud‑based environment (AWS preferred).
• Proficient using transformation tools such as PySpark or Pandas.
• Knowledge and practice of graph databases preferred but not required.
• Familiarity using data quality frameworks (e.g. Great Expectations).
• Experience building cloud infrastructure using IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Demonstrable understanding of industry standards and best practices as they relate to development methodology such as testing, code quality and consistency.
• Excellent communication skills to bridge the gap between technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of agile software development methodology; scrum framework experience preferred.
• A desire to continuously learn and develop both technical and non‑technical skillsets.

Benefits

We offer an attractive base salary, annual performance bonus (paid in January), partnership bonus (paid in June), and competitive benefits. Our hybrid working model includes office days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with remote work on Monday and Friday.