Senior Data Engineer | London (hybrid) | Up to £80,000 + benefits

KDR Talent Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services organisation is seeking a hands-on Senior Data Warehouse Engineer to design and build a global data warehouse. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with cloud-based solutions, particularly in Azure, and strong knowledge of Azure SQL, Data Factory, and Power BI. You'll lead data architecture efforts and drive engineering best practices within an agile environment, influencing the technical direction of the platform. This is a compelling opportunity to work on high-impact projects with real-time insights in a collaborative setting.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Remote working options

Ongoing learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cloud-based data warehouse solutions, particularly in Azure.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure suite: SQL DB, Data Factory, Functions, and Power BI.
• Advanced expertise in dimensional data modelling and data warehouse architecture.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git/Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a global data warehouse supporting enterprise-wide reporting.
• Deliver high-quality data for real-time decision making across various sectors.
• Lead on data architecture, including logical and physical data models.
• Drive engineering best practices across code reviews, CI/CD, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate in an agile environment, contributing to roadmap planning.

Skills

Cloud-based data warehouse solutions

Azure SQL DB

Azure Data Factory

Dimensional data modelling

CI/CD pipelines

Power BI

Working in small teams

Tools

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

Git

Azure DevOps

Job description

Senior Data Engineer | London (hybrid) | Up to £80,000 + benefits

The Company

Our client is a global financial services organisation operating at scale, with a strong focus on data‑led decision making across underwriting, claims and finance. They are investing heavily in their global data warehouse platform and are looking for senior engineering talent to help shape and deliver the next phase of their data strategy.

What makes this a compelling opportunity

• Global scale data platform supporting multiple business functions and regions
• Modern Azure‑based cloud stack with a strong focus on best practice engineering
• High‑impact work delivering real‑time insights to senior stakeholders
• Engineering‑led culture with genuine influence over architecture and design
• Culture of ongoing learning where you are encouraged to spend time upskilling and adding bows to your string

The Role

As a Senior Data Warehouse Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, build and evolution of a global data warehouse used by both internal and external users. This is a hands‑on role with architectural responsibility, offering the chance to influence technical direction while remaining close to delivery.

• Designing and developing a global data warehouse supporting enterprise‑wide reporting
• Delivering high‑quality data for real‑time decision making across underwriting, claims and finance
• Leading on data architecture, including logical and physical data models
• Driving engineering best practice across code reviews, CI/CD, testing and deployment
• Working collaboratively in an agile environment, contributing to roadmap planning and team capability

You

Our client is looking for a senior, hands‑on data engineer who is comfortable operating at scale and providing technical leadership within a cloud‑first environment.

You will ideally bring:

• Extensive experience building cloud‑based data warehouse solutions, particularly within Azure
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of Azure SQL DB, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions / Logic Apps and Power BI
• Advanced expertise in dimensional data modelling and data warehouse architecture
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control and documentation (Git / Azure DevOps preferred)
• Comfortable working in a small team, wearing many hats

Bonus points if you have experience within insurance or reinsurance environments.

Next Steps

This Senior Data Warehouse Engineer role is proving popular and won’t be around for long, so please get in touch if you are interested or hit the apply button. If you would like to talk the role through or need any advice, don’t hesitate to give me a ring.