Senior Data Platform Architect & Tech Lead

Castleton Commodities International; Heanor; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy and commodities firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to optimize our enterprise finance data platform. The successful candidate will design and build high-quality data solutions using modern technologies like AWS Redshift and dbt Cloud. With at least 8 years of experience, strong leadership skills, and technical expertise, the role offers competitive benefits including educational support and community engagement programs.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental benefits

Wellness programs

Tuition assistance

Employee discount program

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data engineering experience in production environments.
• Expert proficiency in SQL and complex data structures.
• Extensive experience with dbt (Cloud or Core).
• Experience with modern cloud data warehouse technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a technical data layer within AWS Redshift.
• Lead the development of data models using dbt Cloud.
• Mentor a Data Engineer through expert guidance and reviews.
• Translate business requirements into reliable data products.
• Ensure platform stability and governance for data products.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Data modeling

Leadership

Agile/Scrum

Communication skills

Tools

Amazon Redshift

dbt Cloud

Atlan

Monte Carlo

Job description

A leading energy and commodities firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to optimize our enterprise finance data platform. The successful candidate will design and build high-quality data solutions using modern technologies like AWS Redshift and dbt Cloud. With at least 8 years of experience, strong leadership skills, and technical expertise, the role offers competitive benefits including educational support and community engagement programs.