Staff Implementations Data Engineer

Altana; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Altana is seeking a seasoned data engineer and technical leader to build and scale data systems that power a trusted AI-powered supply chain network. You will own end-to-end data ingestion, data modeling, and pipeline reliability while collaborating with engineers, data scientists, and product managers in a fast-paced, security-focused environment.

You will drive the design and deployment of scalable data pipelines across AWS/GCP/Azure, ensure data governance and compliance, and mentor other

Formación

• 8+ years of technical experience in data engineering or closely related roles.
• Experience designing and maintaining complex data models from multiple sources.
• Leading end-to-end data ingestion and standardization pipelines at scale.
• Strong focus on data security, governance and sustainable software development.
• Experience deploying software across client cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and managing core services (EC2, S3, IAM) and Dockerized microservices.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead technical direction across teams.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, deploy and improve distributed, big-data pipelines powering Altana's network analysis and ML capabilities.
• Drive scalability and evolving requirements to support a growing customer base.
• Support platform reliability, cost controls and security reviews.
• Act as technical expert in client-facing meetings, translating government requirements into architecture.

Conocimientos

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

Data pipelines

Data governance

Docker

Leadership & mentoring

Herramientas

Docker

AWS

GCP

Azure

EC2

S3

IAM

Descripción del empleo

Altana is the network for trusted trade. Our AI-powered product network empowers governments and businesses to build a more resilient and secure global economy while keeping trade flowing.

Who We Are

AI can be a powerful tool for good in the world - at Altana we apply AI to the worlds largest organized body of supply chain data to power a more resilient, more secure, and more sustainable model of global commerce. Our customers connect to the Altana network to build resilience for critical industries and infrastructure, automate and safeguard cross-border trade, transform insurance underwriting, protect national security, combat modern slave labor, disrupt fentanyl trafficking, and ensure that their products are sustainable.

Altana is backed by leading investors and used by the worlds most important organizations, including Lloyds, Maersk, multiple government agencies across the US, UK, EU, Singapore, and Australia, General Atomics, Boston Scientific, and more. We are building a global platform connecting the public and private sectors into an AI-powered network for building trusted supply chains. We operate in accordance with our values: we focus on value creation, not capture; we foster diversity and embrace difference; we embrace reality; we get things done; we amaze our clients. When you join Altana, you'll be joining a vibrant, collaborative team working together to solve complex problems with the potential for global societal impact.

The Opportunity at Altana

The Platform Operations & Compliance team is focused on integrating Altana's products with customers to provide unique insights, business process integrations, and create mutual value. We execute complex customer integrations to create and customize data pipelines for unique customer scenarios; integrate proprietary customer data to our knowledge graph while supporting reliability, release, cost and control obligations that come with operating big-data pipelines for public sector customers. The Platform Operations & Compliance team works closely with customers, as well as our internal Engineering, Machine Learning, InfoSec and Product organizations.

In this role, you will:

• Develop, deploy and continuously improve distributed, big-data pipelines powering Altana's state of the art network analysis, ML, data ingestion and fusion capabilities
• Understand and drive forward Altana's technology to make it more scalable and to meet the evolving requirements of our customer base
• Support platform reliability, cost and controls and support customer security reviews and accreditations
• Serve as the technical expert in client-facing meetings, bridging the gap between complex government requirements and our platform's technical architecture.
• Work in a cross-functional team of engineers, data scientists, and product managers
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and best practices for data pipeline development, orchestration and deployment

About You

You are a seasoned data engineer and technical leader with deep expertise in building and scaling data systems. You combine strong hands-on engineering skills with the ability to set technical direction, influence across teams, and elevate those around you. You are someone who proactively takes ownership of the end-to-end design and operation of data solutions and refines the systems to deliver measurable results.

• 8+ years of technical experience in data engineering or closely related roles
• You have extensive experience across the design, development, and maintenance of complex data models from a variety of sources and schemas
• Demonstrated track record of leading the full lifecycle (Design, Development, Test, Deploy, Monitor, Maintain) of data ingestion and standardization pipelines at scale
• A demonstrated drive for sustainable software development, self-healing data workflows, and a deep appreciation for data security and data governance
• Experience deploying and integrating software solutions across client cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure), managing core services like EC2, S3, IAM, and Dockerized microservices
• Experience leading and mentoring other engineers on complex data engineering projects
• You are eligible and willing to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance or have an active clearance already
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of successfully interacting directly with external customers and stakeholders to scope technical work and manage expectations
• Keep up to date with latest trends in data engineering and care deeply about engineering excellence and knowledge sharing

Nice to have, but not required

• Experience with managing a data platform, including monitoring and managing releases, costs and infrastructure changes
• Expertise or experience with the deployment of ML pipelines
• Exposure to trade compliance, supply chain management or a field similarly related to international commerce
• Experience working with or within the public sector
• Familiarity using AI tools to enhance the quality & pace of