Machine Learning Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

Job Title: Data Engineer

Level: Associate Manager CL8

Locations: London

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which typically requires 5 years continuous UK address history usually including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

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• Implement ETL pipelines and orchestrate data flows using batch and streaming technologies based on software engineering best practice
• Define, document and iterate data mappings based on concepts and principles of data modelling
• Re‑engineer data pipelines to be scalable, robust, automatable, and repeatable
• Navigate, explore and query large scale datasets
• Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management
• Identify and resolve data issues including data quality, data mapping, database and application issues
• Implement data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems
• Deliver high quality implementation and documentation for critical functionality
• Deliver code, unit tests, feature tests, stubs and integration tests.
• Operate in an agile environment as part of a scrum team and participate in sprint rituals
• Work with team members to understand designs, functional requirements and triage issue

We have a number of opportunities available from junior to senior level and we are looking for data engineers who have a variety of different skills which include some of the below.

• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, or Scala)
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Experience with:
• Data warehousing and lake architectures
• ETL/ELT pipeline development
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• Distributed computing frameworks (Spark, Kinesis etc)
• Software development best practices including CI/CD, TDD and version control.
• Strong understanding of data modelling and system architecture
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.

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At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first‑class services we are known for.

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30th September 2025

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