Senior Data Engineers
Breakthrough Talent is currently supporting a leading data business build a brand new data platform to support a modern data mesh organisation. They work with national and global clients across data, software and digital consulting, and they are now looking for a Data Infrastructure Engineer to help build and scale their next generation platform.
This role suits someone who enjoys owning infrastructure, building reusable solutions, and supporting data teams with analytics and AI ready environments.
The Role
As a Data Engineer you will design, build and maintain the core infrastructure that enables data processing, analytics, data science and data management across the business.
You will work in a multi account and multi region AWS environment that follows zero trust and least privilege principles. Infrastructure as Code and CI CD will be central to how you operate, alongside continuous improvement and strong governance.
What You Will Do
* Build and maintain cloud based infrastructure using Cloud Formation and SAM
* Design and implement data processing environments using AWS services such as Glue, EMR, Sagemaker, Redshift, Aurora and Snowflake
* Build data processing pipelines using Python, SQL, PySpark, Spark, Lambda, Step Functions and Apache Airflow
* Monitor performance, cost and security of the data platform
* Apply strong data governance and access control for sensitive data
* Collaborate with multiple teams to support the wider data platform strategy
What You Need
* Six years or more experience in a Data Engineering or Data Infrastructure role
* Strong experience building data architectures in AWS
* Solid coding skills in Python and SQL, Golang
* Strong Cloud Formation knowledge
* Experience working with relational databases such as Postgres or Redshift
* Good coding discipline including documentation, unit testing and version control
* Experience with Git and CI CD tools such as GitLab
* Worked in Agile teams and ceremonies
* Strong problem solving skills and excellent communication
Nice to Have
* Experience with Jira or similar project management tools
* Experience with Snowflake
* Spatial data processing experience
If you would like to learn more about the role, please reach out to Jake Denman at Breakthrough Talent.