Senior Data Engineer

About the Role

Our client is looking for a highly experienced Senior Data Engineer to join their expanding data platform team in Glasgow . This role is critical for building and maintaining robust, scalable data pipelines and infrastructure that support analytics and business intelligence across the organization. You will work with cutting-edge technologies to ingest, transform, and store large volumes of data, ensuring its quality, availability, and accessibility for data scientists and analysts. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in shaping our data strategy, optimising data workflows, and contributing to a data-driven culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines for batch and real-time data processing.
• Develop and optimize ETL/ELT processes to ensure data quality, consistency, and availability.
• Implement and manage data warehousing solutions and data lake architectures.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand their data requirements and provide solutions.
• Ensure data security, governance, and compliance across all data systems.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data infrastructure for performance and cost-efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering or a similar role.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Scala, Java).
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, or similar.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their associated data services.
• Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and database technologies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and an attractive annual bonus.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Generous annual leave and company holidays.
• Opportunities for professional development, training, and attending industry conferences.