Senior data engineer

Entity: Technology Job Family Group: IT&S Group Job Description: RQ116502 Senior data engineer Role Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, build and operate scalable data platforms, pipelines and products that enable data-driven decision making across Finance.

This role combines strong software engineering practices with modern cloud data technologies to deliver trusted, secure and high-quality data products. The successful candidate will work closely with business partners, product teams, architects, data managers and analytics specialists to transform complex business requirements into robust data solutions.

They will lead technical delivery, drive engineering excellence and help establish modern data engineering practices across the organisation. Key Responsibilities Data Platform and Engineering Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and integrations.

Build and operate cloud-based data platforms, data products and analytical datasets. Develop reusable frameworks, automation and engineering patterns to accelerate delivery. Ensure data solutions are secure, performant, resilient and cost-efficient.

Implement CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring and observability across data platforms. Solution Design Translate business requirements into data models, pipelines and technical solutions. Design logical and physical data models supporting reporting, analytics, AI and operational use cases.

Collaborate with enterprise and solution architects to align solutions with strategic technology standards. Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements to existing platforms. Data Management and Governance Support implementation of data governance, quality, lineage and metadata management practices.

Ensure data assets meet applicable regulatory, audit and control requirements. Drive improvements in data quality and trusted data consumption. Leadership and Collaboration Provide technical leadership across delivery teams.

Mentor and coach data engineers and development teams. Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Scientists, AI Engineers and Finance stakeholders. Contribute to engineering standards, best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Skills and Experience Technical Significant experience delivering enterprise-scale data engineering solutions. Strong SQL and data modelling expertise. Experience with cloud data platforms, with Azure experi...

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