Principal Data Engineer

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

About The Role

We are recruiting for a

Principal Data Engineer

to join our team.

Principal Data Engineers

work in multi-disciplinary teams that build, support & maintain User-Centred digital solutions that offer real value and work for everyone.

Our

Principal Data Engineers

are experts in their field. You will act as a principal consultant providing technical expertise in data engineering practices both internally and to our clients. You will drive the team's technical deliverables, maintain client relationships and be passionate about developing and upskilling others.

Your role in nutshell:

Act as a technical SME within our engineering community to produce and ensure user-centred software is developed based on business requirements and following best practice
Work collaboratively with colleagues to explore, design and deliver solutions to client problems
Maintain client relationships and troubleshoot issues through collaboration
Design and manage software development and deployment pipelines resolving issues and potential bottlenecks before they occur
Continuously reviews and prioritises the delivery teams workload and can anticipate the need for realignment with evolving operational prioritise and complex work-streams and assignments
Be a strong communicator and presenter, presenting prototypes, solutions and progress to internal/external stakeholders in a clear concise manner
Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome
Lead in the recruitment of other engineers, and support other consultants in their professional development
Ensure our Data and Engineering communities contribute to our business at a strategic level
Lead on new business opportunities, writing technical bids and proposals
Promote our Data team externally (for example through writing Blogs, Workshops, Seminars or Conferences)

About the Candidate:

Excellent experience delivering in Python and experience with at least one other core language
Excellent experience of SQL and relational databases. NoSQL databases is also desirable.
Solid experience of at least one Cloud provider such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
Strong experience of working with different data formats, e.g., CSV, JSON and XML
Building reliable Data Pipelines
Broader knowledge of IT — e.g., Security and Networking
Working in an Agile Environment
Test-Driven Development and/or Behaviour Driven Development
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Experience of operating as a technical leader on complex projects and able to manage stakeholder expectations and influencing decisions
Coaching and guiding others on the best way to achieve an optimal solution
Excellent verbal/written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical/non-technical terms depending on audience
Technical leadership and/or mentoring
Define working procedures and methodologies for the team

About The Company

As well as a competitive salary which we’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:

Contributory pension scheme (company 6% with employee contributions of 2%)
25 days holiday plus UK public holidays
Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts
Critical illness cover
Life assurance and death in service cover
Volunteer days
Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists
Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme
Season ticket loans
Financial and general wellbeing sessions
Flexible benefits scheme with options of:
private health cover
private dental cover
additional company pension contributions
additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
wellbeing contribution
charity contributions
tree planting