Senior Data Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Senior Data Engineer
An experience Senior Data engineer is required by a booming London-based E-commerce organization of distinction.
This opportunity is all about
Building and maintaining a multi-purpose data warehousing solution in AWS:
- combines data from various internal and external sources
- serves as a single source of truth
- provides reliable outputs for live and historical performance and metrics reporting and analytics
- feeds internal data science initiatives
- produces data for operational needs
- exposes ways for easy data discovery
You will essentially comply to the following
- You are a pragmatic, innovative and self-motivated problem solver who can achieve results through influence and collaboration.
- Take overall architectural responsibility for the Data Platform.
- Design and develop data models, ETL processes, data marts.
- Maintain the DW, support the running processes and work to optimize the performance.
- Communicate with the other teams to understand the needs and requirements, business and technological processes.
- Perform data analysis, ensure data quality and reliability.
Essential core skills:
- Knowledge of advanced Datamodelling and Data Warehouse methodologies.
- Demonstrable experience of designing and building a modern data warehouse in the cloud (AWS).
- Expertise in ETL and data processing - batch and streaming (we use Matillion and Kinesis).
- Excellent SQL skills.
- Proven experience with Python, Bash or other Scripting languages.
- Proven experience with Amazon Web Services.
- Experience in query optimization.
- Experience with git.
- Familiar with BI tools like Tableau, Quicksight.
- Familiar with data cataloguing, data lineage.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £85,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: MF8810
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: HR Consulting
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Senior Data Engineer roles across ARC IT Recruitment's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to HR Consulting.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £85,000 - £85,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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