Overview

Placement Type:

Temporary

Compensation:

£334 per day(PAYE Inside IR35)

Start Date:

Asap

Contract – 6 months. Onsite – 3 days in office, 2 days remote.

Job summary
The Security Products group is responsible for the protection of customer and corporate data. We are connected to all parts of business and it’s massive, worldwide service-oriented architecture. We are starting the work on a new mission critical system that will preserve and improve the trusted experience that provides to its customers. This is a greenfield initiative with plenty of opportunity for innovation in the security space through new machine learning techniques. We are seeking a Data Engineer with a great passion for data, and an insatiable desire to be curious and invent. A commitment to team work, hustle, and strong communication skills (to both business and technical partners) are absolute requirements. Creating reliable, scalable, and high performance products requires exceptional technical expertise, a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, and practical experience building large-scale distributed systems.

Basic qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 3+ years professional experience in data engineering 
• Python or Java or Scala expertise for data analysis and data modeling
• Knowledge of scalable computing systems, software architecture, data structures, and algorithms

Preferred qualifications
• Experience working with cloud and distributed software services and an understanding of design for security, availability, and performance.
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in an engineering environment in driving operational excellence and best practices.
• Proven results and a history of project delivery
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Client Description:

Our Client is a FTSE 100, multinational technology company no longer known for just one thing. Their areas of expertise include e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, artificial intelligence, original entertainment… the list goes on. Despite being primarily digital, their aim is to be the most customer-centric company in the world.

Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.