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Global Switch
London
3 weeks ago
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About the Role

The Data Engineer plays a key role in shaping and delivering Global Switch’s modern data platform, enabling insights and analytics across a global data centre organisation. Reporting to the Head of Data, this role is central to the development and optimisation of scalable data pipelines and solutions within Microsoft Fabric, supporting the company’s transformation into a data-driven enterprise. This is an exciting opportunity for a technically skilled and business-savvy professional who thrives on building data products that empower decision-making. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to understand stakeholder needs and deliver high-quality, cloud-native data solutions that drive value across the organisation.


Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines within the Modern Data Platform.
  • Collaborate with business and technical teams to gather requirements and translate them into effective data products.
  • Implement robust data models and ensure data integrity, performance, and reliability.
  • Develop and optimise batch and real-time ETL processes from diverse data sources.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines to ensure efficient data flow.
  • Contribute to the development of data engineering best practices and standards.
  • Shape an...
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