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KDR Talent Solutions
City of London
3 weeks ago
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Job Description

Lead Data Engineer | Location: London (Hybrid - 1-2 day a month in office) | Salary: £90,000-£110,000 | London Market Insurance


The Opportunity

Are you passionate about building cutting-edge data platforms that drive business growth? Our client is seeking who is aSpeciality Insurera skilled and motivatedLeadData EngineerwithInsurance experienceto play a key role in the creation of abrand-new data platformwithin theAzure ecosystemandDatabricks.


This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of data innovation, working within a newly formedData & Analyticsteam in a long standingLondon Market Insurer. You’ll help shape the data strategy, improve data quality, and empower the business to make data-driven decisions.


As a Lead Data Engineer, you'll work closely with both technical and business stakeholders, leveraging your expertise to design, develop, and optimize ahigh-performance data platformbuilt onDatabricks. This platform will be built to scale, incorporating the latest advancements in data intelligence while supporting strategic business objectives.


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