Lead Data Engineer

MAC Recruit Group Ltd
Glasgow
9 months ago
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An innovative fintech scale up focused on revolutionising payments between financial institutions and banks is looking to hire a Lead Data Engineer in Glasgow.


They currently operate primarily out of Australia, whilst expanding into international markets, more specifically within the UK.


They have a technology team of 30 based in the UK, which means they are small enough that your contributions will have a huge impact, yet ambitious enough to be tackling significant challenges.


In this position, you will be working on enhancing the use of Data within the Cloud environment to build upon current capabilities to provide management information within the company and to end clients.


Technically they work with the following technologies:


AWS Data Tool Set

SQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redshift

DBT


Adaptations to the technology stack will be a part of your role should you see fit, working closely with your line manager the head of technology


This role interacts extremely closely with the technology team, having an ability to communicate the effective use of data, how to control data and enhance it is an important part of Engineers every day activities will be vital to being successful in the position.


This is a hybrid position, with 2 days per week required in office in Glasgow City Centre. Paying up to £110,000 plus benefits.

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