Senior Data Engineer

Keg Wines International
City of London
1 month ago
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Contract Type: Permanent | Location: London


TPT Investment Management (TPTIM) is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to oversee our data and analytics function. You'll drive the design, development, and implementation of data solutions within Microsoft Fabric, delivering quality insights for decision-making. This role covers data strategy, infrastructure ownership, and reporting, with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement. You will get exposure to core investment systems, investments across the majority of asset classes and the chance to lead and develop data and analytics within the investment function. There is excellent scope for progression for the right candidate.


Responsibilities

  • Leading, designing and developing the TPTIM data strategy.
  • Building data pipelines, models, and environments in Microsoft Fabric, integrating diverse data sources.
  • Establishing best practices for governance, quality, and metadata management.
  • Maintaining structured data architecture for analysis, risk, compliance, and operations.
  • Developing and automating Power BI dashboards and reports for stakeholders, ensuring reports are accurate, user-friendly and meet business goals.
  • Translating business needs into effective, actionable data solutions.
  • Leading data projects from start to finish, managing timelines and stakeholders.
  • Championing a data-driven culture and best practices.
  • Collaborating with IT, compliance, and partners to enhance data quality and integration and ensuring robust data stewardship and validation.
  • Leading and supporting the team in line with TPTIMs values.
  • Identifying ways to improve data collection, reporting, and analytics.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Experienced in managing complex databases and developing API interfaces.
  • Advanced skills in SQL, Python, and Excel; reporting tools experience (Power BI preferred).
  • Ability to handle and process large-scale data operations daily.
  • Proven project and staff leadership.
  • Strong written and verbal communication; effective with all levels.
  • Self-motivated, adaptable, and results-driven.
  • Team-focused, collaborative, and supportive.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Performance-related bonus
  • Pension scheme
  • Sports and social events
  • Training and development plan
  • Flu jabs

TPT IM operates a hybrid working model, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.


If you thrive on managing complex data sets and enjoy project/people leadership, we want to hear from you. Apply today!


The Company

TPT Retirement Solutions (TPT) is one of the UK’s leading providers of workplace pensions with over 75 years experience of managing defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes. It has £11.1 billion of assets under management (as at 30 September 2024) and 470,000 members. TPT's mission is to make pension schemes perform better for everyone, from the sponsoring employers and trustees to the members who are saving for the future. They are an innovative, forward-thinking organisation, investing in technology to improve the services they provide. TPT is ultimately owned by a pension fund, providing genuine alignment of interests with those of their clients and scheme members.


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