Senior Data Engineer

McCabe & Barton
Manchester
8 months ago
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Leading Financial Services client is currently going through a large Data transformation and is looking to hire a number of Senior Data Engineers to join them on this exciting journey. The roles are offering a base between £55,000 and £75,000 + a strong benefits package and flexible working.


Our client is looking for strategically minded Data Engineers that are naturally curious and understands a business’s drive to implement new data sources, data flows, automated processes and database structures.


The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of SQL and good skills in Snowflake, Azure and Python. However, this client does take an agnostic approach to technology and would be open to other skillsets too.


Remit

  • You will be tasked with building data sources, data flows, automated processes and database structures.
  • Building & managing a Snowflake ecosystem to support streaming and batch workflows, that allows end user teams to access data, build reports, and leverage automation tools.
  • Supporting adoption of GenAI tools and techniques and leading platform innovation with Snowflake and Microsoft.


Ideal experience & Background

  • Strong experience with Snowflake (SQL scripting DDL and DML)
  • Good knowledge of Azure Data Factory and Azure DevOps
  • Experience with Python
  • Experience working in an Agile environment


If you are an experienced Senior Data Engineer with the required skills, please respond with an up to date version of your CV for review.

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