Data Engineer - Strike IT
eFinancialCareersData Engineer
Contract: 4 Months Initial Contract (Likely Extension)
Location: London (Hybrid Working)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Data Engineer to join the technology team of a leading investment management organisation.
Working within a highly collaborative Agile environment, you’ll play a key role in designing, developing and enhancing modern cloud-based data solutions that support front-office investment teams and critical business functions.
This is an excellent opportunity to work on a modern Azure and Snowflake data platform, helping to deliver scalable data pipelines, analytics capabilities and business-critical integrations.
The Role
You’ll work closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Testers and business stakeholders to design and deliver high-quality data engineering solutions.
This role combines hands-on engineering with stakeholder engagement and requires someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges within a fast-paced investment management environment.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT solutions
Develop robust data models and transformations using Snowflake and dbt
Build and optimise data integrations across multiple platforms and applications
Work with Azure Data Factory and Databricks to develop modern cloud data solutions
Develop Python-based automation and data processing solutions
Write high-performance SQL for data extraction, transformation and reporting
Work alongside Business Analysts to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Participate throughout the full software development lifecycle
Perform testing and support business user acceptance
Ensure data quality, governance and best engineering practices are followed
Contribute to continuous improvement of the data platform and engineering standards
Essential Skills & Experience
We’re looking for an experienced Data Engineer with strong cloud data engineering expertise, ideally gained within Financial Services or Asset Management.
You should have strong experience with:
Snowflake (essential)
dbt for data transformation (essential)
Python
Azure Data Factory
Azure Databricks
SQL Server
Advanced SQL development
ETL / ELT pipeline development
Cloud-based data engineering
Data modelling
API and data integration
Git and Agile delivery methodologies
Full software development lifecycle
Highly Desirable
Experience within investment management or financial services, including exposure to one or more of the following:
Front Office or Investment platforms
Asset Management
Market or reference data
ESG / Sustainability data
Bloomberg Aladdin or Aladdin Data Cloud (ADC)
Power BI
Web scraping
Enterprise scheduling tools such as JAMS
About You
You’ll be someone who enjoys working closely with both technology and business teams and is passionate about building modern, scalable data platforms.
You’ll have:
Excellent problem-solving skills
Strong communication and stakeholder management
A collaborative approach
High attention to detail
Passion for delivering quality engineering solutions
Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams
What’s on Offer
Initial 4-month contract with a strong likelihood of extension
Hybrid working
Inside IR35
Opportunity to work on a modern Azure & Snowflake data platform
Collaborative Agile environment
Work within one of the UK’s leading investment management technology teams without the bureaucracy often found in large organisations
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