**INSIDE IR35** **HYBRID WORKING**
The Role
Seeking a Data Engineer profile with deep technical expertise and thought leadership, provides advanced data solutions by using software to process, store, and serve data to others. Tests data quality and optimizes data availability. Ensures that data pipelines are scalable, repeatable, and secure. Utilizes a deep dive analytical skillset on a variety of internal and external data.
Your responsibilities:
* Writes ETL (Extract / Transform / Load) processes, designs database systems, and develops tools for real-time and offline analytic processing.
* Troubleshoots software and processes for data consistency and integrity. Integrates large scale data from a variety of sources for business partners to generate insight and make decisions.
* Translate business specifications into design specifications and code. Responsible for writing complex programs, ad hoc queries, and reports. Ensures that all code is well structured, includes sufficient documentation, and is easy to maintain and reuse.
* Partners with internal clients to gain an enhanced understanding of business functions and informational needs. Gains expertise in tools, technologies, and applications/databases in specific business areas and company-wide systems.
* Leads all phases of solution development. Explains technical considerations at related meetings, including those with internal clients and less experienced team members.
* Tests code thoroughly for accuracy of intended purpose. Reviews end product with the client to ensure adequate understanding. Provides data analysis guidance as required.
* Designs and conducts training sessions on tools and data sources used by the team and self provisioners. Provides job aids to team members and business users.
* Tests and implements new software releases through regression testing. Identifies issues and engages with vendors to resolve and elevate software into production.
* Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* Proficiency in designing, development, and maintenance of robust ETL pipelines for data ingestion and transformation.
* Cloud platform expertise: Good exposure with AWS services for data storage, processing, and orchestration.
* Data modeling and architecture: Design scalable data models and ensure data integrity across systems.
* Programming proficiency: Advanced skills in Python, for data processing and automation.
* Data quality and governance: Implement best practices for data validation, lineage, and compliance with regulatory standards.
* Minimum of five years data analytics, programming, database administration, or data management experience. Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
* Advanced knowledge of data engineering principles, including data warehousing and data lakes.
* Proficiency in AWS cloud services (e.g., S3, Redshift, Glue, EMR, Lambda) for data storage, processing, and orchestration.
* Exposure to machine learning pipelines and integration with data engineering workflows.
LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
