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Senior Data Engineer

London, GBFull-time2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Design and deliver scalable, metadata-driven data solutions and orchestration processes within a modern Azure-based data ecosystem.

Role type

Senior IC data engineer (Azure/Databricks)

Builds

Metadata ingestion frameworks, orchestration processes, and reusable data services

Domain

Insurance / Data Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Databricks (SQL & PySpark), Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Functions, Airflow, dbt, Spark Declarative Pipelines, CI/CD for data, metadata-driven pipeline design, data governance

Preferred skills

Insurance data experience

Technologies

Databricks, Azure, Airflow, dbt, Spark

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable metadata-driven services to optimise data pipelines; Build and maintain robust data solutions using Databricks and Azure services; Apply and embed best practices for data engineering, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps; Collaborate with stakeholders to translate data needs into engineering solutions; Optimise existing data pipelines for performance and scalability; Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers; Act as escalation point for complex data issues

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship