Company Overview
Founded in 2018, Digital Waffle is a leading tech & digital recruitment agency. We are dedicated to finding and matching the best digital talent with growing businesses across the UK, EU, and USA. As a trusted tech recruitment agency, we focus on roles in marketing, technology, IT, data, and operations. Digital Waffle takes pride in making the recruitment process smooth and efficient, ensuring the perfect fit for both employers and candidates. Tech and digital recruitment is not just our business; it’s our passion. With an in-depth understanding of our client’s needs, we leverage our market knowledge to consistently deliver outstanding results. Our impressive track record speaks for itself. Trusted by over 200 clients, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, Digital Waffle excels in connecting businesses with exceptional talent, driving growth, and ensuring long-term success. Our tailored solutions consistently deliver exceptional tech recruitment outcomes, backed by 90+ happy client referrals and an impressive 90% success rate. As a confident, knowledgeable, and action-oriented tech recruitment agency, we are dedicated to providing a quality-first service. Our mission is simple: to become your go-to technology recruitment partner for every hire and career move. Experience efficient and effective tech recruitment without the usual bullsh*t. We believe in delivering tangible results without wasting your time.
Do you want to be part of a new exciting project and lead a small Data Engineering team of 8 that’s planning to grow through to the organisation’s next phase of growth? If so, please carry on reading.
A worldwide innovative and exciting organisation are on the lookout for a Senior Data Engineer/Lead to join their Data team.
This opportunity offers lots of progression, and the opportunity to learn and work with the best and newest technologies, and they already have plans to start working with Microsoft Fabric, and Machine Learning.
What you’ll do:
- Support Data Strategy and Architecture: Enable and execute the organization’s Data Strategy, focusing on the development and implementation of robust Data Architecture solutions.
- Drive Data Platform Solutions: Design and support data platform architecture; evaluate, assess, and estimate new projects and requests.
- Coordinate Data Engineering Efforts: Lead and support data engineers in addressing challenges related to data ingestion, transformation, and modeling.
- Streamline Enterprise Data Tools: Collaborate with the Data Governance Board, Digital Council, and IT teams to consolidate enterprise data tools, aligning them to a unified Data Architecture.
- Collaborate with BI and Data Science Teams: Work closely with business intelligence analysts and data scientists to build and deliver innovative insights and analytics solutions.
- Enhance Data Literacy: Partner with internal stakeholders and data experts to share best practices and analytics expertise, fostering improved data literacy across the organization.
What we’re looking for:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a data engineer or a related role.
- At least 5 years’ experience across key areas such as:
- Data warehousing, Data Fabric, and Data Virtualization
- Database architecture
- ETL processes
- Business intelligence and advanced analytics
- Big data and machine learning (Both Desirable, and not essential)
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in managing or leading teams.
Technical Skills and Expertise:
- Advanced knowledge of Cloud Services (preferably Azure) for data engineering, storage, and analytics.
- Solid expertise in solution architecture and data modeling.
- Proficiency in programming languages like PySpark or Python.
- Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Deep understanding of data warehousing, virtualization, and analytics concepts.
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