Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Posted 1 week ago by Oliver Bernard

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£800 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Analysis Data Engineering Datamodel Data Modeling JSON LESS SQL (Programming Language) Stakeholder Management Unstructured Data

Summary: The Senior Data Engineer role focuses on analyzing and modeling complex, unstructured datasets in a large-scale data environment. The position emphasizes collaboration with business stakeholders and pipeline teams to translate business needs into effective data solutions. The role requires expertise in AWS tools and a strong background in data engineering. The position is based in Canary Wharf, requiring in-office presence three days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own data analysis and modeling across messy, multi-source datasets.
  • Analyze unstructured data (Avro, JSON).
  • Define ingestion strategies and data models.
  • Understand lineage and upstream dependencies.
  • Gather requirements and translate into data solutions.
  • Work with pipeline teams to deliver data solutions.
  • Use AWS tools (Athena, Glue, Trino) for querying and jobs.

Key Skills:

  • Strong senior data engineering background.
  • Experience with unstructured/semi-structured data.
  • Solid data modeling and SQL skills.
  • Comfortable working with stakeholders.
  • AWS data stack (Athena, Glue, Trino).

Salary (Rate): £800/day

City: Canary Wharf

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Senior Data Engineer | Up to £800/day (Inside IR35) | Canary Wharf

Working in a large-scale data environment where the focus is less on building pipelines and more on understanding, shaping, and exposing complex datasets. Data lands unstructured (Avro, JSON), so the role is centred around analysing data, defining modelling approaches, and translating business needs into usable outputs.

Role

Own data analysis and modelling across messy, multi-source datasets, working closely with both business stakeholders and pipeline teams.

Key focus

  • Analyse unstructured data (Avro, JSON)
  • Define ingestion strategies and data models
  • Understand lineage and upstream dependencies
  • Gather requirements and translate into data solutions
  • Work with pipeline teams to deliver
  • Use AWS tools (Athena, Glue, Trino) for querying and jobs

Requirements

  • Strong senior data engineering background
  • Experience with unstructured/semi-structured data
  • Solid data modelling and SQL skills
  • Comfortable working with stakeholders
  • AWS data stack (Athena, Glue, Trino)

3 days/week in Canary Wharf

£800/day Inside IR35

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