Senior Data Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by 1773222028
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
Manchester
Summary: The Senior Data Engineer role involves supporting the Platform team in maintaining a Cloudera Data Platform on AWS, focusing on stability during the gradual decommissioning of the platform. This hands-on position requires recent Cloud-era experience and the ability to respond to production issues effectively. The role is fully remote but requires candidates to be based in the UK with the legal right to work. An immediate start is expected for an initial 3-month contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Keep the platform stable while decommissioning work is planned.
- Respond quickly to production, security and compliance tickets.
- Perform routine maintenance, small upgrades and workflow fixes.
- Collaborate in Agile ceremonies and actively engage with the team.
Key Skills:
- Hands-on experience with Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) on AWS or recent Hadoop administration on similar platforms.
- AWS administration and platform management experience.
- Strong experience in Spark, Airflow, Apache Ranger, Impala (AWS CDK is a plus).
- Agile experience with Scrum, and tools including Jira, Slack.
- Familiarity with PowerBI, CI/CD and Git is helpful.
Salary (Rate): £750 daily
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Data Engineer (Platform)
Initial 3 month contract - Immediate start | Remote working | £650-£750pd inside IR35
Our client is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to support the Platform team. The team maintains a Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) on AWS, powering analytics for the business units. This is a hands-on, senior-level role, ideal for someone with recent Cloud-era experience, ready to maintain production systems while the platform is gradually decommissioned.
Key Responsibilities:
- Keep the platform stable while decommissioning work is planned.
- Respond quickly to production, security and compliance tickets.
- Perform routine maintenance, small upgrades and workflow fixes.
- Collaborate in Agile ceremonies and actively engage with the team.
Must Have Skills:
- Hands-on experience with Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) on AWS or recent Hadoop administration on similar platforms.
- AWS administration and platform management experience.
- Strong experience in Spark, Airflow, Apache Ranger, Impala (AWS CDK is a plus).
- Agile experience with Scrum, and tools including Jira, Slack.
- Familiarity with PowerBI, CI/CD and Git is helpful.
Please note: This role is fully remote-friendly, but candidates must be based in the UK and have the legal right to work in the UK.
