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Principal Data Engineer

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 42 minutes
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Principal Data Engineer in Leeds, offering a salary of up to £80,000 plus benefits.
  • The role involves hands-on development and strategic collaboration with various teams to modernize the data platform in the financial services industry.
  • Candidates should have strong hands-on experience with Azure, proficiency in Databricks, and skills in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
  • Exposure to containers/Kubernetes and awareness of ML Ops concepts are also required for this role.
  • This position is ideal for someone looking to influence data engineering practices while actively engaging with technology.

PRINCIPAL DATA ENGINEER

£80,000 + BENEFITS

LEEDS (Hybrid)

Looking for a role where you can truly influence how data engineering is done-while still getting stuck into the tech yourself?

THE COMPANY:

I'm working with a central data function in the financial services industry that's undergoing a full modernisation of their data platform. They've got technically advanced teams across the wider business and are now building out a core engineering team to unify, elevate and support that community.

THE ROLE:

It's a strategic, hands-on role where you'll work closely with DevOps, Product, and business partners to unlock the value of data through modern, secure and governed pipelines.

  • Lead hands-on development work using Azure, Databricks, and Terraform (IaC)
  • Support the migration from legacy platforms to a more modern cloud stack
  • Act as a mentor and technical guide to the wider engineering team
  • Implement data governance requirements
  • Collaborate with non-technical stakeholders to ensure delivery aligns to business needs
  • Stay close to the ML lifecycle

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A successful Principal Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:

  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure
  • Proficient in Databricks
  • Skilled in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices
  • Exposure to containers/Kubernetes
  • Awareness of ML Ops concepts

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £80,000 On top of the salary there are some fantastic extra benefits.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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