Job Title: Senior Data Engineer Location: Dunton (Hybrid) 1 Day a week in the office but must be flexible to Ad Hoc visits. (must own a vehicle as the Client site is not accessible by public transport) Salary/Rate: £42.46/Per hour | £318/Per Day Start Date: 27/01/2025 Job Type: 12-month Contract Company Introduction My global automotive client based in Dunton, Essex is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to assist with an enterprise-level transformation project. Candidates applying must be able to drive to Dunton, Essex when required as the client site is not accessible via public transport. Job Responsibilities/Objectives Develop and automate scalable cloud solutions using GCP native tools Build & maintain data products in accordance with GDI&A Data Factory standards Operationalize and automate data best practices: quality, auditable, timeliness and complete Required Skills/Experience The ideal candidate will have the following: Experience programming and scripting experience with SQL, Python, and PySpark. Ability to work effectively across organizations, product teams, and business partners. Knowledge of Agile Methodology, experience in writing user stories Demonstrated ability to lead data engineering projects, design sessions and deliverables to successful completion. Experience of GCP Cloud experience with solutions designed and implemented at production scale. Knowledge of Data Warehouse concepts - experience with Data Warehouse/ ETL processes Strong process discipline and thorough understating of IT processes (ISP, Data Security). Critical thinking skills to propose data solutions, test, and make them a reality. Deep understanding of data service ecosystems including data warehousing, lakes, metadata, meshes, fabrics and AI/ML use cases. User experience advocacy through empathetic stakeholder relationships. Effective Communication both internally (with team members) and externally (with stakeholders) Must be able to take customer requirements, conceptualize solutions, and build scalable/extensible systems that can be easily expanded or enhanced in the future. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.