We’re looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join our team designing, developing and maintaining our data infrastructure, systems and pipelines. The data structures we create are consumed by application teams (using Python and AWS), data scientists (using Jupyter notebooks and AWS Sagemaker), data analysts (using Looker and Sigma), consultants and operations teams throughout the business. Our team works on a stack consisting primarily of Snowflake, AWS, dbt, Python and Terraform. We are looking for candidates with good general data and software knowledge and are considering experience in our specific stack a bonus. We have a flexible working model which is a blend of home and office working. The base office for this role will be in Belfast. What You Will Do: Develop and optimize data infrastructure and pipelines: Work within a team to build and enhance data infrastructure and pipelines using DBT, Snowflake and Terraform, ensuring reliability and a high standard of quality. Build data focused applications and tooling: Work across teams to build cloud based applications and tooling to enable and streamline consultancy workflows Provide technical leadership: Lead the design, planning and implementation of data warehouses, data marts and other critical system architectures. Make informed, strategic decisions about technology choices, system scalability and integration to meet evolving business needs. Establish coding standards and best practices: Drive consistency by setting and maintaining coding standards, documentation and best practices for data engineering processes, fostering clarity and efficiency. Collaborate closely with stakeholders: Engage with architecture, application teams, data scientists, data analysts and operations teams to understand data needs and provide effective solutions. Make technical decisions, clear blockers and consistently move projects forward. Stay current and contribute to continuous improvement: Keep up with industry trends, emerging technologies and advancements in data engineering. Actively participate in knowledge-sharing sessions, contributing to the team's continuous learning and improvement. What We Are Looking For: 5 years of real world development experience gathered as part of a data focused development or analytics team Experience owning projects and products including being the key contact and technical decision maker Advanced expertise in SQL - ideally within a cloud data environment (we use Snowflake) Experience developing applications in a cloud environment Strong foundational knowledge of data modelling, data quality and cloud development concepts Experience using git, CI/CD processes and infrastructure as code A high level of empathy for end users A willingness to learn and a focus on personal growth An enthusiasm for contributing to both new feature development and system reliability and performance improvements Experience with dbt, Snowflake and Terraform would be a plus We hope you’ll like our… Culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working Generous holiday allowance with the opportunity to buy additional holiday Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they’ve learned Frequent social events, both within the department and across the company Blend of home and office working (1-2 days in the office) Why join Mintel? We are the world's leading market intelligence agency and technology underpins our success. We help our clients understand consumers and consumer markets, and we aspire to provide the market intelligence behind every great business decision. Our technology allows us to deliver data, insights, and opinions in a compelling way to our clients across the globe. Mintel is committed to building and supporting a diverse workforce, providing opportunities for all. 26% of our Engineering team and 27% of our Engineering leaders are women. We are proud to be a signatory of Tech Talent Charter, highlighting our goal of improving diversity within our team and supporting industry-wide improvement. We offer flexible working options and provide support, development and growth opportunities. LI-Hybrid LI-DB1