Job Title: Senior Data EngineerThe Role:
* Chance to work with Cloud technology
* Big data environment
* Pioneering technology
* Truly creative / studio environment
* Flexbility
* Leeds City location but with free parking
* Friendly team with a one for all attitude
Summary of positionThe senior data engineer will be working across our client and SaaS product development teams, working in a variety of Agile (Scrum, DSDM, Kanban) and traditional project delivery frameworks.Our data engineers are expected to know at least two scripting/OO/functional languages.ResponsibilitiesThe senior data engineer will have the following responsibilities:
* Maintain a broad knowledge of the technology landscape helping the client provide market-leadingconsultancy services
* Assist our clients in enterprise-scale projects utilising best-practice development methodologies, well-tested code, and elegant solutions.
* Get stuff done properly, first time around.
* Make it right and only then make it fast.
* Spend as much time thinking about tests and security as on writing code.
* Work with a team of like-minded high-calibre engineers to translate user requirements into workingcode
* Mentoring and assisting in the progress of others
* Lead definition and maintenance of best practice and standards in development and design principlesand process
* Have excellent team work, leadership and communication skills
If you see something that’s broken, fix it. That includes the coffee machine.
Skills & Experience
The senior data engineer should have a broad experience of highly available, transactional and scalable solutions.
* Strong web & server-side development experience
* An understanding of data modelling – from 3NF through to denormalisation for analysis.
* A working knowledge of software development delivery in a Scrum environment
* Broader knowledge of IT – Networking, platform, hardware, security
* TDD/BDD
* Experience of moving in a fast-paced, agile environment
* Working knowledge of at least one Cloud provider (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS)
Exceptional stakeholder management skills & experienceAbove all, the senior data engineer must be open to new technologies, quick to adapt, and quick to learn.LocationThe Role will be based at a Leeds office. Travel to client sites may be required from time-to-time. #J-18808-Ljbffr