Job Description

Senior Data Engineer
Salary: Up to 75,000
I am working with a well-established financial services organisation that is undergoing a major transformation of its data and analytics capabilities. The data team plays a critical role in building scalable, cloud-first data solutions that provide actionable insights to support executive and operational decision-making. These insights underpin the organisation's growth strategy across both domestic and international markets.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will take an active role in shaping solution delivery against business requirements while contributing to the wider technical architecture and strategy. This is a hands-on position where you will spend most of your time developing robust data solutions while also mentoring a small team of Data Engineers to ensure adherence to best practices and governance standards.
In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Designing end-to-end data architecture aligned with modern best practices.
• Building and managing ingestion pipelines using Databricks and related tools.
• Developing PySpark/Spark SQL notebooks for complex transformations and cleansing.
• Applying governance, security, and CI/CD best practices across cloud environments.
• Leading technical discussions and producing professional documentation.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Hands-on experience with Databricks including Unity Catalog.
• Strong PySpark/Spark SQL skills for large-scale transformations.
• Experience integrating with diverse data sources such as APIs, cloud storage and databases.
• Experience with the Azure cloud data platform

Some of the package/role details include:

• Salary up to 75,000
• Hybrid working model - one day per week in Oxfordshire
• 25 days holiday plus bank holiday
• Company pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Exposure to cutting-edge Databricks projects and enterprise-scale data platforms

This is just a brief overview of the role. For the full details, simply apply with your CV and we'll be in touch to discuss it further.

Skills Required