Data Engineer
4 months - with extensions
Remote
Active SC clearance required
£640 per day inside ir35

REQUIRED

• Strong understanding of data concepts - data types, data structures, schemas (both JSON and Spark), schema management etc
• Strong understanding of complex JSON manipulation
• Experience working with Data Pipelines using a custom Python/PySpark frameworks
• Strong understanding of the 4 core Data categories (Reference, Master, Transactional, Freeform) and the implications of each, particularly managing/handling Reference Data.
• Strong understanding of Data Security principles - data owners, access controls - row and column level, GDPR etc including experience of handling sensitive datasets
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, particularly able to demonstrate these intuitively (able to work a problem out, not follow a work instruction to resolve)
• Experience working in a support role would be beneficial, particularly able to demonstrate incident triage and handling skills/knowledge (SLAs etc)
• Fundamental linux system administration knowledge - ssh keys and config etc, Bash CLI and Scripting, Environment variables
• Experience using browser based IDEs (Jupyter Notebooks, RStudio etc)
• Experience working in a dynamic Agile environment (SAFE, scrum, sprints, JIRA etc)
• Python (as a programming language, not just being able to write basic scripts)

LANGUAGES/FRAMEWORKS

• JSON
• YAML
• Python (as a programming language, not just able to write basic scripts)
• Pydantic experience DESIRABLE
• SQL
• PySpark
• Delta Lake
• Bash (both CLI usage and Scripting)
• Git
• Markdown
• Scala DESIRABLE
• Azure SQL Server as a HIVE Metastore DESIRABLE

TECHNOLOGIES

• Azure Databricks
• Apache Spark
• Delta Tables
• Data processing with Python
• PowerBI (Integration/Data Ingestion)
• JIRA

If you meet the above requirements, please apply for the vacancy to be contacted by an Experis Consultant. If you haven't been contacted within 2 weeks of application, please consider the vacancy closed.