Data Engineer

Head Resourcing
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
8 months ago
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Data Engineer

£50,000 - £60,000

Edinburgh or Glasgow hybrid

Initial 18-month FTC

Head Resourcing is pleased to be working with our Edinburgh based financial services client as they look to hire a talented Data Engineer. Our client provides a range of outsourced investment services to private banks, advisory businesses, and wealth managers and have offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. In this role you will work with colleagues from across the organisation to design and implement solutions to meet business and delivery goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Design & development of solutions that meet the needs of the business and are consistent with the overall Technology Strategy and agreed standards, methodologies & procedures within IT.
Works with the Development Team Leader to plan / schedule work, regularly reporting on progress and issues.
Is involved in testing strategies, including planning, design and management of simple & complex component and system testing scripts.
Considers the full data lifecycle when delivering projects. Works with the data team to ensure that data principles & data strategy are considered when analysing data.

Key Skills:

Strong experience in SQL Server
Strong experience in SSRS and SSIS
Strong experience in SQL Scripting
Experience mentoring and coaching junior Engineers

Nice to have skills:

Knowledge of Power BI
Oracle PL/SQL
Experience in C#

This is a great role in a growing organisation where you will have the benefits of hybrid working and opportunities to further develop your skills.

Please apply now for a confidential chat to find out more

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