Data Engineer (MS Fabric, Databricks - Legal)

London
7 months ago
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Your new company

Working for a globally renowned legal firm.

Your new role

Joining an exciting data strategy programme of work and are looking for a talented Data Engineer to join the team. You will play a crucial role in building and managing data pipelines and implementing data engineering/ architectural solutions that enable efficient and reliable data integration, transformation and delivery for all data users across the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa ) Region.

You will be implementing a foundational architecture via Telephonica (dealing with 3rd party suppliers and vendors). Looking at architecture and build out reporting layers to the global team. Building out data pipelines/ pushing them through medallion architecture (through bronze/ silver layers).

What you'll need to succeed

Proficiency in the design and implementation of modern data architectures - Microsoft Fabric / Data Factory and modern data warehouse technologies - Databricks a must!
Experience in data management disciplines, including data integration, modeling, optimisation, data quality and Master Data Management.
Experience with database technologies such as RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle) or NoSQL (MongoDB).
Knowledge in Apache technologies such as Spark, Kafka and Airflow to build scalable and efficient data pipelines.
Have worked on migration projects and some experience with management systems such as SAP, ERP OR CRM would be desirable!
Proficiency in data languages / tools such as R, Python, SAS
Great communication skillset - liase with 3rd party suppliers, vendors and management at all levels.
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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