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Hayward Hawk
Belfast
6 days ago
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Hayward Hawk Technology is partnering with a global powerhouse thats genuinely redefining how data, engineering and innovation come together. This organisation is investing heavily in their Enterprise, Data & Analytics function, and theyre now looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help scale modern data platforms. Youll be joining a team that moves fast, experiments boldly, and solves problems others avoid. The Role This is a hands-on engineering role where youll design, build and optimise modern data solutions that power the companys global operations. What youll be getting stuck into: Building end-to-end data solutions. Developing and optimising pipelines and data architecture for cross-functional teams worldwide. Working across Azure services and contributing to CI/CD workflows. Collaborating with software engineers, architects, analysts and data scientists to drive data capability forward. Translating complex business requirements into clean, scalable, production-ready engineering tasks. Supporting integrations from major enterprise systems and ensuring global data visibility. Owning day-to-day delivery, debugging, monitoring and performance tuning of data services. What Were Looking For We dont need a unicorn just a smart, driven engineer who loves solving problems and learning new things. If youre strong technically and enjoy building things the right way, we want to hear from you. Ideally, youll bring: 3+ years in a data focused role. Experience with Azure, AWS or GCP. Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets. Experience with ETL tools. Data modelling, warehousing and pipeline design expertise. Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps practices and version control. Experience building modern, scalable data pipelines and data streams. And if you dont tick every single box? Still apply. This team cares about potential, passion and curiosity just as much as tooling. Why This Role? Youll join a global engineering team doing genuinely exciting work. Zero red tape fast decisions, fast delivery, and a culture built around innovation. Real opportunities for growth, learning and working with cutting-edge tech. A supportive, collaborative environment where your ideas actually matter. A chance to help build data platforms that impact the world in meaningful ways. What you'll Get. Competitive Salary up to £60,000 Hybrid working (3 days in office per week) Great Modern Workspace Extensive Benefits package If you like doing things people say cant be done, cutting through red tape instead of adding to it, and working with a team that actually values fresh ideas this is absolutely something you should be applying to. Click Apply Now or call Aaron Pyper at Hayward Hawk on . Skills: CI/CD Cloud Data SQL

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