Data Engineer

Enso Recruitment
Belfast
1 week ago
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Overview

Enso Recruitment is currently working with a well-established US organisation in Belfast to recruit a Data Engineer for their team. The company is leading the way in levering technology to help create a more sustainable future for generations to come, so if you are into technology and tech-for-good, this could be the role for you.

The Role

You will be responsible for expanding and optimizing data and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection for cross functional teams.

You will provide technical expertise in the development and implementation of business intelligence solutions, including development, administration, monitoring, performance tuning, debugging, and operationalization. Technology areas include Tableau, Power BI, Cloud Data Warehouse (Snowflake), ETL Tools (Talend), Python, SQL.

The ideal candidate is an experienced data pipeline builder and data wrangler who enjoys optimizing data systems and building them from the ground up.

Role Requirements
  • 3+ years’ experience working in Data Engineering role
  • Hands-on experience in building and managing Data platforms, data pipelines and data streams for large scale projects leveraging public cloud technologies
  • Proficiency with Java / Python programming and extensive SQL experience
  • Experience with ETL (Informatica or Talend), Data Modeling, Data Warehousing and working with large scale datasets
  • Good understanding of data visualization tools such as Power BI / Tableau
Salary Package
  • Performance based bonus plan
  • Flexible work environment
  • 25 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays
  • Pension plan
  • Full benefits package including private medical insurance
Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Information Technology
Industries
  • Software Development, IT System Custom Software Development, and Technology, Information and Media

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