Data Engineer

We’re seeking Data Engineers for a Global Financial Services Company based in London. These opportunities will be based on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC) where two days per week you will work from the Company’s London office.

*ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IS ESSENTIAL* and at least 5 years of experience within Data Engineering and/or Data Architecture environments.

These Data Engineering opportunities will pay £75,000pa and will include full pension contributions, private health care, annual bonus scheme and up to 33 days paid holiday (pa).

The new Data Engineers will effectively work as members in a new development and operations team to assist in the implementation of technical solutions. You will play an integral part within the team to contribute to the evolution of the organisation’s technical environment through systems development and automation of the current business processes, to facilitate future business growth.

What experience is required;

• 5 years of experience within Data Engineering and/or Data Architecture environments.
• Experience with Bloomberg Data Licence would be a major advantage.
• Experience of working in an information and performance team within an asset management organisation
• Advanced experience using Microsoft .NET (ASP.NET Core), SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), web and database development, automation and reporting using Power BI and Excel including VBA.
• Expert in at least one programming language like C#, Python, Java including JavaScript along with any exposure to one or more of Azure DevOps (Pipelines, CI/CD) and GIT.
• Good understanding of Investment products.

Tasks that you’ll spend your time doing;

• Work closely with the business to understand how the legacy (mainly Excel-based) processes operate.
• Support various teams with the running of the manual processes by resolving technical issues, running a monthly maintenance procedure, and building enhancements, as necessary.
• Develop and rollout automated solutions in accordance with the technical standards set by the DevOps Manager.
• Work with the business analyst to capture the requirements of an automated solution.
• Develop the data structures and calculation engine in the data warehouse (SQL Server).
• Work with a .NET developer to specify and develop the GUIs where required and maintain going forward.
• Developing enhancements to the data platform to meet the business needs.
• Produce high-quality documentation to enable on-going support and audits.
• Work with our strategic data partners to source data as and when needed.

If you’d like to learn more about these Data Engineering opportunities please click the APPLY BUTTON and a Spencer Scott Representative will make contact to discuss in detail.

Spencer Scott Ltd is an equal opportunity Recruitment Agency, which means we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create inclusive working environments for all our clients.