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Lead Data Engineer - Snowflake, DBT, Airflow - London - £100k

City of London
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Lead Data Engineer - Snowflake, DBT, Airflow - London - Up to £100k

I'm working with a key client of ours here at TRG who are looking to grow out their Data & Analytics function. My client are globally renowned for being a leader within their relative field. Whilst they are a very well recognised house hold brand, they are also known within the tech community for embracing technology and using it to drive forward strategic decision making.
As a company, they are listed in the top 10 for top 100 companies to work for and equally, they are extremely proud of their people first culture. They invest heavily into each employee across the business through development plans and unparalleled progression opportunities but also, they enable tech enthusiasts to bring out the best in technology by utilising the latest technologies available on the market.

This role is sat within the Data engineering team. Whilst this is a lead role, the expectation is that this is very much about leading from the front and being in the trenches of engineering & Development. This is a hands on role where the successful applicant will be building pipelines but also being heavily involved in designing architectures for an array of projects where greenfield snowflake implementations will be taking place.

This is a salaried position and depending on experience, it can pay up to £100k with some comprehensive benefits. This includes a bonus but also a pension scheme that pays up to 14%! As previously mentioned, they have great career development plans as well as access to industry leading training.
Finally, they recognise that work life balance is extremely important and that a happy employee means higher productivity! So they offer very flexible working arrangements through both WFH options and flexi working hours.

Experience required...

Expert in Snowflake
Strong DBT experience
Strong Airflow experience
Expert knowledge and understanding of Data Warehousing
Strong AWS experienceThis is a great opportunity to join outstanding organisation who pride themselves on being one of the best companies to work for. Interviews are already taking place so don't miss out and apply now!

If this is of an interest then get in touch ASAP. Send across your CV to (url removed) or alternatively, give me a call on (phone number removed).

Keywords: Snowflake, DBT, SQL, Airflow, AWS, Engineer, DWH, Data Warehouse, Data Warehousing, Architecture, London

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