Principal Data Engineer

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Role: Principal Data Engineer

Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 per annum

Location: Manchester (Remote/ Once a month)

VIQU have partnered with a national organisation going through an exciting transformation in their data infrastructure and so are hiring a principal data engineer to lead the design of their platform within the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role will involve an even split of technical engineering, architecture and leadership/people management.

Requirements for the Principal Data Engineer:

Experience as a lead or principal data engineer.
Prior experience designing data platform(s) within GCP, working hands on with; Airflow, Big Query, Data Flow, Data Fusion, and Data Stream.
Deep understanding of Data Mesh/ decentralised design and Data Lake/Warehouse solutions.
Previously led teams of data engineers.
Hands on skills across the GCP tech stack, SQL and Python. 
Ability to lead cultural change across organisations, and manage senior stakeholders. 
Ability to work across multiple contexts and teams.
Job Duties of the Principal Data Engineer:

Lead the architecture, best practise and engineering strategy of data squads.
Hands on data engineering work, utilising both python and SQL. 
Mentor and lead teams of engineers, checking and reviewing code, and setting standards.
Ensure all data platform processes; including ingestion, quality, transformation, security, batch management, monitoring, alerting, and cost control are efficient.
Design and help build the data platform – ensuring data is processed through semantic layers and can be modelled effectively.
Suggest improvements for automation and cost savings.
Lead changes across the organisation, adopting a decentralised design. 
Role: Principal Data Engineer

Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 per annum

Location: Manchester (Remote/Hybrid)

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Jack McManus via the (url removed)

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