Senior Data Engineer

As the Senior Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in growing our data engineering function in an infrastructure focused on the core stack leveraging Snowflake, DBT and Azure. You will be responsible for coaching and mentoring a small team of data engineers with the Data Engineering Manager whilst delivering high quality data products. You will be instrumental in the scaling of our data platform and fostering engineering excellence within the team., * Implement modern engineering standards, including CI/CD, testing, code reviews, and robust data quality/governance controls within the data team.

• Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance through comprehensive testing, documentation, and monitoring processes.

Technical Leadership in Engineering

• Provide technical guidance and leadership for the design, development, and maintenance of robust, automated data pipelines and data management processes.
• Design, build, and optimize scalable data solutions using Snowflake, Azure Data Services, and DBT for data transformation and modelling.
• Optimize performance and cost of data workloads within Snowflake (query tuning, warehouse sizing) and Azure environments.

Line Management and Team Development.

• Manage and mentor a team of data engineers, supporting their professional development and career paths.
• Collaborate with data architects, analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver high-impact solutions.
• Plan work, estimate tasks, manage team's contribution to AGILE delivery via sprints and other key practices.

Collaboration

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, finance, marketing, and operations, to understand their data needs and provide strategic guidance.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts in these domains to ensure key requirements have been provided.
• Contribute to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to data quality, analytics, and business impact., * 24 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Holiday buy - up to 5 additional days
• Day off on your birthday
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual salary review
• Learning and development opportunities
• Enhanced paternity, maternity and adoption policies
• Yü made a difference Awards
• 3 days additional annual leave if you get married/civil partnership etc.
• Appointment allowance
• Long service recognition
• Refer a friend payment
• Company sick pay (subject to length of service)
• New modern facilities
• Death in service and critical illness cover
• Plus, many more

Do you have experience in Tableau?, Passionate and motivated people are the power behind our growth so we're looking to expand our team and you could be part of our success story., * Proven experience as a Data Engineer in a senior capacity, demonstrated line management or team leadership experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake (schema design, performance tuning, SnowSQL, RBAC).
• Proven experience with DBT for modular data modelling, testing, documentation, and CI/CD integration.
• Expertise in Azure Data Services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Blob Storage) for end-to-end pipeline orchestration, AWS and GCP experience will be considered of nigh equal importance.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python for data manipulation, automation, and complex data processing.
• Experience with version control systems, such as GitHub, and CI/CD practices, such as Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements, especially in the of data protection and privacy.
• [Preferable, not essential] Strong understanding of the energy industry and / or regulated industries such as financial services or insurance.
• [Preferable, not essential] Exposure to data visualisation software such as PowerBI, Tableau and Sigma
• [Preferable, not essential] Familiarity to orchestration tools such as Airflow or Prefect.
• [Preferable, not essential] Understanding of machine learning algorithms and statistical methods

Yü Group Plc is a leading energy supplier in the United Kingdom, committed to providing reliable and sustainable energy solutions to our customers. As we continue to grow and innovate in the dynamic energy sector, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Senior Data Engineer, Yü Energy are one of the UK's fastest growing business gas, electricity and water suppliers, supplying thousands of companies across the UK. On a mission to shake-up the UK business energy market, our winning combination of expert, personal service and competitive prices are specifically tailored to the needs of commercial customers.     If you require alternative methods of application or screening, you must approach the employer directly to request this as Indeed is not responsible for the employer's application process.