Senior Data Engineer
VIQU Ltd
Cardiff, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 65KJob location
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Agile Methodologies
Airflow
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Google BigQuery
Cloud Computing
Code Review
Continuous Integration
ETL
Identity and Access Management
Python
SQL Databases
Cloud Platform System
GIT
Data Management
Terraform
Docker
Job description
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of cloud-based data platforms and data products
- Own the full data product lifecycle, from initial design through to decommissioning
- Build and maintain robust ETL / ELT pipelines using SQL, Python, and modern tooling
- Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and engineers to solve complex technical and business challenges
- Act as the go-to technical expert for junior engineers, providing mentorship, code reviews, and quality assurance
- Produce clear, well-documented solutions for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Support CI/CD, environment control (dev/test/prod), and effective change management practices
- Contribute to cloud platform development, with a strong preference for GCP (BigQuery), within a Data Mesh architecture
Technologies:
- Airflow
- AWS
- Azure
- BigQuery
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Composer
- Docker
- ETL
- GCP
- Git
- IAM
- Support
- Python
- SQL
- Terraform
- dbt
- TDD
Requirements
- 5 years experience as a Senior Data Engineer or Data Engineer with a strong focus on ETL / ELT
- Advanced SQL and Python development skills
- Hands-on experience with DBT, GIT, Terraform, Docker, IAM, and Airflow (Composer)
- Proven experience working on cloud platforms - ideally GCP (BigQuery), but Azure or AWS also considered
- Strong understanding of Data Mesh, Test Driven Design, and Agile delivery
- Experience with documentation, CI/CD pipelines, and multi-environment controls
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead by example within engineering teams
- Experience supporting mergers, integrations, or large-scale organisational change is highly desirable
About the company
We are a leading organization seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our Data and Platform Engineering team during an exciting period of cloud and data platform transformation. In this hands-on role, you will play a vital part in designing, building, and delivering modern data platforms within a cloud-first, Data Mesh environment. We value collaboration, mentorship, and innovation, providing a hybrid working model to support work-life balance.