Senior ETL / Talend Developer - Fintech - Remote
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Job description
We are looking for a Senior ETL / Talend Integration Developer to lead the design, build, and ownership of complex data and system integrations across our technology landscape. This role goes beyond hands on development and includes technical leadership, architectural input, and mentoring, while remaining a strong individual contributor.
You will play a key role in ensuring our integration platform is scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to business priorities, working closely with product, engineering, data, and operational teams., Senior Level Development & Architecture
- Lead the design and development of complex ETL pipelines using Talend (DI / ESB / Cloud)
- Own end to end delivery of integration solutions, from requirements through to production support
- Make and document technical design decisions around integration patterns, performance, and scalability
- Define and evolve integration standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices
- Review and approve integration designs and Talend jobs created by other developers
Data & Integration Ownership
- Build and maintain integrations across databases, APIs, SaaS platforms, third party providers, and legacy systems
- Ensure data integrity, reconciliation, and auditability, especially in regulated environments
- Optimise ETL jobs for performance, reliability, and high data volumes
- Implement robust logging, error handling, alerting, and recovery mechanisms
Leadership & Mentoring
- Act as a technical mentor for mid and junior developers
- Conduct code reviews and enforce quality standards
- Support estimation, planning, and prioritisation of integration work
- Be the go to technical expert for Talend and integration related topics
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Partner with product owners, business analysts, and architects to shape integration solutions
- Translate business requirements into clear, scalable technical designs
- Support UAT and production go lives, including troubleshooting complex issues
- Communicate clearly with technical and non technical stakeholders
Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Provide 3rd line support for integration issues in production
- Identify legacy integration risks and drive modernisation improvements
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and environment management
- Champion improvements in monitoring, observability, and operational resilience
Requirements
Calling highly motivated, bright candidates who are looking for a career at an exciting award winning FinTech firm!, Would you like to join one of the fastest growing FinTech firms in Europe? We are looking for an analytical self starter with experience in integration development delivering software products. If you are passionate about digital transformation and keen to learn about delivering the market leading Client Lifecycle Managing solution to the Wealth Management industry? apply now!, * 6-10+ years experience in ETL / data integration development
- Strong, recent hands on experience with Talend (Data Integration, ESB, or Talend Cloud)
- Advanced understanding of:
- ETL design patterns
- Data transformation and mapping
- Batch and near real time integrations
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with enterprise scale databases
- Proven experience integrating with REST/SOAP APIs, file based feeds, and third party systems
- Experience implementing robust error handling, logging, and reconciliation
Architecture & Engineering
- Experience contributing to integration and data architecture decisions
- Strong knowledge of SDLC, release management, and environment promotion
- Solid understanding of version control (Git) and collaborative development practices
- Appreciation of security, data protection, and compliance requirements (e.g. GDPR)
Desirable / Nice to Have
- Talend Cloud and cloud native integration experience
- Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Modern data platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Azure Synapse)
- Event driven or messaging technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, cloud messaging services)
- CI/CD experience for data and integration workloads
- Experience in financial services, fintech, or other regulated sectors
Soft Skills & Behaviours
- Strong technical leadership without needing line management responsibility
- Confident decision maker who balances speed with robustness
- Excellent problem solving and root cause analysis skills
- Clear communicator who can influence technical direction
- Comfortable owning critical integrations in production, A senior, hands on Talend integration specialist who enjoys solving complex integration challenges, shaping technical direction, and mentoring others-while remaining deeply involved in delivery.
Benefits & conditions
- This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a growing FinTech environment with excellent career progression available.
- With a global client base the role offers an opportunity to experience a wide variety of digital transformation projects - each with their own unique requirements and opportunities.
- We take career progression seriously, with investment into the WDX Academy for new and existing employee learning and development.
- You will learn a lot with exposure to multiple complex client needs.
