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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** La Fosse
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £136,500.0 - £143,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Airflow, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Database, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, DataOps, Azure Data Lake, Cloud Platform System, Snowflake, Kubernetes, Data Analytics, Data Management, Terraform, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.lafosse.com/pro-bono/pro-bono-looking-for-an-expert/

## About the Role

* Proven experience working as a Senior Data Engineer within cloud-first environments.
 * Strong background delivering platform improvements, migrations or modernisation projects.
 * Experience designing robust, scalable and maintainable data pipelines.
 * Comfortable influencing engineering best practice and mentoring less experienced engineers.
 * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
 * Experience working in a regulated environment.

Required Tech Stack

 * Python
 * DBT
 * Snowflake
 * Airflow
 * Azure
 * Terraform

Nice to Have

 * Experience with Kubernetes / AKS
 * Infrastructure and platform modernisation projects
 * Strong CI/CD and DevOps practices

## Description

We're working with a client who is looking to bring in an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support the evolution of their cloud data platform.

You'll be joining a growing data function focused on improving engineering standards, modernising data infrastructure, and delivering scalable data solutions across the business. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys building robust data platforms, implementing best practices, and driving technical improvements within a cloud environment., * Design, build and optimise data pipelines using modern Data Engineering best practices.

 * Develop scalable, reusable and well-documented data solutions.
 * Support the evolution of cloud-based data infrastructure and tooling.
 * Implement engineering standards across data platforms, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
 * Work closely with technical and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data products.
 * Contribute to platform improvements, performance optimisation and overall data platform maturity.


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