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# Senior Data Engineer

- **Company:** Hypercube Consulting
- **Location:** Bristol, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Microsoft Azure, BigQuery, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, DevOps, NoSQL, Open Source Technology, Power BI, Tableau (Software), Workflow Management Systems, Data Logging, Large Language Models, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Data Management, Virtual Agents, Docker, Databricks
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840672686-senior-data-engineer

## About the Role

* Consultancy / Energy Experience - Highly beneficial, not essential, We understand that this list is extensive - please apply if you fit some or only part of it. We want to see the broadest range of possible candidates from a diverse mix of backgrounds. Technical skills are only part of the equation.

Ideally, you will have hands-on experience with the following in a previous role:

 * Python
 * SQL
 * Data Warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift, Synapse, BigQuery, etc.)
 * Data Lakes/Lakehouses and analytical tools (Databricks, Azure Fabric/OneLake, AWS Lake Formation, Spark, Athena, etc.)
 * Relational, NoSQL, graph and vector databases
 * Containers and related services (Docker, Kubernetes, container Registries, etc)
 * CI/CD and other DevOps practices such as IaC
 * Testing

Additional experience with the following would be beneficial but not essential:

 * Orchestration tools - Apache Airflow, Prefect or cloud-native tools
 * Backend software development (Java, APIs, Scalability, Logging and Monitoring etc.)
 * LLMs and Agentic AI
 * BI tools such as Tableau / Power BI

Other desirable skills and experience

 * Ability to act as a senior mentor and leadership figure for a growing data and analytics consultancy
 * Building projects or sharing knowledge in public - whether that be contributing to open source, blogging, YouTube, content creation, speaking at events, or similar.
 * Experience translating designs of data solutions into action
 * Analysis/requirements gathering, solution design, and implementation of data platform and cloud technologies
 * Experience in collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams, including software engineers, DevOps and infrastructure teams, AI/ML engineers, data scientists etc.
 * Experience in implementing integrations of data platforms to various types of external and on-premises systems
 * Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal - able to translate complex technical subject matter into easily understood presentations and written documentation for mixed technical audiences.

## Description

* Agile & Scrum Project Delivery - working with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to shape, estimate, and deliver using Agile delivery methodologies
 * Requirements Gathering - Understand and translate end-user requirements into designs and delivery plans for effective data solutions
 * Data Platforms & Pipelines - Design, develop, execute, and maintain highly automated data platforms, pipelines and applications using modern cloud technologies
 * Data Quality - Analyse and resolve data quality issues
 * Communicate Effectively - Produce high-quality communications, documentation, and presentations of solutions for colleagues
 * Practice Building - Subject matter expert and evangelist for cloud data technologies. Helping to grow both our internal knowledge and skillsets as we scale.
 * Commercial, Pre-Sales & Outreach - Working with the business development team to shape and win new projects. Contribution to Hypercube's blog and other outreach efforts, * High Impact - Solve difficult problems for leading energy players tackling net-zero challenges
 * Flexible Working - Remote/hybrid, part-time or condensed options - we measure outcomes, not chair-time
 * Personal Brand - We sponsor conferences, blog posts and OSS work - your thought-leadership is encouraged
 * Start-Up Energy, Consultancy Rigour - Best of both worlds - fast decisions, minimal bureaucracy, clear processes
 * Performance-Related Bonus
 * Enhanced Pension
 * Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
 * Private Health Insurance
 * Health Cash Plan
 * Cycle-to-Work Scheme
 * Flexible Working (remote/hybrid options)
 * Events & Community involvement
 * EV Leasing Scheme
 * Training & Events Budget


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