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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Infinity Quest
- **Location:** Slough, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Database, Data Architecture, Data Validation, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Database Development, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Standard Sql, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Real Time Data, Data Management
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2902029852-data-engineer

## About the Role

* Python

 * SQL

 * ETL/ELT tooling and methodologies

 * Data modelling and data product development

 * AI-enabled data development

 * Testing and validation frameworks

 * Master Data Management (MDM), including commercial off-the-shelf and bespoke solutions

 * MDM integration and implementation

 * Real-time data product patterns

 * DevOps tooling and deployment practices

Skillsets required:

 * Expert-level GCP or cloud-based data engineering capability

 * Advanced practical experience of dbt, Python data engineering and SQL

 * Strong data modelling and ETL/ELT design skills

 * Proven end-to-end data product build experience

 * Experience applying AI-enabled approaches to data development

 * Strong testing, data validation and quality assurance capability

 * Data architecture expertise

 * MDM and enterprise data architecture experience, including strategy, solution selection, integration and implementation

 * DevOps, deployment, governance, and production go-live experience

 * Senior technical leadership capable of leading a multidisciplinary feature team

## Description

The requirement is for two UK-based feature teams, each comprising six resources and led by a Senior Lead Data Engineer. All team members must be based in Bristol or Manchester; London-based delivery is specifically excluded. The teams are required to start immediately, and suppliers must propose resources who are available and capable of being onboarded without delay.

 * Improve the quality, richness, and consumption-readiness of FDP data.

 * Deliver FDPs end to end, from ODP selection through design, engagement and shaping, development, DevOps, testing, validation, governance, deployment and go-live.

 * Define and support MDM architecture and strategy.

 * Assess and implement commercial off-the-shelf MDM products where appropriate.

 * Design and develop bespoke MDM solutions.

 * Deliver MDM integration and implementation activities.

 * Design and implement real-time data product patterns.

 * Work within the applicable delivery, architecture, engineering, security and governance standards.

 * Provide experienced, delivery-ready practitioners; proposals based on academic exercises, speculative hiring or resources requiring extended mobilisation will not be accepted.


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