Senior Data Engineer (DO)

SUMMARY:
The Role:

Our client, a leader in the financial sector is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to assist their team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating data pipelines to support downstream data del...

POSITION INFO:
The Role:

Our client, a leader in the financial sector is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to assist their team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating data pipelines to support downstream data delivery.

These data pipelines is a series of automated, programmatic steps and gather data from numerous, potentially disparate data sources and bring everything together into a central place (data lake warehouse) where it is made readily available for downstream consumption.

• Excellent programming skills in both Python and SQL
• Good database design skills and an understanding of data warehousing techniques and approaches

An understanding of and ability to access data from sources such as: 

• Microsoft SQL Server:
• Oracle MongoDB
• Amazon S3
• Windows and Linux file systems (Excel, delimited files, etc.)
• HTTP APIs

SFTP sites

• Must have the ability to engineer cloud-first solutions in the Amazon Web Services cloud
• Interest in machine learning and advanced analytics, and the development of data pipelines in support thereof
• An understanding of the software development process, with proficiency in Git for version control and build deployment pipelines in GitLab
• Ability to create reports and BI dashboards to communicate data analysis results, using a variety of technologies, which might include:
• Microsoft SQL 
• Server Reporting Services
• Microsoft PowerBI
• Microsoft Excel

• Develop maintain data pipelines in support of downstream data delivery
  Perform analysis on organisational data create reports to communicate the results
• Communicate and advocate for a data-driven mindset in the larger organisational community, especially the IT department
  Investigate and evaluate emerging technologies like robotic process automation (RPA), new AWS services, new data management approaches, machine learning advancements, etc.
  Liaise with individuals in the organisation in support of all the above duties

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