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About The Company
IG Group is a renowned FTSE 100 fintech company operating across five continents, serving over 1.3 million customers worldwide and managing billions of dollars in transactions. Built on a foundation of scale, trust, and proof, IG Group has established itself as a leader in financial technology and services. The company’s culture is rooted in continuous innovation, addressing complex challenges with advanced technology and extensive resources. IG Group’s commitment to high standards and forward-thinking approaches has enabled it to maintain a competitive edge in the dynamic financial sector. The organization values curiosity, agility, and strategic thinking, providing its employees with a platform to influence the future of finance and technology.
About The Role
The Principal Data Engineer at IG Group will play a pivotal role in shaping and maintaining the company’s data infrastructure. This senior-level position involves overseeing the end-to-end technical architecture of IG’s GCP data platform, including core data lakes, real-time ingestion systems, and transformation processes. The successful candidate will lead the migration of legacy systems from AWS and on-premises environments to GCP-native capabilities, ensuring seamless integration and high data quality. This role requires a strategic thinker with hands-on expertise in designing large-scale data pipelines, real-time streaming architectures, and data governance practices. The Principal Data Engineer will serve as a key technical advisor and collaborator across multiple divisions, translating business requirements into scalable, reliable, and secure data solutions. The role emphasizes establishing engineering standards, mentoring teams, and driving data quality initiatives to support IG’s data-driven decision-making and AI initiatives.
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Qualifications
- Extensive hands-on experience designing and operating large-scale data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Cloud Composer/Airflow, GCS)
- Proven expertise in real-time streaming architectures, including Apache Kafka and related technologies
- Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring and guiding data engineering teams
- Deep understanding of data quality practices, including data contracts, observability, SLA/SLO management, and automated alerting
- Proficiency in SQL transformation patterns and modern tooling such as dbt
- Experience managing ingestion estates with third-party connectors and in-house integrations
- Excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Knowledge of structured delivery disciplines within a regulated financial environment
Responsibilities
- Own the technical architecture of IG’s GCP data platform, including core lake, ingestion, transformation, and integration services
- Lead the migration efforts from legacy AWS and on-premises systems to GCP-native solutions, ensuring minimal disruption and high data integrity
- Define platform standards, interfaces, and self-service patterns to empower divisions to build and manage their own data models securely
- Establish and enforce data quality standards across the organization, including data contracts, observability, and SLA/SLO adherence
- Act as the senior technical contact for stakeholders in Compliance, Marketing, Finance, Data Science, and other divisions, translating requirements into scalable engineering solutions
- Set and uphold engineering standards through code reviews, design reviews, and technical mentorship to enhance team capabilities
- Manage third-party augmentation resources, ensuring deliverables align with IG’s standards and leave maintainable assets
- Shape sprint planning, monitor engineering metrics, and report on data pipeline health, data freshness, and delivery performance to senior leadership
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Benefits
- Tailored professional development programs and mentorship opportunities to support career growth
- Opportunities to expand your professional network through various committees, sports, and social clubs
- Additional leave for volunteering and community engagement activities
- Competitive compensation packages and benefits tailored to employee needs
- Hybrid working model promoting flexibility and collaboration
Equal Opportunity
IG Group is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that a diverse workforce enhances innovation and drives our success, and we are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees.
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