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SENIOR DATA ENGINEER
£75,000
LONDON
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's largest publicly funded arts and entertainment organisations as it embarks on a major data transformation. You'll play a key role in building a modern data platform from the ground up, helping shape engineering standards, architecture and the future use of AI across the organisation.
THE COMPANY
Our client is a nationally recognised arts and entertainment organisation with over 1,000 employees operating across multiple venues and productions. Following significant investment in Data & Insights leadership, they are implementing a new data platform designed to unlock greater value from data across the business. This role offers the chance to make a genuine impact in an organisation where data maturity is still developing and where your work will directly influence future strategy.
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THE ROLE
- Lead the design and development of a modern Microsoft Fabric-based data platform
- Build scalable data pipelines and implement Lakehouse and Medallion architecture principles
- Develop robust data models across multiple business domains
- Establish engineering standards, governance processes and best practices
- Manage and mentor a small team of Data Engineers
- Work closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into data solutions
- Enable downstream analytics and Power BI reporting capabilities
- Support future AI and advanced analytics initiatives
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Strong Data Engineering experience, ideally 10+ years
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure data services
- Strong expertise in data modelling and semantic layer design
- Experience building data platforms end-to-end
- Proven ability to work across the full data lifecycle through to Power BI
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Previous experience mentoring or managing engineers
- Experience in low-maturity environments where you've helped establish standards and processes would be highly beneficial
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SALARY AND BENEFITS
- £75,000 base salary
- Hybrid working model (2-3 days per week in Southbank)
- Opportunity to build a greenfield data platform
- Significant exposure to AI and advanced analytics projects
- Strong influence over architecture and engineering standards
- Excellent opportunity to make a visible impact within a well-known organisation
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Lack through the 'Apply' link.
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