Talan
Senior Data Engineering Consultant
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Senior Data Engineering Consultant
Talan Data x AI Consultant Position
Company Description
Talan Data x AI is a leading Data Management and Analytics consultancy, partnering closely with top software vendors and industry experts across diverse sectors. Our focus is unlocking value and deriving insight from data, driven by innovation in modern processes and technologies—Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) included.
As a Great Place to Work® certified organisation (2025), we pride ourselves on a positive organisational culture and are recognised as an employer of choice. Through continuous investment in training, mentorship, and regional social events, we foster engagement, networking, and collaborative growth for our teams.
Key Skills & Attributes for Success
As our consultant, you’ll bring together these essential qualities:
- A strong team player with the ability to work independently
- Exceptional client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills
- Proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills
- Proficiency in building and maintaining internal/external relationships
- Influencing and negotiation experience
- Creative problem-solving with a focus on innovative solutions
- Passion for continuous learning and personal development
- Leadership capability, whether in formal or deliverable-driven roles
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Required Qualifications & Experience
Technical & Project Skills
You must demonstrate:
- Multi-disciplinary experience in Data Management, Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Data Modelling, Data Quality, Data Integration, Data Analytics, Data Visualisation, Data Science, or Business Intelligence.
- Confidence in delivering data solutions using Databricks and optimising data pipelines with PySpark in Databricks environments.
- Proven Power BI expertise—building, publishing, and supporting dashboards and reports.
- Strong Python, SQL, and complex SQL query writing skills.
- Project experience with technologies like Tableau, Power BI, Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), or Snowflake, including Databricks integration.
- Experience managing data ingestion, transformation, and quality pipelines.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities under pressure.
- Technical and project leadership track record, including team management.
- Awareness of industry standards, regulations, and system developments.
- End-to-end project delivery expertise and familiarity with methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, DevOps, Testing).
- Hands-on DevOps and Infrastructure deployment (Azure, Databricks).
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Ideally Suited By:
(Non-exhaustive list—bonus experience)
- SAS (SAS EG, SAS DI, SAS Viya) implementation.
- Knowledge of Relational Databases and Data Warehousing.
- Experience with Enterprise ETL tools (Informatica, Talend, Datastage, Alteryx).
- Hands-on exposure to Hadoop, Spark, Scala, Oracle, Pega, Salesforce.
- Multi-platform or cross-platform approach capability.
- Financial services sector experience.
- Line management and mentoring.
- Staff development alongside leadership experience.
Qualifications & Availability
You must meet the following:
- Willingness to work at client sites for extended periods.
- Preparedness to travel for work, potentially staying away frequently.
- Eligibility to work in the UK without restriction.
Benefits Package
These are what we offer our consultants:
- BDP Plus: Earn points redeemable against a three-month paid sabbatical or cash substitute.
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
- 5-day holiday buy/sell option.
- Performance-driven bonus (discretionary).
- Private medical insurance.
- Life cover.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Company pension scheme (5% employer contribution, salary sacrifice available).
- Employee assistance program.
- Bespoke learning via Udemy for Business.
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