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Justian Blount
Data & AI Practice Director
Full Time
London, London
£120,000
We are supporting an enterprise-level client who is investing heavily in a modern cloud data platform that will sit at the centre of its data strategy. This programme will enable more advanced analytics, reporting and insight across multiple business functions.
We are looking to appoint three experienced Senior Data Engineers with strong Azure and Snowflake expertise.
Senior Data Engineer - Azure & Snowflake
Location: Central London - 3–4 days onsite each week
Salary: £90-120K + Benefits
The Role
This is a senior, hands-on engineering position within a high-performing data team. You will play a key role in shaping, developing and enhancing a large-scale Azure-based data platform, ensuring it is scalable, reliable and built to enterprise standards.
The position requires regular collaboration with stakeholders and an onsite presence in Central London 3–4 days per week, so this is not a fully remote role.
What You Will Be Doing
Building and enhancing scalable data pipelines using Azure and Snowflake
Developing and improving ETL / ELT processes across batch and micro-batch workloads
Working extensively with Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Azure Storage and Azure Functions
Designing and maintaining data warehouse structures including star and snowflake schemas
Applying recognised data warehousing approaches such as Kimball and Inmon
Writing and optimising complex SQL queries to support analytics and reporting
Ensuring strong data governance, quality, validation and reconciliation processes
Partnering with BI teams to enable effective reporting solutions
Contributing to architectural decisions around performance, scalability and infrastructure
Identifying and resolving issues to improve platform reliability and efficiency
What We Are Looking For
7+ years in software engineering or development
5+ years working within data-focused environments
At least 2 years hands-on experience with Azure cloud data platforms
Strong expertise across the Azure Data Platform including Data Factory, SQL, Storage and Functions
Proven experience in SQL development and data modelling
Experience building both periodic batch and micro-batch data pipelines
Solid understanding of enterprise data warehouse design and loading strategies
A minimum of 1 year hands-on experience with Snowflake
Experience working with large-scale enterprise datasets
Strong analytical mindset with a clear focus on data integrity and performance
Desirable Experience
Advanced Snowflake performance tuning and optimisation
Python and or Databricks exposure
Experience designing full end-to-end data platform architectures
Background supporting enterprise BI ecosystems
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices
Additional Details
Visa candidates will be considered
Salary is open and negotiable depending on experience
Immediate requirement
If you are an experienced Senior Data Engineer with strong Azure and Snowflake expertise and are comfortable with a London-based hybrid working model, we’d love to hear from you.
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