Lead Data Engineer / Architect Full Time Permanent

Lead Data Engineer – Investment Management firm

An experienced Data Engineer is required by a leading global Investment Management firm to lead a new Data Platform Team being built in their Central London office.

With the company spanning over 20 countries across 4 continents, data quality and accessibility is of paramount importance. As part of their ongoing move to cloud native design, they are designing and building a Data Platform from the ground up to provide their 3000+ employees accurate, trusted and accessible product and related data essential for business development and product development.

This new role requires a hands-on Data Engineer to lead the design, development, testing and deployment so experience of architecting large and complex data solutions is essential. You will also be the first member of the Data Platform team within the London office so will work closely with teams in the US and London. You will also be instrumental in the ongoing building of a team in London.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading the design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and evolution of a new product data platform
• Defining the data architecture framework, standards, and principles
• Improve data accuracy, consistency, and accessibility
• Working with a variety of stakeholders, departments, and vendors across multiple territories and time zones

You will need:

• A deep bank of experience in data roles including data analysis, data engineering, and data architecture
• Data modeling, data warehousing, data entity analysis
• Logical and relational database design
• Data pipeline and workflow management tools
• Experience designing and implementing distributed systems
• Cloud technologies, using AWS or Azure services
• Expertise with ETL tools, demonstrated experience in data integration and data migrations

Ideally you will have a background in, or understanding of, the Investment Management industry. Failing that, you will need to be able demonstrate an ability to pick up the necessary understanding quickly. We are also particularly interested in speaking with people from Technology Companies, especially FinTechs, or from other Financial Services backgrounds.

This is a great opportunity to join a very successful and expanding global business and to get in on the ground floor of a new team delivering cutting edge technology with a commitment to delivering a best of breed solution.

Sound like your next challenge? Does this sound like the next step in your career? If this role is a bit of you, then get in touch and get involved!