Senior Data Engineer (Cloud, Data Integration & Migration)
Company Description
Come join us and make a difference in the world!
Discover more at www.necsws.com
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our growing Data Services team. This is a hands-on technical role focused on designing, building, and supporting cloud-based data solutions across AWS and Azure platforms.
The successful candidate will have strong experience in data engineering, data integration, ETL/ELT development, data migration, data quality, and cloud-native analytics platforms. They will work closely with technical and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality data solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain scalable ETL and ELT pipelines.
- Build data integration solutions across cloud, on-premise, and third-party systems.
- Design and implement robust data migration solutions, including extraction, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and cutover activities.
- Perform data profiling, root cause analysis, and data quality assessments.
- Develop and optimise data warehouse, data lake, and lakehouse solutions.
- Produce source-to-target mappings, transformation rules, and technical documentation.
- Support data governance, security, and compliance requirements.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
- Troubleshoot complex data issues and implement sustainable solutions.
Qualifications
Essential Skills & Experience
Experience
- MUST be eligible for UK Security Clearance
- Demonstrable experience in Data Engineering.
- Proven experience delivering complex Data Migration and Data Integration projects.
- Strong experience working with large and complex datasets.
- Experience working across both AWS and Microsoft Azure environments.
Databases & SQL
Strong hands-on experience with:
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Athena
Excellent SQL development, optimisation, and troubleshooting skills.
AWS Technologies
Strong practical experience with:
- AWS Glue
- Amazon Athena
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon S3
- AWS Lambda
- AWS Step Functions
- Amazon QuickSight
Microsoft Azure Technologies
Strong practical experience with:
- Microsoft Fabric
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure Synapse Analytics
- Azure Data Lake Storage
- Azure SQL
Data Engineering
Strong knowledge of:
- ETL and ELT design patterns
- Data Integration architectures
- Data Warehousing
- Data Lake and Lakehouse architectures
- Data Modelling
- Data Profiling
- Data Quality Management
- Data Validation and Reconciliation
Additional Information
We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package, including an above average pension scheme. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions, you are provided with the following:
- Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost)
- 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE)
- 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
- A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
- A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
- All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like.
OTHER INFORMATION
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.
- All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks.
- This role requires Security Check (SC) clearance. Candidates must either hold current SC clearance, or be eligible to obtain SC clearance.
NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.
Who We Are:
We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies.
Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services.
We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.
We’d love your help. And we’ll support you all the way.
At NEC Digital Studio, we believe in design practices that make the world more human.
NEC Digital Studio was created to put people at the centre of services, positively changing how they experience the world. Everything we design, build and maintain is made for life. Our mission is to empower organisations to be more effective, inclusive and sustainable, through tools, systems and experiences that are intelligent, integrated and intuitive for all.
As a people-first digital studio, we are designing and developing evidence-led solutions at scale to transform the services used by everyone, every day.
We specialise in working with seldom heard voices and diverse user groups. We practice participatory co-design and ethical research. Our teams are experts in accessibility and digital inclusion
We’d love your help. And we’ll support you all the way.
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