Senior Data Engineer

Role overview

SENIOR DATA ENGINEER £100,000 LONDON This is a unique opportunity to join a prestigious investment management business at the start of a major technology transformation. You'll play a key role in building a brand-new cloud data platform from the ground up, working closely with investment professionals and taking ownership of critical data initiatives across the business. THE COMPANY Our client is a highly respected investment management firm with a long-standing heritage and a global, multi-asset investment strategy. Operating more like a sophisticated investment office than a traditional bank, they manage significant assets across public and private markets while maintaining a lean, collaborative culture. This is a growth hire as part of a wider modernisation programme, offering the chance to help shape the future data landscape of the business and influence technology decisions from day one. THE ROLE Build and develop a new cloud-based data platform, helping to establish the foundations of the firm's future data architecture Migrate, redesign and modernise existing ETL pipelines, reporting processes and data workflows from legacy systems Work closely with investment, private equity, risk and performance teams to translate business requirements into scalable solutions Contribute across the full data lifecycle, including engineering, cloud infrastructure, automation, reporting and platform optimisation Play a highly visible role in a small technology team where your work will have direct business impact YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Strong experience in Data Engineering, ideally with exposure across infrastructure, pipelines, reporting and cloud technologies Financial Services experience is highly desirable, particularly within asset management, investment management or multi-asset environments Understanding of investment products such as private equity, derivatives, bonds and public markets Strong Python and SQL skills, alongside broader data engineering expertise Experience with Databricks, Snowflake or Microsoft Fabric would be advantageous CFA qualification or progress towards CFA Level 1+ would be highly beneficial Able to operate independently, engage stakeholders and take ownership of key initiatives SALARY AND BENEFITS Up to £100,000 base salary Excellent pension contribution of up to 15% Private medical insurance for you and your family Life assurance, critical illness cover and income protection Up to £600 annual gym contribution 26 days holiday plus additional Christmas leave 15 work-from-anywhere days per year Sponsorship of professional qualifications Hybrid working model (4 days in office) HOW TO APPLY Please register your interest by sending your CV through to Harry Lack via the 'Apply' link. Source: Reed Original listing: https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-data-engineer/57531957