Data Engineer (Data Platforms)

Our client is seeking a hands-on Data Engineer to support the operations, maintenance and enhancement of a central data platform. You will work closely with technical teams, source system owners, vendors and business users to build reliable data pipelines and deliver quality datasets for reporting and analytics. Responsibilities • Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines and file-based interfaces for data ingestion. • Build SQL and Python solutions for data cleansing, transformation, standardisation and reconciliation. • Maintain data models, tables, datasets and processing logic to support new requirements. • Implement data quality, validation and reconciliation checks, investigate anomalies and resolve root causes. • Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines, perform reruns and improve pipeline reliability and performance. • Support system enhancements, testing, UAT, defect resolution and production issues. • Develop governed datasets, queries and data sources for downstream reporting and analytics. • Translate business requirements into data mappings and technical solutions, while maintaining clear documentation. • Support data governance, audit, access review and compliance activities. Requirements • 3–4 years of relevant Data Engineering experience, with strong SQL and working proficiency in Python for data processing, automation and pipeline development. • Hands-on experience in ETL/data pipeline development, including data ingestion, transformation, validation and production support. • Strong understanding of data modelling, data warehousing and relational/file-based data. • Experience handling complex, inconsistent or legacy data, including data reconciliation, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis. • AWS experience preferred, particularly S3, Athena, IAM, CSV/Parquet and partitioned datasets; experience with other cloud data platforms will also be considered. • Experience with Spark, Databricks or similar technologies is an advantage. • Experience with Tableau or other BI tools is a plus.