Senior Data Engineer

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the following locations : Dublin

Salary: €57,600 - €86,400 + performance-related bonus and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: 12 month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

We are seeking a Data Engineer to support the build‑out of curated, reliable, high‑value datasets within our Databricks Lakehouse environment. 
This role focuses on transforming, structuring, and modelling data across the Medallion layers (bronze → silver → gold) to enable analytics, reporting, and operational use cases. 
It is not a reporting or visualisation role — it is a hands‑on modelling and pipeline design position aligned to the architectural principles used across CDP. 

You will

• Build and maintain data pipelines across bronze, silver, and gold layers, ensuring progressive enhancement of data quality according to Medallion architecture principles. 
• Design and implement robust logical and physical data models (e.g. dimensional modelling). 
• Design transformation logic from raw to structured, business-ready gold datasets to support analytics and domain consumption. 
• Collaborate closely with vendors, TPO, management, product, data architecture, engineering, and analytics teams to ensure end‑to‑end alignment of data models with business needs. 
• Apply and maintain data quality, lineage, and governance across Medallion layers, adhering to organisational standards. Contribute to best‑practice documentation, modelling standards, and architectural patterns for Databricks pipelines. 

You have

• Expertise in SQL (optimised joins, complex transformations), data modelling, analytics. 
• Hands‑on experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, and ELT/ETL orchestration. 
• Strong understanding of dimensional modelling, fact/dimension structures, 
• Experience working with cloud data platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP). and metadata practices. 
• Ability to collaborate across technical and business teams and influence modelling decisions.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security and more.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact David.brickell@sse.com / 01738 275 846 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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