Senior Data Engineer

Base Location: Havant, Reading, Glasgow and Perth

Salary: £42,600 - £64,000 + performance-related bonus and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The Role

We are recruiting for the position of a Senior Data Engineer in SSE's Group Technology Services (GTS) Data Services team. This team serves as a central hub within GTS, supporting teams, projects, and platforms by enabling access to trustworthy, timely, and well-governed data. We embrace DevOps practices to ensure our stakeholders benefit from fully supported and maintained data solutions.

You Will

- Act at a senior level within the data engineering / data solutions space as a key member of SEE’s GTS Data Services team.

- Be involved in the refinement of business requirements and the design and development of necessary solutions.

- Operate in a senior capacity on various projects and initiatives. This will mainly relate to data engineering activities such as the design, development, implementation and maintenance of efficient, reusable and reliable data pipelines in an Azure environment.

- Given that GTS Data Service team is looking to provide holistic data solutions then activities may extend into analysis and use of data (e.g. data visualisation for business intelligence); investigating machine learning capabilities etc.

- Advise and assist team members, ensuring best practice, peer reviewing work to ensure quality, consistency, reusability etc.

You Have

- Long-term experience working at a senior level in data engineering; involvement in end-to-end development and delivery across a variety of solutions.

- Demonstrable experience of using the Databricks platform for building data solutions and data products. Suitably senior experience with an alternative enterprise level Data and Analytics platform may be considered if you have extensive experience in Python and SQL.

- The ability to carry out your own tasks to a high standard as well as assisting other team members and colleagues to ensure the quality of work and adherence to agreed patterns and standards.

- Great communication skills and the ability to represent GTS Data Services at a senior level. The ability to work with business stakeholders to arrive at the optimum solution for any particular use case.

- Senior level experience in other facets necessary for solution development and maintenance such as testing, CI/CD, monitoring, optimisation, cost management etc.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're investing around £10 million a day in homegrown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. Our investment will see us build the world's largest offshore wind farm and transform the grid to deliver greener electricity to millions.

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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