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Principal Data Engineer

Certain Advantage
London
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Principal Data Engineer / Tech Lead

Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our global energies trading client in London for a Principal Data Engineer who can offer demonstrable experience in:

Technologies- Databricks (DLT, Performance Tunning, Cost Optimization ), PySpark, Python, SQL, ADF.

Capabilities– leading a data engineering team, being technically hands on and drive a project to completion, experience running a scrum team.

Skills- Data Modelling, Data Integration & Ingestion, ELT,

IR35: This is a contract inside IR35 until Jan 2026 in Central London (2-3 days onsite).

The Role of a Lead is to conceptualize and design data foundations and end-to-end solutions including data platforms for the Business to maximize value from data. The role helps create a data-driven thinking within the organization, not just within IT teams, but also in the wider business stakeholder community.

You’ll be;

Hands-on technical delivery leader
Visible community leader for data engineers
Conducts quality, community & conference presentations/trainings
Has vast array of technology skills with deep expertise in at least 2 core technologies (Azure, AWS, SAP)
A skilled communicator capable of speaking to both technical developers and business managers.
Able to drive change and improvement through a deep understanding of the inter-relationship between People, Process, Data and Technology
Coordinate the change management process, incident management and problem management process.
Drive implementation efficiency and effectiveness across the pilots and future projects to minimize cost, increase speed of implementation and maximize value delivery.
Drives & contributes to community building initiatives 
Does this sound like your next career move? Apply today!

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