Job Title: Data Engineering Consultant
Locations: London/Bristol/Manchester
Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)
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Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
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Key responsibilities
Implement ETL pipelines and orchestrate data flows using batch and streaming technologies based on software engineering best practice
Define, document and iterate data mappings based on concepts and principles of data modelling
Re-engineer data pipelines to be scalable, robust, automatable, and repeatable
Navigate, explore and query large scale datasets
Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management
Identify and resolve data issues including data quality, data mapping, database and application issues
Implement data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems
Deliver high quality implementation and documentation for critical functionality
Deliver code, unit tests, feature tests, stubs and integration tests.
Operate in an agile environment as part of a scrum team and participate in sprint rituals
Work with team members to understand designs, functional requirements and triage issue
Qualifications
We have a number of opportunities available from junior to senior level and we are looking for data engineers who have a variety of different skills which include some of the below.
Strong proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, or Scala)
Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Experience with:
Data warehousing and lake architectures
ETL/ELT pipeline development
SQL and NoSQL databases
Distributed computing frameworks (Spark, Kinesis etc)
Software development best practices including CI/CD, TDD and version control.
Strong understanding of data modelling and system architecture
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.
What’s in it for you
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialised capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres.
With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises.
Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
