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Head of Data Engineering

Cititec
City of London
3 days ago
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Global Head of Data Engineering | Base Salary & uncapped Bonus | London | Permanent


Industry: Trading / Commodities

Location: London – Hybrid (4 days in office)

Job Type: Permanent


Our client is seeking a Global Head of Data Engineering to oversee the development and optimisation of their enterprise data platform in a front office trading environment. You’ll lead a distributed team of data engineers, ensuring the seamless ingestion, management, and delivery of high-quality market, economic, and commercial data to power trading, research, and operational decision-making.


What You’ll Do:

  • Lead and manage a global team of data engineers, providing mentorship and direction.
  • Oversee the design, build, and ongoing enhancement of an enterprise data platform on AWS.
  • Develop and scale robust ETL/ELT pipelines for the ingestion of financial market, commodity, and commercial datasets.
  • Deliver new data products and services for traders, analysts, and operational teams.
  • Implement and maintain data quality frameworks and best practices.
  • Collaborate with front office users, including traders and research analysts, to understand data requirements.
  • Partner with senior data scientists, data engineers, and application teams across the business to deliver high-impact solutions.
  • Drive innovation and continuous improvement across data engineering practices.


Skills & Experience:

  • Experience in data engineering roles, with proven leadership in global teams.
  • Strong expertise in financial market data ingestion, ETL/ELT pipelines, data modelling, and provisioning.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS data services (e.g. Glue, Redshift, S3, Lambda).
  • Background in data quality management and scalable architecture.
  • Experience engaging directly with front office users and traders.
  • Exposure to energy and metals commodities, power generation, shipping, or weather-related data is desirable.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business teams.


To find out more, please apply directly or connect with me on LinkedIn.

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