Manager Data Engineer - D& ET - Technology Consulting - Belfast & Derry/L'Derry

EY
Belfast
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Manager Data Engineer - Digital & Emerging Technologies - Technology Consulting - Belfast & Derry/L'Derry At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. The opportunity This is a rapidly growing area, so you will have plenty of opportunity to spread your wings and develop your skill set to keep up with the ever-growing demands of the digital landscape. Our Data Services Group team helps apply cutting edge technology and techniques to bring solutions to our clients. As part of that, you'll sit side-by-side with clients and diverse teams from EY and we'll look to you to provide our clients with a unique business perspective on how they must continue to innovate and remain competitive in this ever-changing industry. We are seeking individuals with significant client-side and people management experience, who have gained project and technology delivery experience within large recognised organisations. Your key responsibilities Participate in presentations and proposals for medium complex projects or elements of highly complex projects Logical and physical data modelling - Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and models Assists in data modelling and design reviews, striving for improved usability and efficiency Implements code for data extraction and basic transformations Validates data quality and maintains source control and versioning Contributes to data tool development and platform monitoring Writing SQL scripts and stored procedures, optimize and tune SQL queries for performance and efficiency Design, implement and maintain data security and access controls. Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues Agile management and scrum master, maintaining roadmap, tasks, and making sure everyone in the team is working towards a clear goal To qualify for the role, you must have 5+ year(s) experience in business analytics, data science, software development, data modelling or data engineering Good understanding of scripting Excellent SQL, preferably T-SQL, development skills. Experience in data wrangling and standard data cleansing, in different formats, including CSVs and structured tables. Good understanding with Microsoft BI toolset, including O365 tools and PowerPlatform (PowerApps/Power Automate/Power BI). Good understanding of Azure cloud ETL toolset, including Azure SQL Server, Azure Data Factory, Datalake. Familiar with Cloud technologies including Microsoft Azure Cloud infrastructure, data stores connections, cloud functions concepts. Experience in programming languages like Python, Java, or C#. Experience in cloud data platforms like Snowflake, Databricks or Azure Synapse. Good understanding of Data Modelling techniques. Ideally, you'll also have Relevant academic background Participation in the opensource community Expertise in automation and/or digital transformation Certification in MS Azure or AWS Cloud data engineering or similar track Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle, Devops and MLOPS Strong skills in one object orientated language Excellent presentation skills Understanding application of project mgmt. and agile methodologies What we look for We're interested in candidates with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you'll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you're serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients' most complex issues, this role is for you. What we offer Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. It's yours to build. Please note; Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity& inclusiveness here . We ask because it matters! EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today. Tech To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. 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