Senior Data Engineer

VIA MATCH LIMITED
London
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Senior Data Engineer

£70,000–£120,000 | London (Hybrid)

Snowflake | Modern Data Platforms | Consulting Environment

We’re hiring a Senior Data Engineer to help design and deliver modern data platforms for a range of clients in a consulting environment.

This is a London-based, hybrid role, with some office presence required. You’ll work on high-impact data projects using Snowflake and the modern data stack, partnering closely with engineers, architects and senior stakeholders.

If you enjoy solving complex data problems, working across different client environments, and having real influence over design and delivery, this role offers both challenge and progression.

What you’ll be doing

  • Designing and building modern, cloud-based data platforms
  • Leading or contributing to complex Snowflake implementations
  • Building scalable data ingestion, transformation and analytics pipelines
  • Translating business requirements into robust technical designs
  • Acting as a trusted data consultant to client stakeholders
  • Mentoring engineers and helping raise engineering standards
  • Contributing to internal tooling, patterns and delivery best practice

What we’re looking for

  • Strong experience as a Data Engineer in a consultancy or complex delivery environment
  • Deep, hands-on expertise with Snowflake
  • Experience with the modern data stack, including dbt, Airflow (or similar) and Python
  • Solid experience with AWS and/or Azure
  • Strong SQL skills and performance optimisation experience
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps and DataOps practices
  • Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice to have

  • SnowPro certification (or willingness to complete shortly after joining)
  • Experience with containers, infrastructure as code and automated pipelines
  • Exposure to data governance, observability and data quality frameworks

Why join

  • Work on varied, high-impact data projects using modern technologies
  • Competitive salary of £70,000–£120,000, depending on experience
  • London-based, hybrid setup with a balance of collaboration and flexibility
  • Clear progression and access to funded training and certifications
  • Opportunity to grow your technical and consulting skills side by side

If you’re a senior data engineer looking for challenging work, strong ownership and exposure to modern data platforms, we’d love to hear from you.

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