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Senior Engineer, Data Engineering

Tata Consultancy Services
London
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Role: Principal Data Engineer
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Norwich / London (Hybrid)
Number of hours: 40 hours per week full time


Are you passionate about Data and Analytics?

We have an exciting role for you Principal Data Engineer.


TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.
Gain access to endless learning opportunities.
As a Principal Data Engineer, you will be responsible for the technical design, engineering quality, and delivery of data ingestion, integration, transformation, and data product pipelines. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in AWS cloud-native data platforms, Snowflake, and modern data engineering practices, with proven experience in banking and insurance domains.


Lead the design and development of data ingestion, integration, and transformation frameworks.
Architect and deliver data products that are modular, reusable, and aligned with business domains.
Ensure technical accountability for detailed design, engineering quality, and delivery of all data engineering solutions.
Manage and own the technical debt process, ensuring long-term maintainability and scalability.
Collaborate with ML and GenAI teams to operationalize models into production pipelines.
Ensure observability, data quality, lineage, and governance across the data lifecycle.
Deep hands-on experience with AWS Cloud-native data platforms, including:
AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, Athena, Redshift, S3, CloudWatch
AWS SDKs, Boto3, and serverless architecture patterns
Strong programming skills in Python and Apache Spark
Proven experience in Snowflake data engineering, including:
Snowflake SQL, Snowpipe, Streams & Tasks, and performance optimization
Integration with AWS services and orchestration tools
Expertise in data integration patterns, ETL/ELT, and data pipeline orchestration
Experience with data quality frameworks, metadata management, and data lineage
Hands-on experience with machine learning pipelines and generative AI engineering
Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD for data workflows, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Proven track record of delivering data engineering solutions in banking and/or insurance environments.
Deep understanding of financial data models, regulatory compliance, and risk and fraud analytics.
Experience working with cross-functional teams in regulated, data-sensitive environments.


AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent
Experience with data mesh, data product thinking, or domain-driven design
Exposure to real-time data processing (e.g., Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.
Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing
We believe in building and sustaining a culture of equity and belonging where everyone can thrive. Our diversity and inclusion motto is Inclusion without Exception. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected across our workforce implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.
Youll find a welcoming culture and many internal volunteering and social networks to join (these are optional). Our diversity, inclusion and social activities include 12 employee networks such as gender diversity, LGBTQIA+ & Allies, mental health, disability & neurodiversity inclusion and many more, as well as health & wellness initiatives and sports events and we sponsor the London Marathon.
We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.
Adjustment Request or call TCS London Office to request an adjustment. Apply online now.

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