Description of role:
Senior Data Engineer (Databricks)
Location: London (Hybrid)
Rate: Negotiable, depending on experience
Duration: 6 months (initial)
We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer (Databricks) to join a world-leading energy organisation on a key transformation programme within their trading and supply division. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in building modern, scalable data solutions using Azure cloud technologies.
The Role
As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing and developing robust data foundations and end-to-end solutions that drive value across the business. You’ll help shape and embed data-driven thinking across both technical and business teams, ensuring the organisation continues to lead with insight and innovation.
You’ll act as a subject matter expert, guiding technical decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring data engineering best practices are consistently applied.
Key Responsibilities
You’ll be joining a large-scale programme focused on modernising a global data warehouse platform using Azure technologies. The project aims to deliver a unified and standardised view of data across international operations — a key enabler for smarter, data-driven trading decisions.
If you’re a data engineer with deep Azure and Databricks experience, and you enjoy solving complex challenges within a global business, this contract offers a chance to make a real impact on a high-profile initiative.
Interested?
Please apply now with your updated CV and reach out to Tom Johnson at Certain Advantage – Ref: 79413
Location: London (Hybrid)
Rate: Negotiable, depending on experience
Duration: 6 months (initial)
We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer (Databricks) to join a world-leading energy organisation on a key transformation programme within their trading and supply division. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in building modern, scalable data solutions using Azure cloud technologies.
The Role
As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing and developing robust data foundations and end-to-end solutions that drive value across the business. You’ll help shape and embed data-driven thinking across both technical and business teams, ensuring the organisation continues to lead with insight and innovation.
You’ll act as a subject matter expert, guiding technical decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring data engineering best practices are consistently applied.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build data solutions aligned with business and IT strategy.
- Lead development of scalable data pipelines and models using Azure and Databricks.
- Support data foundation initiatives and ensure effective rollout across business units.
- Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders, presenting insights clearly.
- Oversee change management, incident management, and data quality improvement.
- Contribute to best practice sharing and community-building initiatives within the data engineering space.
- Cloud Platforms: Strong expertise in AWS / Azure / SAP
- ETL/ELT Pipelines: Advanced proficiency
- Data Modelling: Expert level
- Data Integration & Ingestion: Skilled
- Databricks, SQL, Synapse, Data Factory and related Azure services
- Version Control / DevOps tools: GITHUB, Azure DevOps, Actions
- Testing & Automation tools: PyTest, SonarQube
- Experience leading or running scrum teams
- Exposure to planning tools such as BPC
- Familiarity with external data ecosystems and documentation tools (e.g., MKDocs)
You’ll be joining a large-scale programme focused on modernising a global data warehouse platform using Azure technologies. The project aims to deliver a unified and standardised view of data across international operations — a key enabler for smarter, data-driven trading decisions.
If you’re a data engineer with deep Azure and Databricks experience, and you enjoy solving complex challenges within a global business, this contract offers a chance to make a real impact on a high-profile initiative.
Interested?
Please apply now with your updated CV and reach out to Tom Johnson at Certain Advantage – Ref: 79413
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