Data Engineer - Senior Consultant
Opencast, incorporated · United Kingdom ·
- Work mode
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Data engineering
- Visa sponsorship
- No
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Senior data engineering consultant at UK tech consultancy Opencast, designing and building lakehouse/warehouse data platforms for clients using Microsoft Fabric, Azure, PySpark and SQL, and contributing mentoring and technical leadership. Hybrid role with regular travel to client sites across the UK; UK SC security clearance (or eligibility) is required.
Hybrid - Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London
Commitment:
Permanent - Employee
At Opencast, we believe great data engineering is about more than moving and transforming data. It's about creating reliable, scalable foundations that help organisations make better decisions and deliver better services.
You’ll tackle complex engineering challenges across integration, migration, modelling and platform design, working with Microsoft Fabric, Azure and modern data technologies. We value engineering craft, thoughtful problem-solving and building solutions that are simple, robust and built to last.
Our data engineering capability is growing, and you'll help guide its direction through mentoring, recruitment and technical leadership, as well as your client work. If you want to shape both the solutions and capability around them, this could be the role for you.
Opencast data engineers help organisations transform how they manage,useand learn from data. The work ranges from building modernlakehouseand warehouse platforms in Microsoft Fabric to modernising legacy environments, migrating complex workloads and improving the quality,governanceand reliability of critical data services.
This role offers the opportunity to work across the full data lifecycle, combining platform design, engineering,integrationand optimisation. Expect to work with structured, semi-structured and unstructured data, building batch and near real-time data pipelines that underpin critical business and public services.
You'llcollaborate with architects, analysts, softwareengineersand client teams to solve complex challenges and influence technical direction. The role also offers opportunities to contribute beyond delivery through mentoring, recruitment, community building and helping to define engineering standards and best practice as our capability continues to grow.
This role involves weekly on-site work, and you’ll be required to travel regularly to client locations across the UK. We’re looking for people who value in-person collaboration, enjoy building strong relationships, and are passionate about delivering solutions that make a real difference for our clients.
Due to the nature of this role, you must either hold active Security Check (SC) clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo the clearance process.
SC clearance is granted in line with UK Government security vetting requirements. Typically, applicants must have UK citizenship and have lived continuously in the UK for at least the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. Nationality and immigration status may also be considered as part of the vetting process. We are unable to progress applications from candidates who do not meet these requirements.
If you are unsure whether you meet the eligibility criteria, we encourage you to review the guidance or discuss this with us before applying.
We're looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical problems and care about building solutions that are robust,scalableand built to last. Experience in the following areas is important:
Our clients look to us for more than technical delivery.
Success in this role comes from being able to navigate ambiguity, solve difficult problems and help clients make confident technical decisions. The strongest consultants combine technicalexpertisewith curiosity,pragmatismand a collaborative mindset.
You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy:
A competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options, and a discretionary bonus. You’ll also benefit from 25 days’ holiday and access to 3 annual “life happens” days to support unexpected situations. We provide wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities, and the chance to be part of a genuinely supportive team.
This role requires regular on-site attendance at our HQ, hub offices, and client sites, as well as the ability to work from home. Applicants must be able to travel to offices and client sites across the UK as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential for fulfilling the responsibilities of the role.
We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.
Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We’re happy to make adjustments to support your needs.
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