Senior Data Engineer

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

Base Location: Reading or Havant

Salary: £40,600 - £61,000 + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

What is the Role?

We are recruiting for the position of a Senior Data Engineer in SSE's Group Data and Analytics team. This team acts as a centre of enablement (CoE) for the SSE organisation and are involved in a variety of activities: practical project development work, advising on best practice, investigation into new capabilities and other activities that further data driven solutions across SSE.

Key responsibilities for this role will be to:

- Act at a senior level within the data engineering / data solutions space as a key member of the CoE.

- Be involved in the refinement of user requirements and the design of necessary solutions.

- Operate in a senior data engineer capacity on various projects covering the development and maintenance of efficient, reusable and reliable data pipelines in an Azure environment.

- Advise and assist team members as well as other technical resources in the SSE business. Peer review work to ensure quality, consistency, reusability etc.

- Use your experience to guide best patterns and practices and other output from CoE team.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role we would like you to have:

- Long-term experience working at a senior level in data engineering; involvement in end-to-end solution development across varied solutions.

- Experience with designing, building, and operating solutions in an Azure environment with senior level experience in an Azure environment with capabilities such as: Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, SQL Database, Dedicated SQL Pool. Advanced technical language skills through use of these capabilities: Python/PySpark and SQL.

- The ability to carry out your own data engineering tasks to a high standard as well as assisting other team members and colleagues to ensure the quality of work and adherence to agreed patterns and standards.

- Great communication skills and the ability to represent the CoE at a senior level. The ability to work with business stakeholders to arrive at the optimum solution for any particular use case.

- Senior level experience in other facets necessary for solution development and maintenance such as testing, CI/CD, monitoring, optimisation, cost management etc.

About our Business

SSE IT underpins the technology needs of all the different businesses that make up the SSE group. From emerging technologies to data and analytics to cyber security - we power SSE's growth and enable it to generate value, while keeping it secure. As a trusted business partner that helps SSE lead in a low carbon world, we are proud of our service. Working for SSE IT is all about equipping SSE for now and the future.

What's in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact David on 01738 275846.

Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.