Big Data and Analytics Engineer

London Stock Exchange Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Data and Analytics Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and handling our data infrastructure and analytics solutions to enable data-driven decision-making across the organization! You will work on sophisticated datasets and collaborate with multi-functional teams to unlock insights and deliver actionable intelligence!

We are embarking on a journey to transform our data pipelines and platforms, with a strong emphasis on innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimise data pipelines, architectures, and data integration workflows.
• Build scalable and efficient data storage solutions, such as data lakes, warehouses, or cloud-based systems.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand data requirements and deliver solutions.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes for ingesting, transforming, and loading data from diverse sources.
• Conduct advanced data analysis, modelling, and visualization to identify patterns and insights. Ensure data quality, reliability, and security across systems.
• Work with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Hive, Hadoop) to process and analyse large datasets.

Essential skills:

• 5-10 years experience in data and analytics.
• Bachelor's or equivalent experience in computer science engineering, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or Scala. Hands-on experience with SQL, and data modelling.
• Proven understanding of ETL workflows within databases / warehouses such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server etc.
• Proficiency with data tools (e.g. Databricks, Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Presto) and cloud services (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP).

Nice to have:

• Experience with machine learning frameworks and tools such as Azure ML Studio, AWS SageMaker etc.
• Knowledge of real-time data processing and stream analytics like Azure Event Hubs or similar.
• Hands on experience with real-time analytical databases such as Clickhouse or Apache Druid/Pinot or similar.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it's used for, and how it's obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.

If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.