Forward Deployed Data Engineer
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UKFull-TimeMiddle
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Job Details
- Experience
- 3–6 years
- Required Skills
- ETLSnowflakeData engineeringdbtDatabricks
Requirements
- 3–6 years of experience in data engineering, data consulting, or customer-facing technical delivery roles
- Strong knowledge of the modern data stack including tools such as dbt, Snowflake, Databricks, and orchestration platforms
- Experience working with legacy data systems such as ETL pipelines, stored procedures, and batch processing architectures
- Proven ability to manage complex technical projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical teams and executive-level stakeholders
- Strong ownership mindset with a track record of independently driving outcomes and resolving issues end-to-end
- Experience or strong interest in AI-powered tools and a habit of using them to improve productivity and delivery quality
- Ability to work in fast-moving, ambiguous environments while maintaining structure and delivery discipline
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent data migration projects, including scoping, planning, execution, and customer handoff
- Serve as the primary technical and delivery contact for customers, managing expectations and running regular stakeholder check-ins
- Configure and operate AI-driven migration tooling to execute large-scale data platform transformations
- Collaborate closely with internal engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and improve migration performance
- Identify, surface, and remove blockers proactively to ensure timely and predictable project delivery
- Translate complex customer data environments into clear technical plans and execution roadmaps
- Monitor project health, risks, and timelines while escalating issues early to avoid delivery delays
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of migration frameworks, tooling, and delivery best practices
- Help refine and scale standardized playbooks for future migration projects
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