Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer - Enterprise Data Warehouse (Fully Remote) VANRATH is proud to be working with a global leader in the payments industry to recruit a Lead Data Engineer for a fully remote, permanent role. This is a unique opportunity to design and build a centralised enterprise data warehouse, creating a single source of truth that will drive business-critical insights and enable strategic decision-making across the organisation. This is an ideal role for someone passionate about building data platforms from the ground up - with full autonomy to architect, implement, and evolve solutions that will shape the future of data within a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. Key Responsibilities - Design and develop a comprehensive, cloud-based enterprise data warehouse using industry best practices (Kimball, Data Vault, Data Mesh methodologies) - Lead data modeling efforts to develop dimensional models (facts, dimensions) supporting analytics and reporting - Build, optimise, and maintain robust and automated ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and expose data from multiple sources - Implement integrations between on-premises and cloud services to enable seamless data flows - Design and manage data lifecycle processes, from ingestion and storage to retention and deletion - Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Business Analysis, Engineering) to gather requirements and deliver solutions - Ensure data quality, integrity, and performance across platforms through testing and monitoring - Create and maintain clear technical documentation for processes, pipelines, and data flows - Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to colleagues and stakeholders in adopting and utilising the data platform - Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and best practices within the data engineering function Essential Criteria - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field - 4 years of hands-on experience with advanced SQL (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, etc.) - 3 years of experience with scripting languages (Python, PowerShell) - 3 years of experience interacting with APIs (SOAP, REST) - 2 years of experience using DBT (Data Build Tool) - 3 years of experience in data modeling - Working knowledge of Snowflake or similar cloud analytics platforms - Experience with version control and CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins) - Familiarity with Agile development environments - Strong consultative, communication, and collaboration skills - Proven ability to take ownership of complex solutions and deliver results end-to-end - Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with a proactive mindset What's on offer? ? Fully remote working, offering flexibility and work-life balance ? Rare opportunity to architect and lead a new enterprise data warehouse initiative ? Supportive and empowering company culture with minimal red tape ? Strong emphasis on learning, innovation, and technical growth Interested in learning more? Apply today or reach out to VANRATH for a confidential conversation. VANRATH DataEngineer SQL Snowflake RemoteJobs GlobalPayments EnterpriseDataWarehouse HiringNow Skills: data engineer data warehouse data science Benefits: Work From Home