Overview
Base pay range
Senior Data Engineer – Multinational Investment Firm
Dublin CC
12 Month Day Rate Contract (Likely to be extended)
Are you a seasoned Data Engineer with a passion for building robust data pipelines in financial environments? Our client, a leading multinational investment firm, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their team and play a key role in supporting a world-class Data Science group.
In this role, you will be at the forefront of transforming complex, disparate datasets into clean, structured, and business-ready insights that drive high-impact investment decisions.
Responsibilities
* Data Pipelining (Core Focus): Reformat, combine, and expand datasets. Design and implement scalable ETL/ELT workflows. Ensure data is transformed into a format that enables advanced analytics, modeling, and decision-making. Collaborate closely with Data Scientists, Quant Researchers, and Analysts to ensure data readiness for exploration and modeling.
* Data Infrastructure: Support and optimize hardware, databases, and cloud environments.
* Data Acquisition: Retrieve and land data from third-party providers, APIs, and web-scraping sources into centralized databases.
Qualifications
* 7+ years’ experience as a Data Engineer or similar role
* MS SQL – complex querying, optimization, and data modeling
* Python – scripting, automation, and data pipeline development
* Snowflake – cloud-based data warehousing, ELT/ETL pipelines, and performance tuning
* Strong background in building scalable, production-grade data pipelines
* Experience managing large, complex, and fast-moving datasets
Nice-to-Have (Preferred Skills)
* Knowledge of market data platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, FactSet)
* Previous experience in investment banking, trading, or financial services environments
* Exposure to big data, distributed systems, or cloud-native tools (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* Investment Banking
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