Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer Location: Manchester/London Role Type: Contract - 12 months Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days a week Tuesday to Thursday Who We Are Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment firms, dedicated to helping clients achieve lasting financial success. Established in 1975, its unique ownership structure-where funds own the company and investors own the funds-ensures all efforts are focused on client outcomes. Known for integrity, innovation, and low-cost investing, fosters an inclusive and collaborative culture that empowers employees to make a meaningful impact globally. What you'll do • Build ELT pipelines, from source to presentation of data to our internal customers. • Learn new technologies and solve data problems with guidance from senior dev and engineers • Write high-quality, readable code; contribute to code reviews, solution design, testing, documentation, and other tasks throughout the development lifecycle • Collaborate with developers, scrum master, and product owner to enable a strong client experience • Drive continuous improvement of technical standards, methodologies, and processes • Own deployments and operations across development, test, and production environments • Participate in agile meetings aligned to the scrum framework: sprint planning, daily scrums, reviews, and retrospectives What you bring • Bachelor's degree in computer science, STEM, or a related discipline is a plus, but not required • 1-2 years' experience as a data engineer (or related role), with strong Python and SQL skills • Cloud experience in AWS (preferred), including data transformation using PySpark, Pandas, or similar • Infrastructure as Code experience using CloudFormation or Terraform • Solid understanding of development best practices, including testing, code quality, and consistency • Experience working in agile environments (Scrum preferred) with strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences • Strong desire to continuously learn and grow both technically and professionally What's Next If you are ready to take the next step, apply now. Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more. We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require support or adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to help. Please feel free to contact us at adjustments@robertwalters.com to discuss how we can support you. This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.