Sobre este puesto de Senior data engineer en BP
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Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, build and operate scalable data platforms, pipelines and products that enable data-driven decision making across Finance. This role combines strong software engineering practices with modern cloud data technologies to deliver trusted, secure and high-quality data products.
The successful candidate will work closely with business partners, product teams, architects, data managers and analytics specialists to transform complex business requirements into robust data solutions. They will lead technical delivery, drive engineering excellence and help establish modern data engineering practices across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Data Platform and Engineering
- Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and integrations.
- Build and operate cloud-based data platforms, data products and analytical datasets.
- Develop reusable frameworks, automation and engineering patterns to accelerate delivery.
- Ensure data solutions are secure, performant, resilient and cost-efficient.
- Implement CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring and observability across data platforms.
Solution Design
- Translate business requirements into data models, pipelines and technical solutions.
- Design logical and physical data models supporting reporting, analytics, AI and operational use cases.
- Collaborate with enterprise and solution architects to align solutions with strategic technology standards.
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements to existing platforms.
Data Management and Governance
- Support implementation of data governance, quality, lineage and metadata management practices.
- Ensure data assets meet applicable regulatory, audit and control requirements.
- Drive improvements in data quality and trusted data consumption.
Leadership and Collaboration
- Provide technical leadership across delivery teams.
- Mentor and coach data engineers and development teams.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Scientists, AI Engineers and Finance stakeholders.
- Contribute to engineering standards, best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
Essential Skills and Experience
Technical
- Significant experience delivering enterprise-scale data engineering solutions.
- Strong SQL and data modelling expertise.
- Experience with cloud data platforms, with Azure experience preferred.
- Experience building ELT/ETL pipelines and data integration solutions.
- Strong software engineering practices, including source control, testing, CI/CD and automation.
- Experience with big data, streaming and modern data architectures.
- Knowledge of security, access controls and data governance requirements.
Ways of Working
- Strong problem-solving and systems-thinking capability.
- Ability to balance strategic design with hands-on delivery.
- Comfortable operating in complex, global organisations.
- Strong partner management and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work through ambiguity and drive outcomes.
Preferred Experience
- Finance, Treasury, Tax, FP&A or ERP data domains.
- SAP, S/4HANA, Fiori or enterprise finance platforms.
- Data products supporting AI, machine learning or generative AI use cases.
- Experience with Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake or comparable cloud data platforms.
- Experience operating within Agile product teams.
Expectations
- Lead significant technical workstreams independently.
- Make key engineering and design decisions.
- Influence technical direction across multiple teams.
- Mentor engineers and raise engineering standards.
- Deliver business-critical outcomes with limited supervision.
- Be recognised as a subject matter expert within their domain.
Why join us?
At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!
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Future Location Notice: This role will start in Sunbury, London. bp has announced a planned office move to Timber Square, London, with all positions currently advertised in Sunbury, including this one, expected to relocate around Q4 2027-Q1 2028. This presents an exciting opportunity for all employees and leaders to come together in one London location. The specific date of the move will be confirmed closer to the time.
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