Data Engineer

Company: Pleiad Group
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Location: London
Job Description:

Pleiad’s story begins over 75 years ago in the insurance sector. Today, Pleiad supports a multifaceted global group, housing a portfolio of companies across RE(insurance), Insurtech, Fintech, Sustainability, and Cybersecurity. Its portfolio companies are licensed and regulated in several countries, staffed by 800+ specialists, and operate from a network of 15+ offices spanning Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Beyond its role as an umbrella brand, Pleiad provides its portfolio companies with a comprehensive suite of corporate and business consulting services. It acts as a true operating partner, not a passive holder.

Role Purpose

We are looking for an experience Data Engineer to design, build and maintain scalable cloud-based data platforms. You will work closely with analytics, engineering, and business teams to deliver trusted, well-modelled data that supports reporting, insight, and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain reliable ELT pipelines using Fivetran, Snowflake, and dbt.
  • Develop reusable, tested, and well-documented data models following Kimball and Data Vault principles.
  • Write high-quality Python code for data processing, automation, and integration.
  • Design and optimise Snowflake data structures, queries, and workloads.
  • Deploy and operate containerised data services using Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure.
  • Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data transformations and platform components.
  • Manage source control, branching, pull requests, and code reviews using Git.
  • Implement automated data-quality tests, monitoring, and alerting.
  • Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, software engineers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust data solutions.
  • Maintain technical documentation and promote engineering best practices.

Required Qualifications & Experience

  • Strong commercial experience with dbt and Snowflake.
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services.
  • Experience using Fivetran or a comparable managed data-integration platform.
  • Practical knowledge of Kubernetes and containerised workloads.
  • Strong understanding of Git-based development workflows.
  • Experience designing and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines.
  • Good knowledge of dimensional modelling, particularly the Kimball methodology.
  • Experience implementing or working with Data Vault models.
  • Understanding of data governance, security, lineage, testing, and observability.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred/Additional Skills

  • Snowflake performance tuning and cost optimisation.
  • Infrastructure as code, such as Terraform or Bicep.
  • Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
  • Data catalogue and orchestration technologies.
  • Working in Agile, cross-functional delivery teams.

What We Offer

  • The opportunity to shape and improve a modern cloud data platform.
  • Challenging data-engineering projects with meaningful business impact.
  • A collaborative environment that values quality, ownership, and continuous improvement.
  • Ongoing learning and professional-development opportunities.
  • Flexible or hybrid working, subject to business requirements.

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Posted: September 28th, 2026