Principal Data Engineer

Role Summary

Aubay is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to join a leading energy client’s team who will conceptualize and design data foundations and end-to-end solutions, including data platforms, to maximize value from data. The role promotes a data-driven culture across IT teams and wider business stakeholders, acting as a subject matter expert and thought partner in defining the vision and data strategy for robust, future-ready IT solutions.

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Required skills and experience

• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, SAP
• Expertise in ELT development and automation with scalable pipeline design
• Mastery of data modeling techniques
• Skilled in data ingestion, integration, and transformation using modern tools (Data Factory, Databricks, SQL DB, Synapse, Glue, Airflow, Kinesis, Redshift)
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tooling: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, SonarQube, PyTest
• Proven ability to coordinate incident, problem, and change management processes
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in technical documentation and maintaining high-quality solution documentation

Desired skills and experience

• Experience in project management or leading Agile/Scrum teams
• Experience with financial or operational planning tools (e.g., SAP BPC)
• Familiarity with external partner ecosystems and cross-functional delivery models
• Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers
• Experience contributing to enterprise-scale data transformation projects
• Knowledge of trading, supply, or energy domain data models
• Experience with MKDocs documentation

Role Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable, cloud-based data engineering solutions
• Lead efforts to modernize data platforms, including migration of legacy systems to cloud infrastructure
• Manage data ingestion, integration, and transformation workflows while ensuring xwzovoh high standards of data quality, governance, and performance
• Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to translate strategic goals into actionable data architecture and solutions
• Act as a subject matter expert, mentoring junior engineers and providing technical guidance
• Coordinate incident, problem, and change management processes, ensuring minimal disruption and timely resolution
• Present technical findings, reports, and recommendations to stakeholders
• Drive implementation efficiency across pilots and enterprise projects to maximize value delivery
• Contribute to community-building initiatives such as Centres of Excellence (CoE) and Communities of Practice (CoP)