Join us as a Senior Data Engineer
- We’ll look to you to drive the build of effortless, digital-first customer experiences as you simplify our bank while keeping our data safe and secure
- Day-to-day, you’ll develop innovative, data-driven solutions through data pipeline modelling and ETL design, inspiring to be commercially successful through insights
- This is your opportunity to explore your leadership potential while bringing a competitive edge to your career profile by solving problems and creating smarter solutions
- We're offering this role at director level
In this role, you’ll design, build and maintaining scalable data pipelines and architectures. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in handling large data sets, optimising data flows, and collaborating closely with data scientists, analysts, and other engineering teams to enable data-driven decision-making.
We’ll look to you to design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support analytics and reporting requirements, while building and optimizing data architectures including data lakes, data warehouses, and databases. You'll develop and support real-time data streaming applications using Apache Spark Streaming and Apache Flink, perform Spark performance tuning for large-scale data processing, and collaborate closely with data scientists and analysts to deliver clean, reliable, and high-quality datasets.
You’ll also be responsible for:
- Driving customer value by understanding complex business problems and requirements to correctly apply the most appropriate and reusable tools to gather and build data solutions
- Ensureing data quality, integrity, and security across all data platforms.
- Implementing best practices for data governance and compliance.
- Monitoring and troubleshooting data pipeline performance and resolve data-related issues proactively.
- Evaluating and integrating new data technologies and tools to enhance data processing capabilities, with a focus on AI tools and concepts.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support data-driven initiatives.
- Mentoring and guiding junior data engineers and team members.
We’re looking for someone with strong communication skills and the ability to proactively engage and manage a wide range of stakeholders. You'll need at least twelve years of professional experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role, with strong expertise in Apache Spark including Spark Streaming and performance optimization, Scala, Python, and Apache Flink for real-time data processing. You'need expertise in AI concepts and tools within data engineering workflows, build high-performance data APIs using FastAPI, and working extensively with AWS services such as EMR, Kinesis, DynamoDB, Athena, and QuickSight.
You'll need hands-on experience with data lake technologies and formats including Parquet and Apache Iceberg, containerization platforms such as Docker and Podman, and relational databases including PostgreSQL and Hive, supported by strong SQL skills. You'll also contribute to machine learning pipeline integration, ensure compliance with GDPR and other data privacy regulations, and hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
You’ll also need:
- Expertise in ETL tools and frameworks and data pipeline orchestration.
- Strong understanding of cloud data platforms and services.
- Knowledge of data modelling, schema design, and data architecture principles.
- Familiarity with data security standards and compliance requirements.
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration like Kubernetes
- An understanding of modern code development practices
Hours
45Job Posting Closing Date:
24/08/2026Skills Required
- Minimum 12 years professional experience as a Data Engineer or similar role
- Strong expertise in Apache Spark including Spark Streaming and performance optimization
- Experience with Apache Flink for real-time data processing
- Proficiency in Scala and Python
- Experience building high-performance data APIs using FastAPI
- Hands-on experience with AWS data services (EMR, Kinesis, DynamoDB, Athena, QuickSight)
- Experience with data lake formats and technologies including Parquet and Apache Iceberg
- Containerization experience with Docker and Podman
- Experience with relational and analytic databases (PostgreSQL, Hive) and strong SQL skills
- Expertise in ETL tools/frameworks and data pipeline orchestration
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with AI concepts and tools integrated into data engineering workflows
- Knowledge of data governance, GDPR, and data privacy/compliance requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
NatWest Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible ValueAccount structure with pension and benefit funding allows tailoring of health, protection, lifestyle, and savings options, with unused amounts typically paid as cash. This flexibility supports personalisation of coverage, particularly in Great Britain where the framework is most detailed.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded pension contributions are provided on top of salary in Great Britain, alongside automatic retirement enrollment and share/save programs. This creates structured long‑term wealth support as part of total reward.
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Parental & Family Support — UK policies outline extended maternity, adoption and equal partner leave on full pay with a phased return, plus paid neonatal care leave. These provisions are positioned as market‑leading and complement broader flexibility resources.
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