Fastmarkets
commodities
SeniorDataEngineer
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“Senior Data Engineer at Fastmarkets. Skills: SQL, Python, Snowflake, dbt. Design data pipelines. Develop data pipelines”
Industry & Context.
problem-solving skills; analytical skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Advanced SQL Expertise, Snowflake experience, dbt (Data Build Tool), Jinja templating, Python data pipelines, Pandas, GreatExpectations, Python-based orchestration platforms, API integration, JSON parsing/transformation, Git version control, CI/CD principles, Cloud Services experience, Data modelling approaches, analytical and problem-solving skills, communication skills
Nice to Have
Kubernetes, container orchestration, Infrastructure as Code, Snowflake Cortex AI, Snowflake native app development, Event streaming technologies, CRM systems, marketing platforms, AI-assisted development workflows, prompt engineering, Data Vault 2.0 knowledge, SnowPro Certification
What You'll Do.
Design data pipelines
Develop data pipelines
Maintain data pipelines
Transform data using dbt
Write custom connectors
Leverage data-loading tools
Operationalise enterprise data model
Embed data quality checks
Handle data exceptions
Configure data alerts
Orchestrate data pipelines
Manage CI/CD workflows
Use zero-copy cloning
Implement RBAC policies
Promote best practices
Recommend process improvements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with product team; Collaborate with stakeholders; Work across teams
Communication Scope
Effective communication; communication skills
Full Job Description
Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and beyond. The Role * The Fastmarkets Data Platform team sits within the Technology function and is responsible for developing and delivering the company’s data strategy through data engineering, insights, analytics, and business intelligence. The team has built the organisation’s entire modern data platform from scratch and continues to evolve it to support Fastmarkets’ growth and AI ambitions. Reporting directly into the Head of Data Architecture, Engineering & AI, we are looking for the right candidate to model and build our data pipelines and transformations. This is a fantastic opportunity to join us and contribute to a high-performing workstream delivering transformational change across both BI and our monetizable data assets. You will work with modern technologies and frameworks – with input to help deliver and adapt processes that enable a true “DataOps” environment and development experience. The Data Engineer will ensure that data is cleansed, tested, and delivered in accordance with Fastmarkets and industry best practice. In addition, the Data Engineer will enable monitoring via the observability platform and ensure that notifications and alerts are appropriately configured. We actively leverage AI tools across the data engineering workflow, including Anthropic Claude for documentation, code generation, and c
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