Senior Data Engineer
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be at the forefront of designing and building innovative data solutions within a fast-paced agile data engineering team. You will play a crucial role in modernizing our data platform to enhance product offerings, closely collaborating with stakeholders across the organization to maximize the value of data for reporting, analytics, and decision-making processes. In this role, you'll help transform our cloud data landscape, working with streaming technologies, cloud data warehouses, and Lakehouse architectures to unlock new insights and capabilities for our business units. Additionally, you will leverage automation and generative AI to increase operational efficiency and enhance self-service capabilities across the organization.
- Develop and maintain robust and efficient data solutions and products including data transformation, data modelling, and reporting on both on-premises and cloud environments
- Build modern data lake/lakehouse architectures that support scalable, flexible data processing
- Enhance platform integration by leveraging domain events to enable more efficient and real-time data processing
- Champion the adoption of generative AI features such as Amazon Q and Copilot to deliver intuitive analytics experiences
- Build sophisticated solutions to deliver actionable insights, with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and data accessibility
- Enhance data engineering processes through automation, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and optimizing ETL/ELT flows to improve efficiency and maintainability
- Be a champion of best development practices on existing and new technologies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions, documenting them as GAPs and aligning them with Architects
- Facilitate data discovery and enhance data management processes using platforms like Open Metadata
- Ensure KPIs and documentation remain accurate and up to date
- Support data quality and compliance standards across the organization
- Initiate and experiment with new ideas and approaches that support the A&I department's strategy
- Proactively support and maintain data products, including handling release management, troubleshooting incidents, and providing on-call support as necessary
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, with demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing scalable, flexible modern data architectures
- Experience building modern data lake/lakehouse architectures (e.g., Apache Iceberg) in cloud environments
- Strong knowledge of AWS (S3, Redshift) or Azure data services
- Experience with ETL/ELT processes and data ingestion
- Proven expertise using transformation tools such as dbt
- Experience with data pipeline orchestration tools (such as Apache Airflow)
- Experience with best practices applied to data (e.g., testing, CI/CD)
- Experience developing dashboards and reporting solutions using data visualization tools such as Power BI or Amazon QuickSight
- Experience with generative AI applications in data analytics
- Some JAVA experience
- Well-being allowance
- Learning and development opportunities
- Inclusion networks
- Charity days
- Long service awards
- Social events and activites
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance and income protection
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension
FDJ United is one of Europe's largest gaming and betting groups, formed after French lottery operator La Française des Jeux (FDJ) acquired Kindred Group - the company behind Unibet - in 2024 and rebranded the enlarged group in 2025. Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, it operates lottery, online sports betting, casino and poker across multiple European markets and Australia. Its portfolio includes well-known online brands such as Unibet, 32Red and Maria Casino, alongside FDJ's French lottery and retail network. The group is listed on the Euronext Paris exchange.
