Data & BI Engineer

Role overview

A fast-expanding and well-respected financial services business is looking for a Data & BI Engineer to join its technology function in Dublin. The role focuses on building dependable data solutions that improve reporting, analytics, and decision-making across the organisation.

What you will do

• Develop, refine, and maintain data pipelines and data models that can support reporting and analytical use cases at scale.
• Investigate logs and data sets to identify problems and fix issues across different systems and platforms.
• Enhance business intelligence outputs so that dashboards, reports, and visualisations remain accurate and useful.
• Work closely with teams such as Product, QA, and DevOps to deliver data solutions that are stable and fit for purpose.
• Take part in ongoing improvements to development, deployment, and data handling practices.
• Contribute to technical and architectural conversations by sharing input on system and data design choices.
• Create clear documentation for solutions, workflows, and operational processes to help with knowledge sharing and long-term maintainability.
• Assist with internal tooling and automation initiatives that reduce repetitive work and improve efficiency.

Experience and technical background

• 4 to 6 years of experience in data engineering, BI engineering, or a closely related position.
• Strong SQL capability, including advanced query writing and query performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience with data warehousing, data modelling, and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Comfortable working with large data volumes and delivering practical data-led solutions.
• Exposure to cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience with testing approaches covering unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Good understanding of software development practices such as code review and documentation standards.
• Able to diagnose and resolve moderately complex technical issues.

Preferred exposure

• Experience using Power BI, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, or MS SQL Server would be beneficial.
• Awareness of modern data architecture ideas such as data mesh or data products is an advantage.
• Familiarity with AWS services including Glue, S3, Spark, and EventBridge is useful.
• Programming experience in Python or C# is desirable.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices would be a plus.
• Previous exposure to financial services is considered helpful.

Education

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or another related field is required.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working with a hybrid setup.
• Pension contribution.
• Annual bonus plan.
• Access to ongoing professional learning and training.

Application notes

Applicants should submit an updated CV. Candidates whose backgrounds align closely with the role will be contacted for further discussion.

Additional information

This is a permanent position with other IT opportunities also available through the organisation.