Senior Data Engineer (Java)

Senior Data Engineer (Java)

Dublin (Hybrid)

Permanent

Role Overview

An established organisation operating in the financial services domain is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer with strong Java development expertise. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and backend systems that support business‑critical data platforms, analytics, and regulatory reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes
• Build and enhance robust backend services using Java (8/11/17)
• Work with large-scale data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark and Hadoop
• Develop and optimise both real-time and batch data processing systems
• Integrate data from multiple internal and external sources, including high‑volume transactional and analytical systems
• Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance in line with industry regulations
• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders such as engineers, analysts, and data scientists
• Drive improvements in system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Contribute to architecture design, technical standards, and best practices

Required Skills

• Strong Java programming experience
• Solid understanding of data engineering principles
• Hands-on experience with Apache Spark, Kafka, SQL and NoSQL databases, ETL tools and frameworks
• Experience working with cloud platforms
• Knowledge of data modelling and data warehousing
• Familiarity with microservices architectures

Reach out to [email protected] for more information