Vanguard
Senior Data Engineer Anti Fraud
Job Description
Salary: £120,000 - 160,000 per year
Requirements:- We are looking for experience as a data engineer.
- We require strong experience with Python and SQL.
- We need a solid understanding of working in a cloud-based environment, with AWS preferred.
- We are looking for proficiency using transformation tools such as PySpark and Pandas.
- We prefer knowledge and practice of graph databases, although this is not required.
- We value familiarity with data quality frameworks such as Great Expectations.
- We are looking for experience building cloud infrastructure using IaC tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform.
- We expect a demonstrable understanding of industry standards and best practices in development methodology, including testing, code quality, and consistency.
- We need great communication skills and the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences.
- We are looking for an understanding of agile software development methodology, with scrum framework experience preferred.
- We value a desire to continuously learn and develop both technical and non-technical skills.
- A bachelors degree in computer science, STEM, or a related discipline is a plus, but not strictly required.
- We create resilient, future-proof, novel solutions for business needs.
- We design and implement pipelines for real-time analysis and critical decision making for operational systems.
- We build ELT pipelines from source to presentation of data to our internal customers.
- We write high-quality, testable, and readable code.
- We assist with code reviews, provide solution design input, build automated tests, and create documentation.
- We collaborate closely with junior and senior developers, the scrum master, and the product owner to ensure the data supports our client experience.
- We identify and help implement continuous improvement in technical standards, methodologies, technologies, and processes.
- We own the deployment and operations of the system across development, test, and production environments.
- We participate in agile meetings aligned to the scrum framework, including sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint review, and sprint retrospective.
- AWS
- Cloud
- Product Owner
- Python
- PySpark
- SQL
- Security
- Terraform
- pandas
- Support
More:
We are Vanguard, a digital-first investment company with an established cybersecurity-focused development team supporting Vanguard Europe. Our Enterprise Security & Fraud team works to innovate with cutting-edge technology to prevent fraud and financial crime on our investment platform and protect hundreds of thousands of clients across the UK and Europe. We offer an attractive base salary, annual performance bonus paid in January, partnership bonus paid in June, competitive benefits, and a hybrid working model with office days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and remote work on Monday and Friday. We are headquartered in Manchester or London, United Kingdom, and we are guided by a strong culture of inclusion, collaboration, and doing the right thing for our clients, crew, and communities.
last updated 34 week of 2026
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