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Ben Jolly

Senior Data Engineer at Valeo Foods Group

London, England, United KingdomLinkedIn

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Role

Role Name

Senior Data Engineer

Company

Northstar Lending

Location(s)

London, Shoreditch

Work Mode

hybrid

Employment Type

full-time

Pay

£85,000 to £100,000 per year

Key Requirements

Skills

PythonAdvanced SQLdbtAirflowAWSData pipeline orchestrationData modeling

Tools

PythonSQLKafkaSnowflakedbtAirflowTerraformAWS

Candidate

Summary

Senior Data Engineer specialising in Azure data platform and lakehouse architectures (ADF, Databricks, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL). Experienced in designing pipeline orchestration, API integrations and Terraform-driven cloud infrastructure; recent experience in retail and food manufacturing environments.

Work History

  • Senior Data Engineer at Valeo Foods Group

    Sept 2024 to present

    Senior Data Engineer working on data platform and transformation initiatives (Azure-based).

  • Senior Data Platform Engineer at Greggs

    Oct 2023 to Sept 2024

    Data Platform lead for Procurement, Supply Chain Long-Term Planning, Forecast & Replenishment. Designed and developed Azure data pipelines, API integrations, Terraform work for Azure CSP migration, mentoring and team leadership.

  • Data Platform Developer at Greggs

    Sept 2021 to Oct 2023

    Built data lakehouse and Azure data-warehousing solutions: ADF pipelines, Databricks, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL; applied Kimball dimensional modelling, CI/CD and BAU support.

  • Technology Graduate Intern at IN4.0 Group

    Sept 2020 to Dec 2020

    Developed load-balanced Flask web app on AWS EC2, AWS architecture modelling, and a predictive-maintenance ML prototype; gained cloud (AWS) and web development experience.

  • President at Lancaster University Squash Club

    Mar 2019 to Jun 2020

    Club leadership: growth, sponsorships, events and operations.

Education

  • Lancaster University, 2020

Match Information

Match factors

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Matched(10)

  • Seniority
    Role: senior · Candidate: senior
  • Location
    Role: London, Shoreditch · Candidate: London, England, United Kingdom (same area)
  • Work mode
    Role: hybrid · Candidate accepts: remote, hybrid, on-site
  • Python
    Role needs Python; candidate lists Python in standardised skills.
  • Advanced SQL
    Role needs advanced SQL; candidate lists T-SQL and Azure SQL work, but depth is not stated.
  • AWS
    Role needs AWS; candidate built AWS EC2 apps in 2020, holds AWS Cloud Practitioner, but main experience is Azure.
  • Data pipeline orchestration
    Role needs pipeline orchestration; candidate designed Azure pipelines and orchestration with ADF and Databricks.
  • Data modeling
    Role needs data modeling; candidate applied Kimball dimensional modelling at Greggs.
  • SQLNice to have
    Role needs SQL; candidate uses T-SQL and Azure SQL Database.
  • TerraformNice to have
    Role needs Terraform; candidate lists Terraform and led Terraform work for Azure CSP migration.

Gaps(0)

No proven gaps

For your judgment(9)

  • Employment type
    Role: full-time · Candidate accepts: unknown
  • Pay
    Role: £85,000–£100,000 · Candidate: pay expectation not stated
  • dbt
    Role needs dbt; candidate profile never mentions dbt, but the career is in the same data engineering field.
  • Airflow
    Role needs Airflow; candidate profile never mentions Airflow, but uses ADF pipeline orchestration.
  • KafkaNice to have
    Role needs Kafka; candidate profile never mentions Kafka or event streaming.

Reasoning

Why it fits

  • The candidate currently holds a Senior Data Engineer role matching the job title and responsibilities closely.
  • Strong experience with Python, SQL, and data pipeline orchestration aligns well with job requirements.
  • Demonstrated mentoring and leadership experience fits the seniority level expected.
  • Candidate has relevant cloud platform experience (Azure and AWS) and infrastructure as code skills (Terraform).
  • Located in London, candidate can reasonably accommodate the hybrid work mode required.

Watch-outs

  • The candidate's primary experience is with Azure, while the job focuses on AWS and related tools like Airflow and dbt, indicating a partial skills mismatch.
  • The job requires specific tools like Kafka, Snowflake, and dbt which the candidate has limited or no direct experience with.
  • The job is in the technology and internet sector, whereas the candidate's recent experience is in food manufacturing and retail, which may reduce domain relevance.
  • The job requires hybrid work in Shoreditch specifically; while the candidate is in London, exact commuting feasibility is uncertain and hybrid work preference is defaulted, not explicitly stated.

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