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Vanguard

Senior Data Engineer, Anti-Fraud Technology

Vanguard

Senior Data Engineer developing cloud-native data pipelines and real-time systems at Vanguard. Join a cybersecurity-focused team building advanced technology to protect clients from fraud.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
ApacheAWSCloudJavaKafkaPandasPySparkPythonSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design and implement real‑time data pipelines that power fraud detection and operational decision making
  • Build robust ELT workflows from source ingestion through to data presentation for internal stakeholders
  • Develop event‑driven solutions using technologies such as Apache Kafka and Apache Flink
  • Write high‑quality, testable, maintainable code in Python or Java, with strong SQL capability
  • Contribute to solution design, code reviews, automated testing, and documentation
  • Apply industry‑leading engineering standards with a focus on code quality, consistency, and resilience
  • Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS and Infrastructure‑as‑Code tooling (CloudFormation/Terraform)
  • Own deployment and operational support across development, test, and production environments
  • Champion continuous improvement across tooling, processes, and engineering practices
  • Partner closely with developers, product owners, scrum masters, and analysts to ensure data enables an exceptional client experience
  • Participate fully in agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily scrums, reviews, and retrospectives

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Significant experience as a data engineer
  • Strong proficiency in Python or Java, SQL
  • Hands‑on experience with Kafka and streaming frameworks such as Flink
  • Proficiency with data transformation tools (PySpark, Pandas)
  • Familiarity with data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations)
  • Experience with graph databases is a plus
  • Exposure to building cloud infrastructure via IaC
  • Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex topics for technical and non‑technical audiences
  • Understanding of agile development; scrum experience preferred
  • A continuous learning mindset and willingness to expand both technical and non‑technical skills
  • A degree in a STEM field is beneficial but not required

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive base salary
  • Annual performance bonus (January)
  • Partnership bonus (June)
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Flexible working hours
  • Hybrid model blends collaboration with flexibility

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonJavaSQLApache KafkaApache FlinkPySparkPandasCloudFormationTerraformdata transformation
Soft Skills
communicationcontinuous learningcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailcode qualityresilienceagile mindsetclient experience