Principal Data Engineer

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Lead Data Engineering and data platform strategies at Safeguard Global. Focus on data quality, governance, and AI readiness in a global environment.

Lead the architecture and evolution of our data platform, shaping how data is ingested, modelled, governed, and consumed across the business
Own data architecture and schema design — making structural decisions that serve AI products, analytics, and operational consumers over time
Set technical direction for the data engineering team, establishing standards for quality, reliability, and production readiness
Drive data governance at an engineering level — data quality, lineage, ownership, and cataloguing
Build data infrastructure on AWS using Terraform, ensuring consistency and reproducibility across environments
Partner with the AI engineering team to ensure the data platform is AI-ready: clean, structured, and consumable at scale
Mentor and develop data engineers, building a team capability that is durable and not person-dependent
Contribute to strategic technical decisions and work closely with the Head of AI on platform direction

Significant experience in data engineering or data platform roles
Proven experience with Apache Iceberg or equivalent modern table formats in production environments
Strong expertise in dbt for building and maintaining transformation layers at scale
Hands-on experience with AWS data services (S3, Glue, Athena, and related tooling)
Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform
Deep capability in data architecture and schema design across complex, multi-domain environments
Track record of leading a data engineering team or function and raising the technical bar
Ability to influence technical direction across teams without direct authority
Nice to Have: Experience building data platforms that serve AI or ML workloads
Familiarity with data cataloguing and governance tooling
Background in compliance-heavy or multi-jurisdictional data environments (payroll, HR, finance, or similar)
Experience with event-driven or streaming data architectures

Autonomy and Flexibility (work in any way): Remote first, with the flexibility to include life needs like school runs and gym breaks in your schedule, all while maintaining a high standard of work.
Generous leave: Enjoy a competitive leave package including paid bonding leaves for new additions to your family
Make a difference: Get 2 paid charitable days off to contribute to causes you believe in
Corporate bonus/SIP: All Guardians are eligible for our annual bonus scheme or sales incentive plan.
International environment: Grow your network internationally and collaborate across the world. Interact, discover cultures, and tap into local expertise.
Human centered culture: We emphasize the people factor in everything we do. Our nurturing culture ensures your ideas reach our leaders and your contributions get the recognition they deserve.
Learning: We support your continuous growth by providing access to 2 learning platforms, where you can learn at your own pace.