Data Engineer

My global financial client are looking for a Data Engineer to help deliver an ecosystem of enriched and protected sets of data - created from raw, structured and unstructured sources. My client has over 300 sources and a rapidly growing book of work. We are utilising the latest technologies to solve business problems and deliver value and truly unique insights. They are looking for Data Engineers that will work on the collecting, storing, processing, and analysing of large sets of data.

The primary focus will be on choosing optimal solutions to use for these purposes, then maintaining, implementing, and monitoring them. You will also be responsible for integrating them with the architecture used across the company and to help build out some core services that power Machine Learning and analytics systems.

Key Responsibilities: Data Engineer:

* Ability to process and rationalize structured data, message data and semi/unstructured data and ability to integrate multiple large data sources and databases into one system

* Proficient understanding of distributed computing principles and of the fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

* Strong knowledge of the Big Data eco system, experience with Hortonworks/Cloudera platforms

* Practical experience in using HDFS

* Practical expertise in developing applications and using querying tools on top of Hive, Spark (PySpark)

* Strong Scala skills

* Experience in Python, particularly the Anaconda environment and Python based ML model deployment

* Experience of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (Jenkins/Hudson/Ansible)

* Experience with using GIT/GITLAB as a version control system.

Nice to Haves

* Knowledge of at least one Python web framework (preferably: Flask, Tornado, and/or twisted)

* Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 would be a plus

* Good understanding of global markets, markets macrostructure and macro economics

* Knowledge of Elastic Search Stack (ELK)

* Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Data Proc / Dataflow)

Domain Knowledge:

* Knowledge of and experience using data models and data dictionaries in a Banking and Financial Markets context.

* Knowledge of Trade Finance or Securities Services particularly useful.

* Knowledge of one or more of the following domains (including market data vendors):

* Party/Client

* Trade

* Settlements

* Payments

* Instrument and pricing

* Market and/or Credit Risk Need Experience using below languages/tools:

* Java

* HQL, SQL

* Querying tools on top of Hive, Spark (PySpark)

* Scala

* Python, particularly the Anaconda environment

* GIT/GITLAB as a version control system

Data Engineer

My global financial client are looking for a Data Engineer to help deliver an ecosystem of enriched and protected sets of data - created from raw, structured and unstructured sources. My client has over 300 sources and a rapidly growing book of work. We are utilising the latest technologies to solve business problems and deliver value and truly unique insights. They are looking for Data Engineers that will work on the collecting, storing, processing, and analysing of large sets of data.

The primary focus will be on choosing optimal solutions to use for these purposes, then maintaining, implementing, and monitoring them. You will also be responsible for integrating them with the architecture used across the company and to help build out some core services that power Machine Learning and analytics systems.

Key Responsibilities: Data Engineer:

* Ability to process and rationalize structured data, message data and semi/unstructured data and ability to integrate multiple large data sources and databases into one system

* Proficient understanding of distributed computing principles and of the fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

* Strong knowledge of the Big Data eco system, experience with Hortonworks/Cloudera platforms

* Practical experience in using HDFS

* Practical expertise in developing applications and using querying tools on top of Hive, Spark (PySpark)

* Strong Scala skills

* Experience in Python, particularly the Anaconda environment and Python based ML model deployment

* Experience of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (Jenkins/Hudson/Ansible)

* Experience with using GIT/GITLAB as a version control system.

Nice to Haves

* Knowledge of at least one Python web framework (preferably: Flask, Tornado, and/or twisted)

* Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 would be a plus

* Good understanding of global markets, markets macrostructure and macro economics

* Knowledge of Elastic Search Stack (ELK)

* Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Data Proc / Dataflow)

Domain Knowledge:

* Knowledge of and experience using data models and data dictionaries in a Banking and Financial Markets context.

* Knowledge of Trade Finance or Securities Services particularly useful.

* Knowledge of one or more of the following domains (including market data vendors):

* Party/Client

* Trade

* Settlements

* Payments

* Instrument and pricing

* Market and/or Credit Risk Need Experience using below languages/tools:

* Java

* HQL, SQL

* Querying tools on top of Hive, Spark (PySpark)

* Scala

* Python, particularly the Anaconda environment

* GIT/GITLAB as a version control system

Security Consultant / Architect

London - Remote Working

£550p/d - Umbrella Only

3 Months

Fantastic new contract opportunity for an experienced Security Engineer with strong design and architecture skills required to join this market leading financial services business to help them deliver a range of cutting edge banking Cyber technologies.

You will work within the Security Engineering and Design team, working independently as well as within the larger function, across some of the most forward-looking projects within the group. The role will focus on the delivery of secure financial products and services. This will require obtaining a deep understanding of various technologies in order to produce or provide input into the necessary design or solution documents. This role will involve providing cyber security leadership within projects, working with security teams and SMEs across the group to ensure standards are met or surpassed as well as with product owners, vendors and developers.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide the following capabilities as required by the project or determined by the work load alignment:
  • Security Architecture
  • Security Engineering and Design
  • Security Consultancy
• Work with the engineering lead and project architect to deliver a security solutions.
• Analyse security risk within each design as appropriate to the scope and ensure that all interested stakeholders are informed or consulted where necessary.
• Design security controls in compliance with group-wide security standards and configuration workbooks.
• Where necessary support the project in articulating waivers related to security design decisions taken.
• Take the lead on security architecture decisions and issues where the problem scenario is not covered by a pattern or standard. Seek guidance from Security Specialists where appropriate.
• Collaborate with alternative technical resources with the goal of supporting projects in the production of design documentation e.g. Technical Solution Designs (TSD's) or security documentation where necessary.
• Ensure that the drivers of Cost, Pace and Quality are maintained during production of or contribution to design artefacts.
• Provide security design engineering effort that leads to the creation of high quality solutions that comply with all relevant group-wide policies and Security Standards.
• Provide security support for assigned projects at review committees, boards or forums in order to facilitate the project through governance.
• Provide support for projects as they move into the delivery stage at a level suitable to ensure that the solution is implemented as per the design. Ensure the solution is taken back through governance where the design has changed during the implementation cycle.
  

Skills Required:

• Proven experience and knowledge of a broad range of IT security principles and associated technologies.
• Significant knowledge of Cyber Security as it applies to Enterprise business and ideally exposure to risk or threat assessment techniques.
• Technical experience and demonstrable skill in one or more of the following areas:
  • Cryptographic knowledge including encryption, key exchange, certificate handling and protocols (x509, PKCS12 etc)
  • Security Control Frameworks e.g. ISO27001 and practical experience in their implementation
  • Security Architecture principles, generic best practices
  • Network security devices
  • Endpoint defence solutions
  • Exposure to malware infection vectors and defence methods
  • Endpoint and Server hardening principles, best practices
  • Web application firewalls, network load balancers, proxy systems
  • Network, Endpoint and Application logging concepts, best practice and monitoring systems including SIEM
  • Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting concepts, best practice and IAM management systems. OTP and MFA systems.
  • Active Directory Security including federated solutions using ADFS, SAML etc
  • Exposure to cloud security models including public, private and hybrid concepts
  • Application security including web applications, SaaS services etc
  • Data handling principles, protective marking/tagging and data security knowledge

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer on or at

Security Consultant / Architect

London - Remote Working

£550p/d - Umbrella Only

3 Months

Fantastic new contract opportunity for an experienced Security Engineer with strong design and architecture skills required to join this market leading financial services business to help them deliver a range of cutting edge banking Cyber technologies.

You will work within the Security Engineering and Design team, working independently as well as within the larger function, across some of the most forward-looking projects within the group. The role will focus on the delivery of secure financial products and services. This will require obtaining a deep understanding of various technologies in order to produce or provide input into the necessary design or solution documents. This role will involve providing cyber security leadership within projects, working with security teams and SMEs across the group to ensure standards are met or surpassed as well as with product owners, vendors and developers.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide the following capabilities as required by the project or determined by the work load alignment:
  • Security Architecture
  • Security Engineering and Design
  • Security Consultancy
• Work with the engineering lead and project architect to deliver a security solutions.
• Analyse security risk within each design as appropriate to the scope and ensure that all interested stakeholders are informed or consulted where necessary.
• Design security controls in compliance with group-wide security standards and configuration workbooks.
• Where necessary support the project in articulating waivers related to security design decisions taken.
• Take the lead on security architecture decisions and issues where the problem scenario is not covered by a pattern or standard. Seek guidance from Security Specialists where appropriate.
• Collaborate with alternative technical resources with the goal of supporting projects in the production of design documentation e.g. Technical Solution Designs (TSD's) or security documentation where necessary.
• Ensure that the drivers of Cost, Pace and Quality are maintained during production of or contribution to design artefacts.
• Provide security design engineering effort that leads to the creation of high quality solutions that comply with all relevant group-wide policies and Security Standards.
• Provide security support for assigned projects at review committees, boards or forums in order to facilitate the project through governance.
• Provide support for projects as they move into the delivery stage at a level suitable to ensure that the solution is implemented as per the design. Ensure the solution is taken back through governance where the design has changed during the implementation cycle.
  

Skills Required:

• Proven experience and knowledge of a broad range of IT security principles and associated technologies.
• Significant knowledge of Cyber Security as it applies to Enterprise business and ideally exposure to risk or threat assessment techniques.
• Technical experience and demonstrable skill in one or more of the following areas:
  • Cryptographic knowledge including encryption, key exchange, certificate handling and protocols (x509, PKCS12 etc)
  • Security Control Frameworks e.g. ISO27001 and practical experience in their implementation
  • Security Architecture principles, generic best practices
  • Network security devices
  • Endpoint defence solutions
  • Exposure to malware infection vectors and defence methods
  • Endpoint and Server hardening principles, best practices
  • Web application firewalls, network load balancers, proxy systems
  • Network, Endpoint and Application logging concepts, best practice and monitoring systems including SIEM
  • Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting concepts, best practice and IAM management systems. OTP and MFA systems.
  • Active Directory Security including federated solutions using ADFS, SAML etc
  • Exposure to cloud security models including public, private and hybrid concepts
  • Application security including web applications, SaaS services etc
  • Data handling principles, protective marking/tagging and data security knowledge

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer on or at

UI Developer - React - £700-750 per day - (Via approved Umbrella)

A leading investment bank is looking for a UI Developer with experience in React.js to join their business on a contract basis. Paying up to £750 you will be based out of their London offices on an initial 6 month contract. You will be a Senior Developer with extensive front end web development and architecture experience, self-organizing, comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams and demonstrating great interpersonal skills.

Skills and Experience required:

• Advanced Javascript.
• React and other key Javascript technologies e.g. websockets.
• CSS.
• Background delivering major, multi-user HTML5 applications.
• Javascript testing frameworks.
• Auxiliary development process skillset (GIT, Maven etc.)
• Agile
• TDD
• banking experience

If you have the necessary skills and experience for this role then please apply now!

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

UI Developer - React - £700-750 per day - (Via approved Umbrella)

A leading investment bank is looking for a UI Developer with experience in React.js to join their business on a contract basis. Paying up to £750 you will be based out of their London offices on an initial 6 month contract. You will be a Senior Developer with extensive front end web development and architecture experience, self-organizing, comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams and demonstrating great interpersonal skills.

Skills and Experience required:

• Advanced Javascript.
• React and other key Javascript technologies e.g. websockets.
• CSS.
• Background delivering major, multi-user HTML5 applications.
• Javascript testing frameworks.
• Auxiliary development process skillset (GIT, Maven etc.)
• Agile
• TDD
• banking experience

If you have the necessary skills and experience for this role then please apply now!

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Security Designer / Architect

Edinburgh - Remote Working

£550 - £615p/d - Umbrella Only

3 Months

Fantastic new contract opportunity for an experienced Security Engineer with strong design and architecture skills required to join this market leading financial services business to help them deliver a range of cutting edge banking Cyber technologies.

You will work within the Security Engineering and Design team, working independently as well as within the larger function, across some of the most forward-looking projects within the group. The role will focus on the delivery of secure financial products and services. This will require obtaining a deep understanding of various technologies in order to produce or provide input into the necessary design or solution documents. This role will involve providing cyber security leadership within projects, working with security teams and SMEs across the group to ensure standards are met or surpassed as well as with product owners, vendors and developers.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide the following capabilities as required by the project or determined by the work load alignment:
  • Security Architecture
  • Security Engineering and Design
  • Security Consultancy
• Work with the engineering lead and project architect to deliver a security solutions.
• Analyse security risk within each design as appropriate to the scope and ensure that all interested stakeholders are informed or consulted where necessary.
• Design security controls in compliance with group-wide security standards and configuration workbooks.
• Where necessary support the project in articulating waivers related to security design decisions taken.
• Take the lead on security architecture decisions and issues where the problem scenario is not covered by a pattern or standard. Seek guidance from Security Specialists where appropriate.
• Collaborate with alternative technical resources with the goal of supporting projects in the production of design documentation e.g. Technical Solution Designs (TSD's) or security documentation where necessary.
• Ensure that the drivers of Cost, Pace and Quality are maintained during production of or contribution to design artefacts.
• Provide security design engineering effort that leads to the creation of high quality solutions that comply with all relevant group-wide policies and Security Standards.
• Provide security support for assigned projects at review committees, boards or forums in order to facilitate the project through governance.
• Provide support for projects as they move into the delivery stage at a level suitable to ensure that the solution is implemented as per the design. Ensure the solution is taken back through governance where the design has changed during the implementation cycle.

Skills Required:

• Proven experience and knowledge of a broad range of IT security principles and associated technologies.
• Significant knowledge of Cyber Security as it applies to Enterprise business and ideally exposure to risk or threat assessment techniques.
• Technical experience and demonstrable skill in one or more of the following areas:
  • Cryptographic knowledge including encryption, key exchange, certificate handling and protocols (x509, PKCS12 etc)
  • Security Control Frameworks e.g. ISO27001 and practical experience in their implementation
  • Security Architecture principles, generic best practices
  • Network security devices
  • Endpoint defence solutions
  • Exposure to malware infection vectors and defence methods
  • Endpoint and Server hardening principles, best practices
  • Web application firewalls, network load balancers, proxy systems
  • Network, Endpoint and Application logging concepts, best practice and monitoring systems including SIEM
  • Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting concepts, best practice and IAM management systems. OTP and MFA systems.
  • Active Directory Security including federated solutions using ADFS, SAML etc
  • Exposure to cloud security models including public, private and hybrid concepts
  • Application security including web applications, SaaS services etc
  • Data handling principles, protective marking/tagging and data security knowledge

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer on or at

Security Designer / Architect

Edinburgh - Remote Working

£550 - £615p/d - Umbrella Only

3 Months

Fantastic new contract opportunity for an experienced Security Engineer with strong design and architecture skills required to join this market leading financial services business to help them deliver a range of cutting edge banking Cyber technologies.

You will work within the Security Engineering and Design team, working independently as well as within the larger function, across some of the most forward-looking projects within the group. The role will focus on the delivery of secure financial products and services. This will require obtaining a deep understanding of various technologies in order to produce or provide input into the necessary design or solution documents. This role will involve providing cyber security leadership within projects, working with security teams and SMEs across the group to ensure standards are met or surpassed as well as with product owners, vendors and developers.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide the following capabilities as required by the project or determined by the work load alignment:
  • Security Architecture
  • Security Engineering and Design
  • Security Consultancy
• Work with the engineering lead and project architect to deliver a security solutions.
• Analyse security risk within each design as appropriate to the scope and ensure that all interested stakeholders are informed or consulted where necessary.
• Design security controls in compliance with group-wide security standards and configuration workbooks.
• Where necessary support the project in articulating waivers related to security design decisions taken.
• Take the lead on security architecture decisions and issues where the problem scenario is not covered by a pattern or standard. Seek guidance from Security Specialists where appropriate.
• Collaborate with alternative technical resources with the goal of supporting projects in the production of design documentation e.g. Technical Solution Designs (TSD's) or security documentation where necessary.
• Ensure that the drivers of Cost, Pace and Quality are maintained during production of or contribution to design artefacts.
• Provide security design engineering effort that leads to the creation of high quality solutions that comply with all relevant group-wide policies and Security Standards.
• Provide security support for assigned projects at review committees, boards or forums in order to facilitate the project through governance.
• Provide support for projects as they move into the delivery stage at a level suitable to ensure that the solution is implemented as per the design. Ensure the solution is taken back through governance where the design has changed during the implementation cycle.

Skills Required:

• Proven experience and knowledge of a broad range of IT security principles and associated technologies.
• Significant knowledge of Cyber Security as it applies to Enterprise business and ideally exposure to risk or threat assessment techniques.
• Technical experience and demonstrable skill in one or more of the following areas:
  • Cryptographic knowledge including encryption, key exchange, certificate handling and protocols (x509, PKCS12 etc)
  • Security Control Frameworks e.g. ISO27001 and practical experience in their implementation
  • Security Architecture principles, generic best practices
  • Network security devices
  • Endpoint defence solutions
  • Exposure to malware infection vectors and defence methods
  • Endpoint and Server hardening principles, best practices
  • Web application firewalls, network load balancers, proxy systems
  • Network, Endpoint and Application logging concepts, best practice and monitoring systems including SIEM
  • Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting concepts, best practice and IAM management systems. OTP and MFA systems.
  • Active Directory Security including federated solutions using ADFS, SAML etc
  • Exposure to cloud security models including public, private and hybrid concepts
  • Application security including web applications, SaaS services etc
  • Data handling principles, protective marking/tagging and data security knowledge

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer on or at

Security Designer / Architect

Bristol - Remote Working

£550 - £615p/d - Umbrella Only

3 Months

Fantastic new contract opportunity for an experienced Security Engineer with strong design and architecture skills required to join this market leading financial services business to help them deliver a range of cutting edge banking Cyber technologies.

You will work within the Security Engineering and Design team, working independently as well as within the larger function, across some of the most forward-looking projects within the group. The role will focus on the delivery of secure financial products and services. This will require obtaining a deep understanding of various technologies in order to produce or provide input into the necessary design or solution documents. This role will involve providing cyber security leadership within projects, working with security teams and SMEs across the group to ensure standards are met or surpassed as well as with product owners, vendors and developers.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide the following capabilities as required by the project or determined by the work load alignment:
  • Security Architecture
  • Security Engineering and Design
  • Security Consultancy
• Work with the engineering lead and project architect to deliver a security solutions.
• Analyse security risk within each design as appropriate to the scope and ensure that all interested stakeholders are informed or consulted where necessary.
• Design security controls in compliance with group-wide security standards and configuration workbooks.
• Where necessary support the project in articulating waivers related to security design decisions taken.
• Take the lead on security architecture decisions and issues where the problem scenario is not covered by a pattern or standard. Seek guidance from Security Specialists where appropriate.
• Collaborate with alternative technical resources with the goal of supporting projects in the production of design documentation e.g. Technical Solution Designs (TSD's) or security documentation where necessary.
• Ensure that the drivers of Cost, Pace and Quality are maintained during production of or contribution to design artefacts.
• Provide security design engineering effort that leads to the creation of high quality solutions that comply with all relevant group-wide policies and Security Standards.
• Provide security support for assigned projects at review committees, boards or forums in order to facilitate the project through governance.
• Provide support for projects as they move into the delivery stage at a level suitable to ensure that the solution is implemented as per the design. Ensure the solution is taken back through governance where the design has changed during the implementation cycle.

Skills Required:

• Proven experience and knowledge of a broad range of IT security principles and associated technologies.
• Significant knowledge of Cyber Security as it applies to Enterprise business and ideally exposure to risk or threat assessment techniques.
• Technical experience and demonstrable skill in one or more of the following areas:
  • Cryptographic knowledge including encryption, key exchange, certificate handling and protocols (x509, PKCS12 etc)
  • Security Control Frameworks e.g. ISO27001 and practical experience in their implementation
  • Security Architecture principles, generic best practices
  • Network security devices
  • Endpoint defence solutions
  • Exposure to malware infection vectors and defence methods
  • Endpoint and Server hardening principles, best practices
  • Web application firewalls, network load balancers, proxy systems
  • Network, Endpoint and Application logging concepts, best practice and monitoring systems including SIEM
  • Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting concepts, best practice and IAM management systems. OTP and MFA systems.
  • Active Directory Security including federated solutions using ADFS, SAML etc
  • Exposure to cloud security models including public, private and hybrid concepts
  • Application security including web applications, SaaS services etc
  • Data handling principles, protective marking/tagging and data security knowledge

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer on or at

Security Designer / Architect

Bristol - Remote Working

£550 - £615p/d - Umbrella Only

3 Months

Fantastic new contract opportunity for an experienced Security Engineer with strong design and architecture skills required to join this market leading financial services business to help them deliver a range of cutting edge banking Cyber technologies.

You will work within the Security Engineering and Design team, working independently as well as within the larger function, across some of the most forward-looking projects within the group. The role will focus on the delivery of secure financial products and services. This will require obtaining a deep understanding of various technologies in order to produce or provide input into the necessary design or solution documents. This role will involve providing cyber security leadership within projects, working with security teams and SMEs across the group to ensure standards are met or surpassed as well as with product owners, vendors and developers.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide the following capabilities as required by the project or determined by the work load alignment:
  • Security Architecture
  • Security Engineering and Design
  • Security Consultancy
• Work with the engineering lead and project architect to deliver a security solutions.
• Analyse security risk within each design as appropriate to the scope and ensure that all interested stakeholders are informed or consulted where necessary.
• Design security controls in compliance with group-wide security standards and configuration workbooks.
• Where necessary support the project in articulating waivers related to security design decisions taken.
• Take the lead on security architecture decisions and issues where the problem scenario is not covered by a pattern or standard. Seek guidance from Security Specialists where appropriate.
• Collaborate with alternative technical resources with the goal of supporting projects in the production of design documentation e.g. Technical Solution Designs (TSD's) or security documentation where necessary.
• Ensure that the drivers of Cost, Pace and Quality are maintained during production of or contribution to design artefacts.
• Provide security design engineering effort that leads to the creation of high quality solutions that comply with all relevant group-wide policies and Security Standards.
• Provide security support for assigned projects at review committees, boards or forums in order to facilitate the project through governance.
• Provide support for projects as they move into the delivery stage at a level suitable to ensure that the solution is implemented as per the design. Ensure the solution is taken back through governance where the design has changed during the implementation cycle.

Skills Required:

• Proven experience and knowledge of a broad range of IT security principles and associated technologies.
• Significant knowledge of Cyber Security as it applies to Enterprise business and ideally exposure to risk or threat assessment techniques.
• Technical experience and demonstrable skill in one or more of the following areas:
  • Cryptographic knowledge including encryption, key exchange, certificate handling and protocols (x509, PKCS12 etc)
  • Security Control Frameworks e.g. ISO27001 and practical experience in their implementation
  • Security Architecture principles, generic best practices
  • Network security devices
  • Endpoint defence solutions
  • Exposure to malware infection vectors and defence methods
  • Endpoint and Server hardening principles, best practices
  • Web application firewalls, network load balancers, proxy systems
  • Network, Endpoint and Application logging concepts, best practice and monitoring systems including SIEM
  • Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting concepts, best practice and IAM management systems. OTP and MFA systems.
  • Active Directory Security including federated solutions using ADFS, SAML etc
  • Exposure to cloud security models including public, private and hybrid concepts
  • Application security including web applications, SaaS services etc
  • Data handling principles, protective marking/tagging and data security knowledge

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer on or at