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<div>Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha) is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. We are a boutique management consulting firm that offers the world’s top industry players a competitive edge through our expertise and industry insight. Our team is of a uniquely high calibre and works across regulated financial markets, bringing deep expertise in insurance, alternative asset markets — including private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate — and other specialised financial sectors. This focus enables us to bring relevant, hands-on experience to our clients’ most important challenges.&nbsp; We have our headquarters located the United Kingdom, as well as offices in major global financial centres across the United States, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Asia.</div>
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<h1>About the role</h1>
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<p>We're looking for a Consultant to deliver data integration, migration, and general development work for our clients, primarily in the UK financial services and alternative assets sectors. You'll work hands-on across the delivery lifecycle — from scoping and design through to build, test, and deployment — with growing ownership of workstreams and increasing client-facing responsibility.<br><br><br></p>
<h1>Key Responsibilities</h1>
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<li>Design, build, and test data integration and migration pipelines, primarily on the Azure platform.</li>
<li>Contribute to solution design and technical documentation, translating client requirements into working deliverables.</li>
<li>Perform data mapping, transformation, validation, and reconciliation across source and target systems.</li>
<li>Develop and maintain application and integration code following good engineering practices (version control, code review, testing).</li>
<li>Support deployment and environment management, including Infrastructure as Code where applicable.</li>
<li>Troubleshoot and resolve data quality, performance, and pipeline issues.</li>
<li>Work directly with client stakeholders to gather requirements and demonstrate progress.</li>
<li>Support Senior Consultants and Managers on estimation, planning, and risk identification.</li>
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<h1>Essential Skills &amp; Experience</h1>
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<li>Typically 2–4 years' experience in data engineering, integration, or software development (adjust to your banding).</li>
<li>Strong hands-on experience with the <strong>Microsoft Azure</strong> data stack (e.g. Data Factory, Synapse, Azure SQL, Storage, Functions).</li>
<li>Proficiency in <strong>SQL</strong> and at least one general-purpose language (<strong>Python</strong>, C#, or similar).</li>
<li>Solid understanding of ETL/ELT patterns, data modelling, and data migration methodologies.</li>
<li>Experience with source control (Git) and CI/CD workflows.</li>
<li>Ability to work in client-facing delivery environments and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.</li>
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<h1>Desirable / Nice to Have</h1>
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<li>Experience with <strong>Databricks</strong> and/or <strong>Snowflake</strong>.</li>
<li>Cloud development experience, particularly <strong>Infrastructure as Code</strong> (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).</li>
<li>Exposure to data orchestration tools, APIs, and event-driven integration.</li>
<li>Financial services, private equity, or alternative assets domain experience.</li>
<li>Relevant certifications (e.g. Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure Fundamentals).</li>
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<h1>What We Offer</h1>
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<li>Competitive base salary&nbsp;</li>
<li>Annual performance bonus tied to individual and company outcomes.</li>
<li>Comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, life assurance, and income protection.</li>
<li>Hybrid working model with flexible arrangements to support work-life balance.</li>
<li>Generous pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions.</li>
<li>Continuous learning budget and access to industry conferences, certifications, and training programmes.</li>
<li>25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with option to buy additional days.</li>
<li>Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.</li>
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