Senior Data Engineer | Osprey Flight Solutions

We're hiring — Remote

Senior
Data Engineer

Remote Reports to Head of Data DataNest Platform

Build and evolve DataNest, the cloud-native data platform underpinning Osprey's aviation safety services — working closely with Data Science, Product and Engineering as the platform scales.

“To become the trusted decision platform for organisations where lives, assets and operations depend on getting it right.” — Osprey’s North Star

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Data That Airlines
And Insurers Trust

Osprey Flight Solutions is a UK-based SaaS business backed by a leading US private equity investor, providing risk intelligence to organisations in some of the world's most complex and safety-critical environments — aviation, insurance, and government and defence.

As Osprey enters its next phase of growth, you'll help keep the data platform reliable, governed and optimised for innovation — designing and maintaining the pipelines that turn raw data into the risk scoring and decisions our customers rely on.

PE-Backed

Backed by a leading US private equity investor, entering our next growth phase

DataNest

The cloud-native data platform you'll help build and evolve

Azure

Data Factory, Functions (Python), SQL Managed Instance, ADLS

Remote

Fully remote, reporting to the Head of Data

The Role

What You'll Do

Pipeline Architecture

Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines across the Bronze, Silver and Gold layers of the Osprey data platform.

Metadata-Driven Onboarding

Implement and extend the metadata-driven pipeline (MDP) framework to support rapid onboarding of new data sources.

Production-Grade Engineering

Build modular, reusable, production-grade pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions (Python) and SQL Managed Instance.

Compliance & Governance

Support ISO 27001 compliance through robust access controls, logging and governance practices.

Security by Design

Implement row-level security and RBAC to enforce client data isolation and secure access.

Data Protection

Ensure encryption, auditability and least-privilege access across the data estate.

Cross-Team Partnership

Partner with Data Science, Product and Engineering to deliver high-quality, trusted data for analytics, ML models and client-facing products.

Self-Serve Enablement

Support internal users in leveraging the platform for self-serve insights and innovation.

Strategic Initiatives

Lead or contribute to initiatives spanning new data sources, risk-scoring delivery to insurers, migration from legacy AWS to Azure, and API building.

Is This You?

Experience & Skills

Technical Skills

Extensive experience designing and building scalable data pipelines in Azure
Strong proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks and Azure Functions
Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Managed Instance and ADLS
Deep understanding of data architecture principles, including medallion/layered architectures
Experience implementing metadata-driven pipelines and modular ETL frameworks
Knowledge of DataOps principles, including Git, CI/CD, Azure resources and code quality gates
Familiarity with data security practices including RBAC, encryption and client data segregation
Experience supporting compliance initiatives (e.g. ISO 27001, SOC 2) through secure, auditable data practices
Strong SQL skills and experience with relational and semi-structured data

Non-Essential Skills

Data quality testing and frameworks
Software engineering in C#, especially API creation
Aviation data experience

Why Osprey

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Empathy & Consideration

We listen closely and never miss the chance for a real conversation — with clients, and with each other.

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Transparency & Honesty

Be yourself, never stop learning, and keep searching for better ways to do the work — we'd rather hear the truth early than find out late.

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Responsibility & Accountability

Always do what you say you'll do and own your deliverables — that's how trust is built, across our industry, our peers and our clients.

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Humility & Respect

Everyone has a voice, regardless of job title. We give and receive feedback with gratitude, because we're all on the same team.

Ready to Apply?

Build The Platform
Behind The
Decisions

If you want your pipelines to underpin real risk decisions for airlines and insurers — not just dashboards — we want to hear from you.

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Beyond the technical bar, we're looking for someone who learns fast, stays honest about limitations, shares ideas confidently, and delivers independently amid regular change.

SeniorData Engineer

Data That AirlinesAnd Insurers Trust