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Using agile ways of working and strong engineering principles, you’ll ensure our data is reliable, accessible and ready to power forecasting, analytics and reporting.\nYou’ll also have the opportunity to help shape the future of our data engineering capability, modernising our architecture, tools and ways of working to improve scalability, performance and speed of delivery.\nThis is an exciting opportunity for an innovative engineer who is passionate about data, data quality and modern technology, and wants to build solutions that make a real impact at scale.\nNational Grid is hiring a Senior Data Engineer. This role operates under a hybrid working model and is open to candidates based in either our Waltham, MA, Brooklyn, NY or Hicksville, NY office locations. 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You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.\nNational Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.\nThis position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.\nNational Grid is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of protected class. 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