Data Engineer

Enfield Town
3 weeks ago
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Data Engineer

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Data Engineer

Data Engineer needed for a UK organisation investing in its data platform to support the development of reliable, well-structured datasets for reporting and analytics.

This role sits within a central data team and focuses on building, maintaining and improving data pipelines and data models that support consistent access to data across the business.

The role

  • Build and maintain data pipelines to ingest, transform and deliver data for analytical use

  • Ensure data is processed efficiently and securely, in line with agreed standards

  • Implement monitoring, logging and error handling across data workflows

  • Create and maintain tests to validate data accuracy and pipeline behaviour

  • Monitor performance and apply optimisation techniques where required

  • Design and maintain relational and dimensional data models

  • Write and optimise SQL and transformation logic

  • Produce clear technical documentation covering data structures and processes

  • Work with colleagues across data, analytics and governance to support data quality and compliance

    What we’re looking for

  • Experience in data engineering or data platform development

  • Strong SQL skills with experience working on production data pipelines

  • Understanding of data modelling concepts for analytics and reporting

  • Familiarity with layered or staged data architectures

  • Knowledge of data quality, validation and governance practices

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

    Desirable experience

  • Cloud data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric or Azure data services

  • Python or Spark for data transformation and automation

  • Experience writing tests for data pipelines

  • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders

  • Experience working in regulated or data-sensitive environments

    If you’re a Data Engineer looking for a role focused on building robust data foundations rather than ad-hoc reporting, we’d be happy to discuss this further in confidence

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