Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Location: Hybrid – Shropshire or Sussex
Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits

We are currently supporting a leading technology business that delivers large-scale data solutions across complex and highly secure environments. Due to ongoing project growth, they are seeking to appoint a Data Engineer to join their expanding data engineering team.

This role will focus on designing and delivering robust data integration solutions, building scalable pipelines, and collaborating closely with client stakeholders to support data-driven decision-making across critical systems.

The Role

As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining data pipelines and integration solutions within enterprise environments. The role covers the full delivery lifecycle, from gathering requirements through to deployment and operational support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement robust data integration solutions (batch and near real-time)
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and curation
• Work with large and complex datasets across enterprise platforms
• Collaborate with product teams and client stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Support live systems, troubleshoot issues, and ensure service continuity
• Work within Agile delivery teams alongside engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders
• Contribute to best practises and continuous improvement across the data engineering capability

Experience Required

We are looking for engineers with strong fundamentals in data engineering and proven experience delivering solutions within complex environments.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong SQL and data modelling skills
• Experience with ETL/ELT tools such as Informatica, Talend, Pentaho, AWS Glue, or similar
• Familiarity with data platforms such as Oracle, Cloudera, or enterprise data warehouses
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages such as Python or Bash
• Designing and maintaining data pipelines and integration processes
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments

Desirable Experience:

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS
• Familiarity with job scheduling or orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow or similar)
• Knowledge of reporting and visualisation tools such as Power BI, Business Objects, or Pentaho
• Experience with CI/CD and version control tooling