Data Engineer (GCP/DBT)

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Northampton, United Kingdom
Today
£65,000 – £70,000 pa

Salary

£65,000 – £70,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Remote
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (Today)

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package
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DATA ENGINEER

Up to £70,000 + BENEFITS
UK (Remote-first)

This is a great opportunity to join a high-growth education technology business where you can take ownership of building and scaling a modern data platform that underpins decision-making across the entire organisation.

THE COMPANY:

The business is scaling rapidly and investing heavily in data to create a single, trusted view of performance across marketing, product and operations.

THE ROLE:

You will take ownership of a modern data platform. Key responsibilities include:

  • Owning and developing the end-to-end data platform
  • Building and maintaining robust data ingestion pipelines into BigQuery
  • Designing and maintaining analytics-ready dbt models
  • Partnering closely with the BI Analyst to support company-wide reporting and self-serve analytics
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

You will bring strong capability in:

  • Google BigQuery/GCP (3+ years' hands-on experience)
  • Data ingestion tools such as Fivetran
  • dbt Cloud and analytics-ready data modelling
THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary of up to £70,000 depending on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please register your interest by sending your CV toMolly Bird via the apply link on this page.

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