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Data Engineer - Hybrid (Central Birmingham) - £45,000 - £65,000 + great benefits

I'm looking for a Data Engineer for a leading, national business. They are looking for someone who is keen to get involved in companywide, data focused projects working with modern data tools. They need someone who is an all-rounder, able to work as part of a team but also independently at times.

You'll be joining an established team in the middle of a companywide digital transformation. They are working to move to Snowflake environment, changing the way data is used across the business. You'll be building pipelines to support reporting tools and involved in a wide range of hands-on work.

As they Data Engineer, you'll be:

Building and maintaining data pipelines (ETL/ELT) for Snowflake.

Working with large datasets and integrating data from APIs, CSV files, and SQL Server.

Supporting reporting tools like Power BI and SSRS.

Helping design and maintain a scalable data warehouse.

Collaborating with other teams to improve how data is stored, processed, and used.

Supporting data governance and privacy efforts.

Translating technical ideas into clear, practical solutions.

What we need from the successful Data Engineer:

Previous expeirience as a Data Engineer.

Solid experience with Snowflake and Azure.

Strong SQL skills and experience building ETL processes.

Comfortable working with complex data flows and models.

Someone who enjoys working with others and sharing ideas.

Benefits for the Data Engineer:

Opportunities to learn and grow through training.

28 days holiday + bank holiday

Health and wellbeing support, including free GP access and a health cash plan.

Enhanced maternity pay and family-friendly benefits.

Discounts on gym memberships, car leasing, and mortgage services.

Pension scheme and employee savings programmes.

Access to a Health Toolkit with fitness, nutrition, and health resources.

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

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