Data Engineering Jobs

• Chester
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior
• Contract

Hands-on engineering role building and maintaining scalable data platforms for compliance assurance in a regulated enterprise. You own the full data lifecycle, from ingesting source systems via Kafka and NiFi to streaming, processing and automated reconciliation controls that flag missing records, mismatches and exceptions. Developer-led, with Python, PySpark, Hadoop/Hive and CI/CD, plus production troubleshooting and auditability.

Apache Kafka · Apache NiFi · Hadoop +7

• London
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• £90,000 – £95,000 pa
• Lead

Hands-on technical leadership role within a small data engineering squad, setting engineering standards while building scalable pipelines in Python, SQL and Snowflake. Involves data modelling, integrations, performance and reliability work on an Enterprise Data Platform, plus mentoring engineers and shaping architecture with AWS cloud technologies.

Snowflake · AWS · dbt +3

• Sunderland
• £55,000 – £65,000 pa
• Senior

Builds and maintains ETL/ELT pipelines, integrating data from multiple systems and external providers into an Azure-based data estate. Develops scalable data models and improves monitoring, testing and platform performance while supporting data quality and governance. Works with data engineers, BI specialists and business stakeholders to deliver trusted reporting datasets.

Azure Data Factory · Databricks · Azure Synapse Analytics +3

• Bristol
• Remote
• £80,000 – £90,000 pa
• Senior

Owns the design and build of scalable data pipelines and data products on Databricks using PySpark, Spark SQL and Delta Lake, plus ETL/ELT optimisation and enterprise data architecture. Partners with Finance, Product, Sales, Marketing and Engineering stakeholders, embeds data quality and governance, and mentors a junior engineer in a small, high-impact team.

Databricks · PySpark · Spark SQL +3

• Manchester
• Hybrid
• £70,000 – £90,000 pa
• Lead · manages people

Hands-on lead role owning an existing data estate and building a modern, scalable platform supporting BI, Data Science and Applied AI. Involves modernising SQL Server, SSIS/SSDT and Power BI, building lakehouse architecture on AWS, streaming with Flink, Terraform and CI/CD, plus line-managing a small team of Data Engineers.

AWS · SQL Server · SSIS +7

• London
• Hybrid · 1–2 days in office
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Contract

Hands-on engineering role building a modern Azure data platform, designing and developing scalable automated pipelines with Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse and Logic Apps. Covers the full data lifecycle from ingestion to transformation and delivery, with work on performance, data quality and monitoring alongside data engineers, architects, product owners and BI teams in an agile setting.

Azure Data Factory · Databricks · Azure Synapse +7

• Manchester
• Hybrid · 1–2 days in office
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa
• Contract

Hands-on engineering role building a modern Azure data platform, designing and developing scalable automated pipelines with Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse and Logic Apps. Covers the full data lifecycle from ingestion to transformation and delivery, optimising flows for performance and reliability while supporting data quality and monitoring. Works in an agile team alongside data engineers, architects, product owners, test analysts and BI teams.

Azure Data Factory · Databricks · Azure Synapse +7

• Manchester
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• £800 – £1,000 pd
• Lead
• Contract

Hands-on technical leadership role shaping a strategic data platform for an investment management firm, with Snowflake at its core. Responsibilities span designing scalable platform solutions, building and optimising end-to-end ELT pipelines, defining engineering standards and governance, and developing Infrastructure as Code with Cloud Engineering. Works in an Agile team supporting analytics, AI and ML adoption.

Snowflake · Snowpark · dbt +7

• Cardiff
• Hybrid
• £61,500 – £67,500 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the establishment of an enterprise data architecture capability and design a Microsoft Fabric-based common data platform. Define data models, principles, standards, governance and lineage across a complex organisation, providing architectural oversight and advising senior stakeholders as part of a major digital transformation programme.

Microsoft Fabric · Microsoft Purview · Power BI +6

• Alford
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £45,000 – £50,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Design, build and optimise large-scale data solutions on a cloud data platform, developing and maintaining ETL pipelines in Python and AWS services such as Glue and S3. Monitor and improve data processes with tools like Datadog, orchestrate data extraction into the Data Warehouse, and work with senior stakeholders, product teams and engineers to drive best practice.

AWS · AWS Glue · Amazon S3 +1

• London
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design and build real-time middleware and runtime software connecting industrial control hardware to AWS cloud services, including data-exchange layers, type systems, and pub/sub or request/reply communication patterns. The role involves industrial protocol integrations (OPC-UA, Modbus, EtherCAT), edge-to-cloud telemetry with delivery guarantees, and engineering for bounded latency and real-time correctness on constrained hardware.

AWS · IEC 61131-3 · EtherCAT +6

• United Kingdom
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £45,000 – £50,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Design, build and optimise large-scale data solutions on an enterprise data platform, developing and maintaining ETL pipelines in Python and working with AWS services such as Glue and S3. Monitor and improve data processes using tools like Datadog, orchestrate data extraction into the Data Warehouse, and collaborate with senior stakeholders, product teams and engineers to drive best practice.

AWS · AWS Glue · Amazon S3 +1

• London
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• £90,000 – £125,000 pa
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

A principal-level role providing technical and people leadership across a major UK consumer business's data engineering function. You'll shape the architecture of a cloud-first platform built on Snowflake, AWS and dbt, set data modelling and engineering standards, and mentor Lead Data Engineers while owning technical risk and cost optimisation.

Snowflake · AWS · dbt +7

• Greater London
• £60,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior

Own the architecture, orchestration and production readiness of a data pipeline, implementing arbitration, eligibility, consent and contact-policy logic. Handle activation datasets, manifests, SFTP delivery, PR review, CI/CD, observability and incident response using SQL, Python/Spark and Databricks.

Databricks · Spark · Azure DevOps +4

• United Kingdom
• Remote
• £700 – £750 pd
• Senior · manages people
• Contract

Lead the design and implementation of data flows connecting operational systems, analytics and BI platforms, plus data streaming systems and database management. The role involves building and testing complex or large-scale data products, selecting technologies for resilient, scalable solutions, and designing metadata repositories. It also covers troubleshooting databases and data processes, and facilitating discussions across technical and non-technical stakeholders.