Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Location: Sheffield (Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite)

Salary: £50,000-£60,000 depending on experience

DCS Tech are searching for an experienced Data Engineer to join our clients growing team! You will play a crucial part in designing, building, and optimising the data infrastructure that underpins the organisation.

Key responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy scalable, secure, and reliable data pipelines using modern cloud and data engineering tools.
Consolidate data from internal systems, APIs, and third-party sources into a unified data warehouse or data lake environment.
Build and maintain robust data models to ensure accuracy, consistency, and accessibility across the organisation.
Work closely with Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders to translate data requirements into effective technical solutions.
Optimise data systems to deliver fast and accurate insights supporting dashboards, KPIs, and reporting frameworks.
Implement monitoring, validation, and quality checks to ensure high levels of data accuracy and trust.
Support compliance with relevant data standards and regulations, including GDPR.
Maintain strong data security practices relating to access, encryption, and storage.
Research and recommend new tools, technologies, and processes to improve performance, scalability, and efficiency.
Contribute to migrations and modernisation projects across cloud and data platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks).
Create and maintain documentation aligned with internal processes and change management controls.

Experience & Technical Skills

Proven hands-on experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar data-centric role.
Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
Solid understanding of ETL/ELT pipelines, data modelling, and data warehousing principles.
Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Exposure to modern data tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery.
Familiarity with streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink) is an advantage.
Experience with orchestration and infrastructure tools such as Airflow, dbt, Prefect, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform.

What you get in return:

Up to £60,000 per annum + benefits
Hybrid working (3 in office)
Opportunity to lead and mentor within a growing team!
Professional development and training support

This company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Interested?

Please submit your CV to Meg Kewley at DCS Recruitment via the link provided.

Alternatively, email me at or call (phone number removed).

DCS Recruitment and all associated companies are committed to creating a working environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age, or nationality