Senior Data Engineer

Job Title : Senior Data Engineer

Location : UK-wide (hybrid, with occasional in-office meetings)

Salary : £75,000 (flexible depending on experience)

Hours : 35 hours per week

Employment Type : Full-time, Permanent

We’re working with a forward-thinking organisation embarking on a greenfield data transformation project . They’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer (with a strong analytics engineering background) to take ownership of a new initiative focused on building scalable, self-serve data solutions across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust data transformation pipelines
• Drive a self-serve data culture through training, enablement, and best practices
• Lead stakeholder engagement to align data definitions across teams
• Own and shape the direction of the project with significant autonomy
• Coach junior team members and foster a culture of knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with architecture teams on platform design decisions
• Promote automation, efficiency, and strong data governance across the engineering function

Technical Skills & Experience

You’ll be someone who is passionate about data, loves solving complex problems, and enjoys mentoring others. You’ll bring a product-focused mindset and thrive in environments where you can lead initiatives and work across teams to define what "good" looks like in data engineering.