Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: Up to £80,000

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Data Engineer to join a growing data team responsible for developing and maintaining a modern cloud-based data platform. This role offers the opportunity to work on large-scale data challenges, build robust data solutions and contribute to the continued evolution of the organisation's data capabilities.

The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, developing and optimising data pipelines that support reporting, analytics and business-critical decision-making. You will collaborate with a range of stakeholders to ensure data is accessible, reliable and delivered efficiently across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

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Design, build and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines.
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Develop and support ETL/ELT processes for ingesting and transforming data from multiple sources.
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Enhance and maintain cloud-based data infrastructure within AWS.
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Monitor, troubleshoot and optimise data workflows to ensure high performance and reliability.
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Implement best practices around data quality, governance and monitoring.
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Support the development of a centralised data platform and data architecture.
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Work closely with analysts, engineers and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions.
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Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
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Identify opportunities to improve existing processes through automation and optimisation.
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Ensure data solutions are secure, scalable and aligned with business objectives.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

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3-6 years' experience in Data Engineering or a related discipline.
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Strong programming experience with Python.
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Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large datasets.
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Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-based data platforms.
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Experience building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines.
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Experience using Airflow for workflow orchestration.
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Strong version control experience using Git.
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Understanding of data modelling principles and database design.
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Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
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Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable

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Experience working with data lakes or modern data warehouse technologies.
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Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools.
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Experience with CI/CD practices and automated deployment pipelines.
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Knowledge of data governance, monitoring and observability tools.
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Experience working within fast-paced, data-driven environments.

What's on Offer

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Salary up to £80,000.
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Opportunity to work with modern cloud and data technologies.
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Exposure to complex, high-impact data engineering challenges.
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Collaborative and highly skilled technical environment.
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Career development and progression opportunities.
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Hybrid working environment.
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Competitive benefits package.

If you are passionate about building reliable data platforms, solving complex engineering problems and delivering scalable data solutions, we would be interested in speaking with you.