Senior Data Engineer, SEO, Perm, Liverpool/ Newport

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Build, test and maintain scalable data pipelines and processing solutions.
• Implement secure and maintainable ingestion and integration patterns across Azure services.
• Develop data models for analytical and operational use with analysts and architects.
• Improve engineering standards, coding conventions and design patterns.
• Mentor engineers, review code and pipelines, and guide delivery teams.
• Resolve data issues through diagnosis, root-cause analysis and preventative action.
• Monitor and optimise pipelines and storage for reliability, performance and cost.
• Develop data flows, SQL transformations, stored procedures and views; contribute to the Azure platform and layered architecture.

Essential criteria

• Diagnose complex data issues and deliver robust solutions; collaborate across engineering, analysis, architecture and service teams.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly and maintain data quality, accuracy and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership through design guidance, code and pipeline reviews, and alignment with standards.
• Experience building cloud data pipelines, developing SQL transformations and ELT patterns, and working with relational and/or big data technologies.
• Experience using CI/CD, version control and automated testing, and supporting platforms across environments including production.
• Strong SQL and data transformation skills; proficiency in Azure data tools such as ADF, Synapse, Delta Lake or Data Lake Gen2.
• Knowledge of ETL/ELT and data integration; familiarity with infrastructure as code, DevOps practices and monitoring.
• Python, PySpark or similar languages are desirable.

Working pattern

• The listed working pattern includes flexible working, full-time, part-time and compressed hours.

Salary and pension

• The stated salary is £44,027, with a Civil Service Pension and an employer contribution of 28.97%.

Locations

• The listed locations are Bootle, North West England, and Newport, Wales.