Senior Data Engineer, SEO, Perm, Liverpool/ Newport

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Build, test and maintain scalable data pipelines and processing solutions.
• Implement secure, efficient and maintainable Azure data ingestion and integration patterns.
• 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 teams on best practice.
• Resolve data issues, identify root causes and implement preventative measures.
• Monitor and optimise pipeline and storage performance, reliability and cost.
• Create data flows and transformations, including SQL logic, stored procedures and views.

Essential abilities

• Diagnose complex data issues and deliver robust solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, architects and service teams.
• Explain data engineering concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain data quality, accuracy and reliability through attention to detail.
• Provide technical leadership through design guidance, code and pipeline reviews, and adherence to standards.

Essential experience and technical skills

• Build cloud data pipelines using platforms such as Azure Synapse, Data Factory or Databricks.
• Develop performant SQL transformations and ELT patterns; work with relational and/or big data technologies.
• Use CI/CD, version control and automated testing in data engineering workflows.
• Support data 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.
• Infrastructure-as-code, DevOps and monitoring familiarity; Python, PySpark or similar languages are desirable.

Location and working pattern

• The role is listed at Bootle or Newport.
• The advertised working patterns include flexible working, full-time, part-time and compressed hours.

Salary and benefits

• Salary is £44,027.
• The Civil Service Pension has an employer contribution of 28.97%.