Data Engineer

Sanderson
Bristol, United Kingdom
Today
£45,000 – £48,000 pa

Salary

£45,000 – £48,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Education
Degree
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (Today)

Benefits

34 days annual leave (including public holidays) Access to earned pay before payday Company pension scheme Generous occupational maternity/paternity pay Ongoing learning and development opportunities Health Cash Plan after probation (covering dental, optical, therapies, maternity/paternity, prescriptions and more) Opportunities for career progression
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Data Engineer

Industry: Not-for-profit (Family Services)

Location: Bristol/ South Gloucestershire (Free parking available)

Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 + benefits

Permanent role: hybrid working (3 days on site)

Data Engineer - Role Purpose

We are embarking on a significant transformation of our data and analytics capabilities and are seeking a skilledData Engineer to help build and shape our modern Data & AI Platform.

Working alongside the Head of Data & Analytics, you will design, develop and maintain secure, high-quality data pipelines that enable trusted reporting, analytics, and future AI/ML development. This is a rare opportunity to influence architecture, engineering standards, automation and governance within a co-managed delivery model.

You will work across structured and semi-structured data from key internal systems, including HR, care delivery, finance, estates, medication and incident management to build reusable data pipelines, semantic models and certified datasets. Your work will directly support operational teams, strategic planning and improved outcomes for the people we support.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges, building scalable solutions and embedding best-practice engineering within a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

Data Engineer: Technical Skills & Experience

We are looking for candidates with experience in:

  • Cloud or data platform technologies (e.g., Azure, Fabric, Databricks)
  • Operating and managing modern cloud-based data platforms
  • Integrating third-party data feeds
  • Exposure to DevOps or platform engineering
  • Strong SQL for transformation, modelling and optimisation
  • At least one data engineering programming language (e.g., Python)
  • Data modelling (dimensional, star schema, analytics-optimised models)
  • Building and maintaining production-grade ETL/ELT pipelines
  • Orchestration and scheduling tools
  • Version control (e.g., Git)
  • CI/CD principles for data workloads
  • Environment separation (Dev/Test/Prod)
  • Writing maintainable, testable and well-documented code
  • Applying GDPR and data protection principles, including privacy-by-design, retention, anonymisation and pseudonymisation

Data Engineer: Pay & Benefits

We recognise the importance of investing in our people and offer a competitive employment package, including:

  • 34 days annual leave (including public holidays)
  • Access to earned pay before payday
  • Company pension scheme
  • Generous occupational maternity/paternity pay
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities
  • Health Cash Plan after probation (covering dental, optical, therapies, maternity/paternity, prescriptions and more)
  • Opportunities for career progression

How to Apply

This role is being recruited by Sanderson Recruitment. Please apply with your CV.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason,please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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