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Data Engineer

Burnley
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Data Engineer

Location: Burnley, Lancashire

Contract: Permanent - 37.5 hours per week – Hybrid (2 days a week in office)

Salary: Up to £55,000 DOE + performance bonuses + great benefits

Are you a passionate Data Engineer looking to work on meaningful projects that make a difference to the environment? Fancy joining a friendly, inclusive team where your ideas matter, your work has real impact, and your skills will help protect and improve infrastructure across the UK?

We’re partnering with an innovative and growing organisation that’s been a pioneer in water network monitoring for over 20 years. As the sector steps up to meet new environmental challenges, the demand for data-driven solutions is growing fast - and this team is at the forefront of it all.

If you’re excited by working with large, complex datasets, building scalable data pipelines, and helping to solve real-world problems, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Designing and building pipelines in the data platform, with automation, quality and resilience at the core.

  • Supporting the development of a scalable data architecture and engineering roadmap.

  • Helping colleagues across the business solve data problems, from ad hoc data extraction to long-term ETL solutions.

  • Sharing best practices and mentoring junior team members in a newly formed, collaborative data team.

  • Playing an active role in shaping a future-proof data environment as the organisation scales.

  • Working on a hybrid set up with 3 days working from home and 2 days working from the office.

    What we’re looking for:

  • Hands-on experience in a Data Engineering role working with large datasets and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).

  • Solid Python and SQL skills.

  • A proactive, curious mindset, you enjoy owning projects, breaking down problems, and learning new things.

  • Strong communication skills, you can explain complex ideas simply and document clearly.

  • Understanding of data best practices (e.g. version control, security).

    What’s in it for you:

  • Salary up to £55,000 (DOE) plus performance based bonuses

  • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

  • Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay

  • Company pension + life assurance (4x salary)

  • Medicare Cash Plan (includes cover for medical, dental & therapy treatments)

  • Employee Assistance Programme (incl. mental health & GP support)

  • Ongoing training, development and progression opportunities

  • Friendly, mission-led team culture

    This is a fantastic opportunity to use your skills for good, help shape a growing data team, and work on technology that’s genuinely contributing to a cleaner, smarter UK.

    Please note that there are no sponsorship options available. The successful candidate must have right to work in the UK

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