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Data Engineer

Detectronic Ltd
Nelson
3 weeks ago
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Data Engineer

Nelson - Hybrid

Permanent (37.hrs)

Competitive Salary plus benefits


Data with purpose: Help build a cleaner, smarter water network.


Are you a passionateData Engineerready to make a real impact? Want to work on meaningful projects that help protect the environment and improve infrastructure across the UK? Join us atDetectronic, where we've been pioneers in water network monitoring for over 20 years - and we're just getting started.


With the water industry under growing pressure to reduce pollution and improve efficiency, the demand for our monitoring technology has never been greater. We're expanding our team to meet that demand - and we're looking for someone like you to help us scale.



What You'll Do:

  • Design and build pipelines within our data platform, building automation and quality into everything you do.
  • Share knowledge and promote best practices. We want to build stable, resilient and future-proof systems.
  • Help to develop and implement our data architecture and engineering roadmap.
  • Work on ad hoc data extraction and ETL tasks as needed to support colleagues.
  • Collaborate with colleagues across the business to understand their data problems and design solutions that help them.
  • Coach and mentor junior colleagues, supporting them in their development


What We're Looking For:

  • Proven experience as a Data Engineer working with cloud technologies (AWS preferred) and large volumes of data.
  • Good coding skills, with strong Python and SQL.
  • A can-do attitude and enjoy learning new things. You should be comfortable taking ownership of projects, breaking down complex problems and asking for help when you need it.
  • Strong communication skills, able to clearly explain and document your work.
  • A solid understanding of data-related best practices when it comes to security, version control, etc.
  • Able to work from our office in Nelson two days a week.


What we can offer you:

  • 33 days holiday, including bank holidays.
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave
  • Company pension
  • Life assurance scheme (x4 salary)
  • Medicare Cash Plan (includes cash payments towards dental, medical, therapeutic treatments) with the option to add up to 4 dependants
  • Refer a friend scheme
  • Employee assistance programme (access to GP appointments and mental health support)
  • Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Training and career progression opportunities




Please be aware Detectronic cannot offer vias sponsorship for this opportunity.




About us:

Detectronic is a UK specialist in Wastewater Network monitoring, providing the most cost effective and technologically advanced flow and level monitoring systems in use today, enabling customers across the water sector to prevent pollutions through the provision of asset intelligence. Detectronic designs and manufactures its own range of patented products and provides data management services through its dedicated data centre. It does this via the installation, repair and maintenance of its product lines which include a range of flow and level monitoring devices. 


Detectronic is an Adler & Allan group company. From its headquarters in Colne, Burnley, Detectronic now serves a significant proportion of the UK's water industry and has thousands of asset installations at various stages within the asset lifecycle across the UK. The businesses reach continues to expand, and the senior leadership team have exciting growth plans for domestic and international markets.


Adler and Allan are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.

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