Senior Data Engineer

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd
Manchester
2 months ago
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Overview

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Data Engineer to join our client's team in Greater Manchester. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the design, development and optimisation of cloud-based and on-premise data systems, ensuring robust, scalable and secure data platforms that support our organisation’s strategic technology goals.

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum + bonus

Location: Hybrid, Greater Manchester

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, develop and maintain scalable and secure data platforms in cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Support and optimise existing on-premise and cloud-based databases (e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle).
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define data architecture and engineering standards.
  • Implement data integration and ETL/ELT pipelines using tools and languages such as Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Python or Apache Spark.
  • Ensure data governance, security and compliance within all systems.
  • Monitor performance and carry out tuning for high availability and disaster recovery.
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.
Requirements
  • Strong knowledge of database technologies, data modelling, and cloud infrastructure (especially Azure or AWS).
  • Solid hands-on experience with T-SQL, Python and SQL scripting.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, ARM templates).
  • Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical and communication skills.
  • Relevant certifications in cloud platforms or databases (e.g., Microsoft Azure Data Engineer, AWS Certified Data Analytics) are desirable.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Interviews are taking place this week, so if you're interested, please apply today and we’ll be in touch shortly.

Alternatively, feel free to reach out to Josh Wolstenholme directly on LinkedIn for a confidential conversation.


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