Senior Data Engineer

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Manchester
1 month ago
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Our Global client is looking for a Data Engineer to join a strategic programme to modernise their booking system, migrating from legacy platforms to a new platform by the end of 2026. The team is building robust data pipelines from multiple source systems to support this migration, ensuring high-quality, accessible and secure data for analytics and operational reporting.


Key Responsibilities

  • Build, maintain and optimise scalable, secure and well-governed data pipelines.
  • Develop and maintain data models (Data Vault and Dimensional).
  • Ensure data quality, lineage, governance and security standards are embedded in all pipelines.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing preventative solutions.
  • Collaborate in Agile delivery, supporting sprint planning, refinement, testing and show & tell sessions.
  • Mentor and share knowledge with junior engineers, supporting a collaborative team environment.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to optimise processes, workflows and system performance.

Skills & Experience Required

  • Experience building data pipelines in distributed environments (DBT, Snowflake, SQL Server Stack; experience with Kafka, MySQL, Azure or AWS is a plus).
  • Strong expertise in Data Vault and Dimensional modelling is essential.
  • Experience embedding data governance, quality, monitoring and alerting into pipelines.
  • Knowledge of Agile delivery and CI/CD principles.
  • Excellent communication skills, with experience collaborating across multi-site and international teams.
  • Experience with enterprise data warehouses and end-to-end data lifecycle management.

Why Join?

This is a high-impact programme where your work will directly support a major technology transformation. You'll work with an experienced, international team, gain exposure to modern data platforms and play a key role in delivering reliable, high-quality data to drive business decisions.


Please note: This is an initial 6 month contract to start immediately and paying £550-650pd inside IR35. Candidates must be able to commit to 3 days per week in the Manchester HQ.


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