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Senior Data Engineer

Oliver James Associates Ltd.
Leeds
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Senior Data EngineerSenior Data EngineerSalary£NegotiableLocationLeeds, UK---ContactBen ### Senior Data Engineer – £65,000-£70,000 + Excellent Benefits****Location: Leeds (Hybrid, 2 days on-site)This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing, tech-driven organisation that’s modernising its entire data landscape and gearing up for a massive change and innovation portfolio in 2026.You’ll play a pivotal role in designing and building scalable data platforms on AWS, supporting everything from cloud migrations and Salesforce integrations to AI-ready data pipelines and petabyte-scale projects.---### What You’ll Be Doing* Designing and developing modern data architectures to support advanced analytics and automation.* Leading end-to-end data migration projects from on-prem SQL Server to AWS cloud environments.* Building and optimising data pipelines using Python, Lambda, and SQL, ensuring performance, quality, and scalability.* Collaborating across DevOps, analytics, and engineering teams to deliver cloud-first solutions.* Supporting the introduction of streaming and real-time data processing alongside traditional batch systems.* Mentoring junior engineers and sharing best practices to strengthen data engineering capability.---### Tech Stack & Environment* AWS ecosystem: Redshift, S3, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudFormation* Core tools: Python, SQL, DBT, Terraform, GitHub, CI/CD* Data warehousing: 600TB+ environment with expansion into Databricks* BI & analytics: Power BI, Tableau, and AI platforms* 100% cloud-centric and 100% Microsoft-integrated environment---### What’s in It for You* £65,000-£70,000 base salary* 12-15% pension contribution* 8-10% annual bonus (paid consistently over the last 3 years)* Private healthcare, cash plans, EV and cycle-to-work schemes* Home office equipment allowance* Genuine opportunity to work on cutting-edge data and AI transformation projects---This is more than a data engineering role – it’s your chance to help build the future data platform of a company at the forefront of technology and growth.

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