AI-Driven Data Engineer for Scalable Analytics

Hastings Direct; Bexhill-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Pension contribution match up to 10%

Life insurance

Cycle to work

Health cash back plans

Job summary

Hastings Direct is seeking a Data & AI Engineer to design, build and support scalable data and AI solutions that enable analytics, automation and AI-driven business outcomes. You will develop Snowflake-based data platforms to support reporting, data science and ML workloads, and create automated data pipelines with governance.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, promote best practices in SQL, Python, data modelling and AI development, and drive adoption of AI and MLOps to deliver innovative

Qualifications

• Experience with Snowflake including SQL development and data modelling.
• Experience with Azure services (DF, DevOps, Functions, Logic Apps).
• Proficiency in Python for data processing and automation.
• Understanding of cloud-based data platforms and modern data architecture.
• Exposure to AI/ML/generative AI in business contexts.
• Experience with Agile (Scrum/Kanban).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with data engineering tools such as Airflow, dbt, Dataform.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support scalable data and AI solutions for analytics, automation and AI-driven outcomes.
• Develop Snowflake-based data platforms to support reporting, data science and ML workloads.
• Create automated, reliable data pipelines with governance and security standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to promote best practices in SQL, Python, data modelling and AI development.
• Drive adoption of AI, ML and generative AI technologies to deliver innovative business solutions.
• Improve platform performance, scalability and operational efficiency with ML governance and MLOps.

Skills

Snowflake

SQL development

Data modelling

Orchestration

Azure Data Factory

Azure DevOps

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

Python

Cloud data platforms

AI / ML / Generative AI

Agile

Airflow

dbt

Dataform

Communication

Tools

Airflow

dbt

Dataform

Job description

Hastings Direct is seeking a Data & AI Engineer to design, build and support scalable data and AI solutions that enable analytics, automation and AI-driven business outcomes. You will develop Snowflake-based data platforms to support reporting, data science and ML workloads, and create automated data pipelines with governance.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, promote best practices in SQL, Python, data modelling and AI development, and drive adoption of AI and MLOps to deliver innovative