Data Engineer

Eastlight Community Homes Limited; Braintree; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£60,528 per annum

Permanent, full-time, 37 hours per wk

Pension plan (Total 15%)

30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Annual wellbeing grant £200

Family leave (maternity/paternity/adop

Professional membership support

Job summary

Eastlight Community Homes Limited is actively seeking a Data Engineer to join on a permanent, full-time basis. You will design, develop and maintain data pipelines, models and warehouses to support reporting and analytics across the business.

You will collaborate with Digital, Data, Performance and operations teams to transform complex data needs into scalable solutions that improve decision-making and customer services.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data engineering, BI development and ETL processes.
• Strong SQL, data modelling, and data warehousing skills (Kimball/Star Schema).
• Experience building and managing data pipelines and centralised data warehouses.
• Proven experience with cloud data platforms (AWS & Azure).
• Excellent analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Housing sector experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines, integrations and data warehouse solutions.
• Create reusable data models and datasets for reporting and analytics.
• Deliver insight and analysis to support business decision-making.
• Work with stakeholders to turn business requirements into technical solutions.
• Improve data quality, governance and reporting capability.
• Promote data best practice using AWS services across Eastlight.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Data modelling

Data warehousing

ETL

Data pipelines

BI development

Stakeholder engagement

AWS

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Databricks

Tools

AWS S3

AWS Athena

AWS Redshift

AWS Glue

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Closing Date: Wed 02 Sep 2026 - 10:59 PM

Eastlight’s current agency PSL is at capacity, so we will not be able to consider candidate applications introduced by agencies outside of our selected suppliers.

Who We Are

Eastlight Community Homes is proud to be the largest community gateway social housing provider in the country. Together with our residents and communities, we create safe, affordable homes and neighbourhoods that people are proud to live in.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join us on a permanent, full-time basis, to help Eastlight become a truly data-led organisation. You'll design and develop trusted data products, pipelines and models that support reporting, analytics and better decision-making across the business.

Working closely with Digital, Data, Performance and operational teams, you'll transform complex data requirements into scalable, reusable solutions, improve data quality and governance, and deliver insights that drive performance and improve customer services.

What you'll be doing:

• Building and maintaining data pipelines, integrations and data warehouse solutions.
• Creating reusable data models and datasets for reporting and analytics.
• Delivering insight and analysis to support business decision-making.
• Working with stakeholders to turn business requirements into technical solutions.
• Improving data quality, governance and reporting capability.
• Using AWS data services and promoting data best practice across Eastlight.

What you'll bring:

• Significant experience in data engineering, BI development and ETL processes.
• Strong SQL, data modelling and data warehousing skills (including Kimball/Star Schema).
• Experience building and managing data pipelines and centralised data warehouses.
• Proven experience with cloud data and analytics platforms, including AWS services such as S3, Athena, Redshift and Glue, and/or Microsoft technologies such as Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Previous experience working in the Housing Sector is desirable

If you're passionate about turning data into meaningful action and making a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits and Compensation

To demonstrate our commitment to you, we have developed a sector leading total rewards package:

• £60,528 per annum
• Permanent, full-time, 37 hours per week
• Group stakeholder pension plan (Eastlight will double, up to 5% of the employee's contribution - Employee 5% + Eastlight 10% = Total 15%)
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual wellbeing grant of £200 per annum – Subject to eligibility
• Trailblazing family leave (Maternity, Paternity and Adoption – 12 weeks full pay/6 weeks half pay) – Subject to eligibility
• Formal qualifications and paid professional membership

Next Steps

At Eastlight we support, develop, and invest in our people, together creating a culture where people love to work. There has never been a better time to join us!

Eastlight Community Homes is a disability confident leader and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse culture, which is why we encourage applications from everyone. If you require any support with the application process, please contact [e-mail]

Eastlight Community Homes are unable to provide Visa Sponsorship.

Closing Date: 2 September 2026 at 23:59pm

Interview Date: Interviews are due to take place in person at our Braintree Hub on Thursday 10 September 2026

We reserve the right to close or withdraw this vacancy earlier than advertised should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Eastlight's offices are based in Braintree and Marks Tey. Can you confirm you're able to travel to these locations for hybrid work and essential business needs? * Yes No