Data Engineer

Jefferson Frank; Bury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Greenfield data project

Autonomy from day one

Senior leadership exposure

Microsoft Fabric roadmap investment

Professional accreditation support

Job summary

Jefferson Frank is seeking a Data Engineer in hybrid - Manchester. The role focuses on designing, building and optimising scalable data pipelines and platforms to support business analytics and reporting.

You will help establish best practices, develop modern data architecture, and deliver production-ready datasets for strategic decision-making. The environment emphasizes greenfield transformation and leadership interaction.

Qualifications

• <=140 chars: Must have strong Data Engineer experience in modern cloud data environments.
• <=140 chars: Proficient in PySpark, SQL and data transformations.
• <=140 chars: Experience building production-grade data pipelines and data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise scalable data pipelines and platforms enabling enterprise analytics.
• Establish best practices and modern data architecture across the data platform.
• Deliver trusted, production-ready datasets to support strategic decisions.

Skills

Data engineering

PySpark

SQL

Data transformation

Delta Lake

Lakehouse architectures

Microsoft Fabric

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Delta Lake

Job description

Data Engineer

Hybrid - Manchester

Salary - £55,000

We're partnering with a highly successful, private equity-backed organisation that is investing heavily in its data and technology capabilities.

They are driving a company-wide data strategy and the business is embarking on a greenfield transformation journey. They are seeking a Data Engineer to help build the foundations of a modern enterprise data platform.

This is an opportunity to join at the start of the journey, influence technical direction and play a key role in shaping how data is leveraged across the organisation.

As a Data Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, building and optimising scalable data pipelines and platforms that enable business-wide analytics and reporting.

Working within a growing data function, you'll help establish best practices, develop modern data architecture and deliver trusted, production-ready datasets that support strategic decision-making across the organisation.

Why?

• Greenfield data transformation project
• Significant autonomy and influence from day one
• Opportunity to work directly with senior leadership who recognise the value of data
• Forward-thinking technology roadmap with investment in Microsoft Fabric
• Strong people-first culture with genuine investment in employees
• Microsoft certification funding and professional accreditation support
• Opportunity to help build a capability
• Private equity-backed organisation with ambitious growth plans

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Data Engineer within modern cloud data environments
• Expertise in PySpark, SQL and data transformation practices
• Experience building production-grade data pipelines
• Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric
• Experience working with Delta Lake and Lakehouse architectures