Data Engineer

Upp Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary performance bonus

29 days holiday

Private healthcare

Pension

Enhanced family leave policy

Life assurance

Virtual GP service

Training

Two volunteering/personal development/

Cycle-to-work scheme

Job summary

UPP is seeking a Data Engineer to join the Data & Business Intelligence team in London. You will design, build and optimise scalable data pipelines on Azure Databricks, transform data for reporting and analytics, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions.

The role focuses on cloud-based data architecture, data modelling within Azure SQL, and supporting Power BI reporting. You will work in a fast-paced environment with opportunities for continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Experience building and managing data pipelines and ETL processes.
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Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and optimise scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Azure Databricks.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to understand data requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Ensure data quality, accuracy and consistency through validation and monitoring processes.
• Design and maintain data models within Databricks and Azure SQL environments.
• Transform and prepare data for reporting, analytics and business intelligence.
• Support Power BI reporting and dashboard solutions alongside the BI team.
• Manage and optimise Azure and Databricks resources to ensure performance and cost efficiency.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, security and compliance controls across the data platform.
• Maintain documentation and support continuous improvement of data engineering processes.
• Contribute to innovation, knowledge sharing and best practice within the Data & Business Intelligence team.

Skills

Data pipeline development

SQL proficiency

Data modelling

Cloud data architecture

Analytical problem-solving

Collaborative & customer-focused

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure

Power BI

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and optimise scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Azure Databricks.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to understand data requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Ensure data quality, accuracy and consistency through validation and monitoring processes.
• Design and maintain data models within Databricks and Azure SQL environments.
• Transform and prepare data for reporting, analytics and business intelligence.
• Support Power BI reporting and dashboard solutions alongside the BI team.
• Manage and optimise Azure and Databricks resources to ensure performance and cost efficiency.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, security and compliance controls across the data platform.
• Maintain documentation and support continuous improvement of data engineering processes.
• Contribute to innovation, knowledge sharing and best practice within the Data & Business Intelligence team.

Experience and Skills

• Experience building and managing data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with data modelling.
• Experience integrating data from multiple structured and unstructured sources.
• Strong understanding of cloud-based data architecture.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, able to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with Azure, Databricks or similar cloud data platforms.
• A proactive approach with a passion for continuous improvement and delivering high-quality data solutions.
• Alongside this, you'll be collaborative and customer-focused, with passion for continuous improvement and delivering high-quality data solutions.
• Experience with

About UPP

Experience with UPP is the UK's leading provider of on-campus residential and academic accommodation infrastructure, operating across a diverse portfolio of university partnerships. We're passionate about creating exceptional places for students to live and learn, and this opportunity plays a key role in helping us harness the power of data to drive insight, innovation and operational excellence across our business. We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our Data & Business Intelligence team and help develop, maintain and optimise our cloud-based data platform. Working within a modern Azure and Databricks environment, you'll design and maintain scalable data pipelines, transform and model data, and ensure our data architecture provides a reliable foundation for business intelligence, reporting and analytics across UPP. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies while supporting a business that is investing heavily in data-driven decision making.

Desired Skills & Advantages

Python, Spark, Delta Lake, DevOps tools, agile methodologies or cloud data governance would be advantageous.

Salary and Benefits

In return, we are offering a salary of c.60k with a great benefits package which includes a discretionary performance bonus, 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, private healthcare, pension, enhanced family leave policy, life assurance, virtual GP service, training, two paid volunteering or personal development days and a cycle-to-work scheme.

• discretionary performance bonus
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays
• private healthcare
• pension
• enhanced family leave policy
• life assurance
• virtual GP service
• training
• two paid volunteering or personal development days and a cycle-to-work scheme.

Equal Opportunity

UPP welcomes all applications and recognises the value of having a diverse and inclusive culture, which reflects the communities we work with and has a positive impact on our people, our student residents and our university partners. We understand all disabilities, impairments and conditions are unique, so please advise us of any adjustments which would support you through our recruitment process and help you to thrive at work.

Core Values

Our core values of Innovation, Sustainability, Community, Partnership and Respect are fundamental to our culture and summarise what is important to our business and our people.

We are a team with energy, pace and passion; help us build the data foundations that support smarter decision-making across UPP.

Location

London

Job Type

Full time