Data Engineer

AJ Bell

Manchester

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 95,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension with matched contributions

Discretionary bonus

Share schemes

Private healthcare

Onsite gym

Family leave

Travel and bike loan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

AJ Bell is seeking a Data Engineer to join a dynamic, experienced Data Engineering team. You will help design, build, and evolve our data platform, enabling data-driven decision making across the business.

The role involves end-to-end data infrastructure work, collaborating with stakeholders, and delivering scalable data solutions in a fast-growing financial services environment. You will work with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), DBT, Python and CI/CD tools, while ensuring

Qualifications

Experience in data engineering roles building scalable data platforms.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to refine data requirements and ensure data is accessible and aligned with business needs.
Develop and maintain Data Warehousing solutions and ELT/ETL pipelines.
Automate data pipelines with CI/CD practices and ensure scalable, future-proof designs.
Model data and maintain data dictionaries and governance alignment.
Maintain and evolve the data platform, integrating new technologies as needed.
Ensure data quality, tests, and security controls are in place.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Adaptable

Self-motivated

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

DBT

Jenkins

Bitbucket

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS CDK

MS SQL

MongoDB

Job description

Job DescriptionThis is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and experienced Data Engineering team at AJ Bell, contributing significantly to the development of our state-of-the-art data platform using cutting-edge technology. As a Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, maintaining, and evolving our data infrastructure, ensuring it meets the growing needs of our business. You'll engage in end-to-end development, collaborate closely with key stakeholders and internal customers, and empower the organisation by enabling informed, data-driven decision-making.

What does the job involve?

The key responsibilities of the role are as follows{{:}}.

Collaborating with stakeholders to identify and refine data requirements, ensuring data is accessibility and alignment with business needs.
Developing Data Warehousing solutions.
Automating extract, load and transform (ELT) pipelines that follow modern CI/CD practices.
Data Integration Design – Ensure development is scalable, efficient and future-proof.
Data Modelling – Producing clear data models where necessary.
Maintaining and continuously enhancing the data platform.
Provisioning data from various sources.
Create automated tests to ensure quality and integrity of data.
Ensure data is compliant with AJ Bell’s Data Governance and Data Classification policies.
Maintain data dictionary.
Maintain business level data model.
Recommending and introducing new technology where needed.

Core

Cloud data platforms (e.g. Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
Data transformation technology such as DBT
Visual Studio Code
Python
CI automation systems such as Jenkins
A git-based source control system such as BitBucket
Data Warehouse/Kimball methodology
Data replication technology such as Fivetran HVR.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Good communication skills and comfortable working with both technical and non-technical teams

Other

Good knowledge of IT products and systems
Good analytical skills
Excellent communication skills verbal and written
Able to communicate with people at all levels confidently and effectively
Able to prioritise work effectively
Customer focussed
Flexible approach to work - team player
Adaptable to changing environment
Self-motivated
Embraces continuous learning
Previous experience working in an e-commerce and/or financial services business
Ability to use Docker and container orchestration tools
AWS cloud infrastructure including AWS CDK
MS SQL
No SQL database such as Mongo
AI Tools such as CoPilot, Snowflake Cortex

About AJ Bell

At AJ Bell, we believe investing should feel good. Whether you're looking for an ISA, pension or dealing account, whether you want to invest with the help of a financial adviser or do it yourself, we have easy-to-use solutions to suit people from all walks of life.

We're one of the UK's fastest-growing investment platform businesses, trusted by everyone from professional financial advisers to first-time investors.

Today, over 762,000 customers trust us to manage more than £121.5 billion of assets. By continually striving to make investing simpler and more accessible, we're helping more people take control of their financial futures.

We're proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years, and a Great Place to Work® in 2025 and 2026, a reflection of our supportive and collaborative culture.

What We Offer