Data Engineer

Ronald James Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ronald James Group is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to take technical ownership of an established data platform in the UK. You will ensure data is ingested, transformed and available for reporting, analytics and decision-making, with autonomy to evolve the platform.

Collaborating with Software Engineering, Infrastructure, Product and Data Analysts, you will design end-to-end pipelines, data models and trusted datasets while addressing technical debt and guiding best practices across the data

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a data engineer with production pipelines.
• Strong SQL and Python proficiency.
• Experience with data modelling and cloud data warehouses.
• Familiarity with modern ETL/ELT tooling and data transformation.
• Comfortable collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the data platform, including pipelines, transformations and warehouse architecture.
• Design, build and maintain reliable ETL/ELT pipelines and data models.
• Improve data quality, monitoring, testing, performance and reliability.
• Build trusted datasets for reporting, analytics and decision-making.
• Work closely with Data Analysts and Engineering teams.
• Identify technical debt and opportunities to improve the platform.
• Act as a technical point of contact for Data Engineering.
• Document key data flows, models and technical decisions.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Data modelling

Cloud data warehouses

Git/testing/deploy

Stakeholder communication

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to take technical ownership of an established data platform, ensuring data is reliably ingested, transformed and made available for reporting, analytics and business decision-making.

You’ll work closely with Software Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, Data Analysts and wider business stakeholders, with plenty of autonomy to improve and evolve the platform.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and evolve the data platform, including pipelines, transformations and warehouse architecture.
• Design, build and maintain reliable ETL/ELT pipelines and data models.
• Improve data quality, monitoring, testing, performance and reliability.
• Build trusted datasets for reporting, analytics and decision-making.
• Work closely with Data Analysts and Engineering teams.
• Identify technical debt and opportunities to improve the platform.
• Act as a technical point of contact for Data Engineering.
• Document key data flows, models and technical decisions.
• Provide technical guidance and support across the wider data function.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer.
• Strong SQL and Python skills.
• Experience building and maintaining production data pipelines.
• Good understanding of data modelling and cloud data warehouses.
• Experience with modern ETL/ELT and data transformation tools.
• Strong understanding of Git, testing and deployment practices.
• Experience troubleshooting data quality and pipeline issues.
• Comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Snowflake
• SQLMesh, dbt or similar
• dlt, Fivetran, Airbyte or similar
• Terraform, Pulumi or other Infrastructure as Code
• BigQuery and GA4
• Omni, Looker or similar BI platforms
• Product, subscription, ecommerce or marketing data experience

The Opportunity

This is a great opportunity for a Senior Data Engineer who wants genuine ownership of a data platform and the opportunity to influence its technical direction as it continues to grow.