Data Engineer

Anglian Water Group; Peterborough; Remote; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal private health care

Life cover – 8x annual salary

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive pension – company match up

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build and manage data platforms and pipelines across a major UK infrastructure programme. You will work in the @one Alliance Digital, Data and Innovation Team, enabling scalable data solutions for reporting, analytics and operational decision-making.

You will contribute to data ingestion, transformation, and governance across Bronze, Silver and Gold assets, collaborating with partners like Microsoft, Databricks and Cambridge/Cranfield

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in a Data Engineering role
• Experience designing and developing data pipelines, ETL processes, and data integration solutions
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure data services and Databricks
• Experience with data lakes, data warehouses, and modern cloud-based data architectures
• Understanding of data modelling, metadata management, data lineage, and governance principles
• Proficiency in SQL and data engineering technologies
• Knowledge of CI/CD principles in data engineering environments
• Experience integrating data across multiple business systems
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with focus on data quality

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines within Microsoft Azure and Databricks environments
• Developing robust data ingestion, transformation, and integration processes from multiple data sources
• Managing and optimising enterprise data architecture using Bronze, Silver, and Gold medallion frameworks
• Ensuring data quality, accuracy, governance, and traceability across data assets
• Supporting reporting and analytics by making trusted data available through centralised platforms
• Managing APIs and integrations between key digital systems and platforms
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation, data lineage models, architecture diagrams, and metadata standards
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving data-related issues to ensure reliable service delivery
• Supporting CI/CD practices and the industrialisation of data products
• Developing proof-of-concept and minimum viable product solutions
• Collaborating with analysts, data scientists, and stakeholders to deliver value-driven outcomes
• Identifying opportunities to improve business performance through innovative uses of data and emerging technologies

Skills

Azure

Databricks

SQL

ETL

CI/CD

Data governance

Data modeling

Data lakes/warehouses

Python scripting

Tools

Microsoft Azure data services

Databricks

Job description

# Join us, make a difference## Data EngineerApply: Thorpe Wood House: Full time: Posted Today: R40844**Location:** Thorpe Wood House, Peterborough **Contract:** Permanent **Salary:** £46,000, depending on skills and experience **Help Transform Data into Better Outcomes for Millions of Customers** Are you passionate about data engineering, cloud technologies, and creating solutions that drive real-world impact? Do you want to work at the forefront of digital innovation, helping shape the future of water infrastructure across the East of England? We're looking for a **Data Engineer** to join the **@one Alliance Digital, Data and Innovation Team**. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in designing, building, and managing the data platforms and pipelines that support one of the UK's largest and most ambitious infrastructure programmes. Working alongside industry-leading partners including **Microsoft**, **Databricks**, and **Autodesk**, as well as world-renowned academic institutions such as **Cambridge University** and **Cranfield University**, you'll help unlock the value of data to improve project delivery, operational performance, and decision-making across hundreds of capital projects. **What You'll Be Doing** As a Data Engineer, you'll be responsible for developing and maintaining the data ecosystem that powers reporting, analytics, and innovation across the alliance. Your responsibilities will include: * Designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines within Microsoft Azure and Databricks environments.* Developing robust data ingestion, transformation, and integration processes from multiple data sources.* Managing and optimising enterprise data architecture using Bronze, Silver, and Gold medallion frameworks.* Ensuring data quality, accuracy, governance, and traceability across all data assets.* Supporting the delivery of reporting and analytics solutions by making trusted data available through centralised platforms.* Managing APIs and integrations between key digital systems and platforms.* Creating and maintaining technical documentation, data lineage models, architecture diagrams, and metadata standards.* Monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving data-related issues to ensure reliable service delivery.* Supporting CI/CD practices and the industrialisation of data products and solutions.* Developing proof-of-concept and minimum viable product solutions that help solve business challenges.* Working closely with analysts, data scientists, reporting teams, and business stakeholders to deliver value-driven outcomes.* Identifying opportunities to improve business performance through innovative uses of data and emerging technologies. **About You** You'll be an enthusiastic and technically capable data professional who enjoys solving complex problems and turning data into meaningful business insights. To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have: * Minimum of 2 years experience in a Data Engineering.* Experience designing and developing data pipelines, ETL processes, and data integration solutions.* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure data services and Databricks.* Experience working with data lakes, data warehouses, and modern cloud-based data architectures.* Understanding of data modelling, metadata management, data lineage, and data governance principles.* Experience using SQL and other relevant data engineering technologies and programming languages.* Knowledge of CI/CD principles and best practices within data engineering environments.* Experience managing APIs and integrating data across multiple business systems.* Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a focus on data quality and reliability.* The ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.* A collaborative mindset and a passion for continuous learning and innovation. **Why Join Us?** At Anglian Water, safety is more than a priority, it's a core value. You'll be joining a company committed to delivering essential services safely, sustainably, and responsibly while investing in its people and future capability. You'll benefit from: * Personal private health care* Life cover – 8x annual salary* 26 days holiday plus bank holidays (with flexibility for religious holidays)* Flexible working opportunities* Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 7%* Bonus scheme and a wide range of lifestyle benefits* Excellent training and development opportunities* The opportunity to work as a recognised Subject Matter Expert in a specialist technical field **Ready to Make an Impact?** If you're excited by the prospect of building modern data solutions, influencing digital transformation, and helping deliver critical infrastructure for the future, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and become the next **Data Engineer** within the **@one Alliance Digital, Data and Innovation Team**, helping us create smarter, more sustainable ways of delivering for our customers, communities, and environment. **Closing Date: 24th November 2026** **#loveeverydrop**### About UsWe are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [e-mail]’To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our Privacy Notice.Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.