Data Engineer

Jackalope Digital LLC; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Cycle to Work

Green Cars salary sacrifice

Voluntary benefits

Staff pet care discounts

Retail discounts

Job summary

IVCEvidensia is seeking a Data Engineer to own the design, development, and optimisation of data pipelines on our Databricks platform, ensuring scalable, secure data flows from source systems to the group data platform.

You will collaborate with business SMEs and the Data Architect to implement the data management strategy, leveraging PySpark, Azure Data Factory, and Azure SQL Server within an agile DevOps culture.

Qualifications

• Databricks – hands-on experience building/managing workloads with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, etc.
• PySpark – proficiency in writing/optimising PySpark code.
• Azure – experience with Azure Data Factory, Data Lake Storage, DevOps.
• Azure SQL Server – experience across SQL Server and Databricks integration.
• ELT & pipeline development – designing/maintaining pipelines via REST APIs, JSON.
• Data modelling – relational and non-relational data modelling fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines powering the data platform.
• Collaborate with business SMEs to translate requirements into deliverables.
• Work with Data Architect to shape the overarching data management strategy.

Skills

Databricks

PySpark

Azure

Azure SQL Server

ELT & pipeline development

Data modelling

Job description

About Us

IVCEvidensiais the UK and Europe’s leading veterinary care group, made up of over 900 practices and referral hospitals, united by a shared purpose of happier animals, happier owners.

At IVCEvidensia, we believe careers should be built without limits. Our people are supported to make more impact, access more career opportunities, and play an active role in their local and professional communities. Through investment in learning, innovation, and wellbeing, we create environments where our teams can grow in confidence, capability, and fulfilment—at every stage of their career.

As part of Central Functions, you will be part of the teams that support and enable our network of over 2,500 practices across 20 countries, driving operational excellence, innovation, and strategic impact across the business.

Our Technology teams are responsible for the systems and infrastructure that make that work - everything our healthcare professionals need to deliver world-class care. From keeping on top of patient records, health plans, client communications, diary management and dispensing, our teams have a lot to think about and need smarter ways to provide the convenience and expertise that modern Pet owners have come to expect.

IVC Evidensia is undergoing an exciting digital transformation. The key to this is improving the management of our core data sets - accelerating the standardisation of operational systems in practices, building stronger master data management tooling, and developing standard reporting models across the group.

As a data engineer, you will work with the team to advance the data platform within a DevOps culture. You will play a central role in building and maintaining scalable data pipelines across Databricks & Azure SQL Server, and will bring solid experience with ELT, orchestration, and scripting languages. A firm grasp of data modelling and management will be essential throughout.

The role

The Data Engineer will be a technical authority accountable for the design and development of the technologies that underpin our data strategy. At the heart of this is our Databricks data platform, and you will take ownership of building, optimising, and maintaining data pipelines using PySpark - orchestrating feeds from source systems through to our group data platform and taking technical ownership of all parts of the process.

You will work closely with the business to deliver solutions that address real challenges, engaging with SMEs to break requirements into deliverables. You will also collaborate with the Data Architect to shape our overarching data management strategy.

What you'll bring to the role

We're looking for a technically skilled and business aware individual with a strong understanding of data concepts, including storage, processing, and modelling. Core requirements include:

• Databricks - hands-on experience building and managing workloads on the Databricks platform, including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Declarative Automation Bundles
• PySpark - proficiency in writing and optimising PySpark code for data transformation and processing
• Azure - solid experience working within the Azure ecosystem, including services such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Azure DevOps
• Azure SQL Server - experience with Azure SQL Server is important, as it forms the foundation of our existing data warehouse. You will be working across both our SQL Server environment and our Databricks platform, and an understanding of how the two integrate will be key to success in this role
• ELT & pipeline development - experience designing and maintaining pipelines using REST APIs, JSON, and ELT protocols
• Data modelling - comfort working with both relational and non-relational data technologies, with a solid grounding in modelling principles

Exposure to business intelligence tools like Power BI is desirable. You'll act as a key interface between IT and functions such as Finance and Marketing, so excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills are vital.

You should be confident working within an Agile framework, with an understanding of secure development practices and non-functional requirements such as scalability, performance, and access management. An international mindset, sensitivity to local business priorities, and a collaborative approach are essential.

What’sin it for you?

At IVCEvidensia,we’recommitted to supporting your development and wellbeing.

When you join us,you’llbenefitfrom:

• A role withreal businessimpact supporting teams across theorganisation
• Clear career pathways with progression opportunities within Central Functions and beyond
• Ongoing learning and development supported by tailoredprogrammesand resources
• A collaborative, values-led culture focused on care, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Flexible working with a remote first working policy

Benefits

• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme
• Voluntary benefits: choose from a range of benefits to suit you
• Discounted staff pet care
• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging

At IVCEvidensiawe are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion andBelonging,we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.