Data Engineer - Bristol

Sanderson Recruitment; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 3 days on site

Pension scheme

34 days annual leave

Health cash plan

Learning & development

Job summary

Sanderson Recruitment is seeking a Data Engineer for a not-for-profit organization based in Bristol/South Gloucestershire. The role offers a hybrid working model with 3 days on site and a salary between £45,000 and £48,000 per year.

You will design and maintain secure data pipelines, enable trusted analytics, and contribute to future AI/ML development while working with Azure, Databricks and other cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud or data platform tech (Azure, Fabric, Databricks).
• Ability to operate and manage modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Experience integrating third-party data feeds.
• Exposure to DevOps or platform engineering.
• Strong SQL skills for transformation, modelling and optimisation.
• Proficiency in at least one data engineering language (Python).
• Knowledge of data modelling (dimensional, star schema).
• Experience building production-grade ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Familiarity with orchestration and scheduling tools.
• Version control with Git.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain secure data pipelines.
• Enable trusted reporting, analytics, and AI/ML development.
• Build reusable data pipelines, semantic models, and datasets.
• Influence architecture, standards, automation and governance.
• Work across structured and semi-structured data from key systems.
• Support operational teams, strategic planning and improved outcomes.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modelling

ETL/ELT

DevOps

GDPR awareness

Cloud platforms

Azure

Databricks

Fabric

Version control

Tools

Git

Azure

Databricks

Fabric

Job description

Salary: £45,000 - 45,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience in cloud or data platform technologies (e.g., Azure, Fabric, Databricks)
• Ability to operate and manage modern cloud-based data platforms
• Experience integrating third-party data feeds
• Exposure to DevOps or platform engineering
• Strong SQL skills for transformation, modelling, and optimisation
• Proficiency in at least one data engineering programming language (e.g., Python)
• Knowledge of data modelling (dimensional, star schema, analytics-optimised models)
• Experience building and maintaining production-grade ETL/ELT pipelines
• Familiarity with orchestration and scheduling tools
• Proficient in version control (e.g., Git)
• Understanding of CI/CD principles for data workloads
• Knowledge of environment separation (Dev/Test/Prod)
• Ability to write maintainable, testable, and well-documented code
• Understanding of GDPR and data protection principles, including privacy-by-design, retention, anonymisation, and pseudonymisation

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain secure, high-quality data pipelines
• Enable trusted reporting, analytics, and future AI/ML development
• Build reusable data pipelines, semantic models, and certified datasets
• Influence architecture, engineering standards, automation, and governance
• Work across structured and semi-structured data from key internal systems
• Support operational teams, strategic planning, and improved outcomes

Technologies:

• AI
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Databricks
• DevOps
• ETL
• Fabric
• Git
• Support
• Python
• SQL

More:

We are a not-for-profit organization focused on family services, located in Bristol/South Gloucestershire. We offer free parking and a competitive salary range of £45,000 - £48,000 for this permanent role. We promote a hybrid working model, with 3 days on site. We recognize the importance of investing in our people and offer 34 days of annual leave (including public holidays), access to earned pay before payday, a company pension scheme, generous occupational maternity/paternity pay, ongoing learning and development opportunities, and a health cash plan after probation, covering various health-related expenses. We pride ourselves on a diverse and inclusive community and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

last updated 40 week of 2026