Data Engineer – Greenfield Platform, Hybrid Manchester

Jefferson Frank; Altrincham; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Frank partners with a private equity-backed firm investing heavily in data and technology. The Data Engineer will design, build and optimize scalable data pipelines and platforms to enable enterprise-wide analytics and reporting in a modern cloud environment, based in hybrid Manchester.

Joining at the start of a greenfield journey, you will influence technical direction, establish best practices and collaborate with senior leadership on a data strategy and the Microsoft Fabric roadmap.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Engineer in modern cloud data environments.
• Proficiency in PySpark, SQL and data transformation practices.
• Experience building production-grade data pipelines.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience with Delta Lake and Lakehouse architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise scalable data pipelines and platforms for enterprise analytics and reporting.
• Help establish best practices and modern data architecture within a growing data function.
• Deliver trusted, production-ready datasets to support strategic decision-making.

Skills

Data engineering

PySpark

SQL

Data pipelines

Delta Lake

Lakehouse architectures

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Jefferson Frank partners with a private equity-backed firm investing heavily in data and technology. The Data Engineer will design, build and optimize scalable data pipelines and platforms to enable enterprise-wide analytics and reporting in a modern cloud environment, based in hybrid Manchester.

Joining at the start of a greenfield journey, you will influence technical direction, establish best practices and collaborate with senior leadership on a data strategy and the Microsoft Fabric roadmap.