Data Specialist

Redgate; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A software company specializing in data solutions is seeking a Data Specialist to join their Shared Applications and Services Data team. This role involves collaborating across the business, supporting strategic decision-making using data insights, and influencing operations. Required skills include strong analytical abilities, proficiency in Power BI and SQL, and a degree in a relevant discipline. The position offers a competitive salary of £45,000 to £50,000 and promotes a flexible hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible hybrid working

Comprehensive health coverage

Generous paid time off

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Strong commercial awareness of sales, marketing, and product functions.
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and investigative skills.
• Experience with BI tools, data modelling, and dashboard/report creation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate widely across the business to influence strategic changes.
• Support projects with analytical insights.
• Create dashboards and reports to aid decision-making.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Commercial awareness

SQL

Power BI

Data modelling

Education

Degree in a numerate or scientific discipline

Tools

Salesforce

Marketo

Google Analytics

Excel

R

Job description

Redgate Software

Redgate creates simple software to help data professionals get the most value out of any database. Our solutions solve complex database management challenges across the DevOps lifecycle, making life easier for IT leaders, development, and operations teams by increasing efficiency, reducing errors, and protecting business‑critical data. The data community trusts Redgate to balance speed to market, team collaboration, and data protection.

Find out more about us here:

• Redgate Software – Culture
• Flexa Careers
• Glassdoor
• RepVue

The Role:

At Redgate, data is at the heart of how we understand our business, our products, and our customers. We’re looking for a Data Specialist to join our Shared Applications and Services Data team and help us make smarter, evidence‑based decisions.

This is a role where you’ll collaborate widely across the business, influence strategic and operational change, and become an expert in Redgate’s data flows. You’ll help us unlock insights, improve data quality, and empower teams to use data confidently in their day‑to‑day work.

Your Work at Redgate Software:

• Supporting projects and initiatives with analytical thinking and clear insight
• Helping leadership teams measure and track KPIs and OKRs
• Researching and proposing solutions to business problems using strong data analysis
• Partnering with stakeholders across sales, marketing, product, and beyond to understand challenges and show how data can solve them
• Evangelising data solutions and guiding colleagues on how to use them effectively
• Creating dashboards, reports, and analysis to support business processes and decision‑making
• Working with data sources such as Salesforce, Marketo, Zuora, Halo, Google Analytics, Google AdWords, and product usage data
• Identifying and addressing data quality issues in collaboration with Data Engineers

What You Bring to the Table:

• Are passionate about turning data into insight and helping others achieve their goals
• Have strong commercial awareness of sales, marketing, and product functions
• Bring exceptional problem‑solving, analytical, and investigative skills
• Are a Power BI professional, confident in semantic models and reporting solutions
• Have excellent SQL skills and advanced Excel experience
• Are experienced with BI tools, data modelling, and dashboard/report creation
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non‑technical colleagues
• Are self‑motivated, solution‑oriented, and comfortable working independently or in a team

It’s a bonus if you also have:

• A degree in a numerate or scientific discipline
• Experience in e‑commerce, web analytics, or funnel analysis
• Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst certification
• Experience with Salesforce or statistical analysis (e.g. R)
• Background in the software industry

What we offer:

At Redgate, you’ll join a supportive, collaborative environment where data is valued and your work makes a real impact.

• The salary range for this role is £45,000 – £50,000
• Flexible hybrid working
• A culture that encourages learning, growth, and innovation
• The chance to shape how Redgate uses data to make better decisions

Why join us?

At Redgate, we believe supporting and empowering our people is key to our success. We create an environment where you can thrive in your career and enjoy every moment of your journey with us.

Benefits include competitive salary, comprehensive health coverage, monthly wellbeing allowance, flexible working arrangements, generous paid time off, employee assistance program, community and social events. Find out more on our benefits page, or see what our employees said on our Flexa page!

Redgate has adopted a flexible‑hybrid model. This means that people will work flexibly with a blend of remote (home) and co‑located (office) work, with teams having the flexibility to decide which location best suits the outcomes they need to deliver.

Our diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging commitments

• Recruitment & retention: hiring and retaining diverse talent.
• Authenticity & belonging: promoting inclusive language and behaviours.
• Growth: supporting personal and professional development.

We support DEIB through our inclusion forum (Belong at Redgate) and regular DEIB events. Redgate is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applications from all backgrounds. If you need accommodation, please let us know via our application process or email [e-mail].

Learn more about our commitment to diversity on our diversity page.

While we outline the qualities we typically seek, we recognise that you may possess additional attributes and skills that could make you an excellent fit for our team. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.