Degree Apprentice Data Analytics Engineer

Yunex; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £22,000 per year

Fully funded degree

Annual bonus potential

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible benefits

Pension scheme

Wide exposure to business functions

Employee assistance programme

Learning & development opportunities

Professional qualifications

Career progression support

Job summary

Yunex Traffic invites applications for a Degree Apprenticeship in data engineering and cloud analytics in the UK. You will contribute to live projects from day one, building data pipelines and supporting governance across services like AWS and Power BI.

You’ll study for a fully funded degree while earning a salary, with opportunities to develop professional and leadership skills within a diverse, nationwide Emerging Talent community.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including Maths & English (or equivalent).
• 3 A-Levels or BTEC level qualification.
• Interest in data and data engineering.
• Strong written and spoken communication.
• Teamwork and collaborative mindset.
• IT literate; proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Willingness to self-learn and solve problems.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Forward-thinking and inquisitive.

Responsibilities

• Data Engineering & Integration: build and maintain pipelines ingesting data from multiple sources.
• AWS Data Platforms: develop data solutions using S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, IAM.
• Data Transformation: use SQL and Python for data prep and validation.
• Data Modelling: design dimensional models and business measures.
• Power BI & semantic modelling: create models, reports and dashboards.
• Automation & deployment: use Git, CI/CD and IaC (Terraform).
• Monitoring: troubleshoot pipelines and improve reliability and cost efficiency.
• Data Quality & Governance: ensure accuracy, lineage and lifecycle management.

Skills

Data engineering

AWS data platforms

SQL

Python

Power BI

Data modelling

Git/CI-CD

Data governance

Kubernetes (bonus)

Education

GCSEs incl. Maths & English

3 A-Levels or BTEC

Tools

Microsoft Office

Kubernetes (bonus)

Job description

Uniting what’s next in traffic. Help shape the future of mobility.

Every day, millions of people rely on technology that helps keep journeys safe, efficient and sustainable.

At Yunex Traffic, we're helping create safer, smarter and more sustainable journeys through intelligent transport solutions used by millions of people every day. From traffic signals and tunnel management systems to digital mobility technologies, we're shaping the future of transport across the globe.

We’re looking for the next generation of Emerging Talent to bring fresh ideas, challenge thinking and help shape the future of mobility.

As a Degree Apprentice, you'll gain real-world experience, work towards a recognised degree qualification and develop the skills needed to build a successful career, all while earning a salary.

Life as Emerging Talent

Joining Yunex means becoming part of a nationwide Emerging Talent community, connecting apprentices, degree apprentices, interns and graduates from across the business.

Alongside your day-to-day role, you'll have opportunities to:

• Build relationships with colleagues across the business
• Learn from experienced professionals and senior leaders
• Develop key professional and leadership skills
• Collaborate on business-wide impact projects
• Take part in volunteering and community initiatives
• Work with stakeholders from across the business and gain exposure to different teams, functions and specialisms
• Grow your network through events and development activities

As part of your Degree Apprenticeship, you'll combine practical workplace experience with academic study, enabling you to apply your learning directly to real projects and business challenges.

What you’ll be doing

From day one, you'll become part of the team, contributing to live projects and gaining practical experience through meaningful work and real responsibility.

• Data Engineering & Integration – Build and maintain data pipelines that ingest, transform and integrate data from business systems, APIs and other sources.
• AWS Data Platforms – Develop and support cloud data solutions using services such as S3, Glue, Redshift, Redshift Spectrum, Lambda and IAM.
• Data Transformation – Use SQL and Python to transform, validate and prepare data for reporting, analytics and downstream applications.
• Data Modelling – Design and maintain robust data models, including dimensional models, fact and dimension structures, relationships and reusable business measures.
• Power BI & Semantic Modelling – Develop Power BI semantic models, reports and dashboards using Power Query, DAX and modern data visualisation techniques.
• Thick/Thin Analytics Architecture – Help develop governed, reusable semantic models that provide consistent business logic and measures to multiple lightweight Power BI reports.
• Data Quality – Build validation, reconciliation and data-quality controls to ensure information is accurate, complete, consistent and trustworthy.
• Data Management & Governance – Support good data-management practices including metadata, data lineage, data definitions, ownership, classification and lifecycle management.
• Security & Access – Apply appropriate security controls across AWS and Power BI, including IAM, least privilege, encryption and row-level security.
• Automation & Deployment – Use Git, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform to support controlled, repeatable development and deployment.
• Monitoring & Optimisation – Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and reporting solutions, improving reliability, performance, scalability and cost efficiency.

Course Length: 4 years

Qualifications & Experience

• 4 GCSEs at 4 or above, including Maths and English (or Functional Skills/ Apprenticeship equivalent)
• 3 A-Levels at grade C or above, or BTEC equivalent
• A keen interest in data, Data Management and/or Data Engineering
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrate effective listening and teamwork skills, to create a collaborative work environment and strengthen relationships.
• Be IT literate; able to use Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Enjoy collaborating with others to find innovative solutions.
• Have a willingness to self-learn, research and take a creative approach to problem solving.
• Possess good organisational and time management skills to assist in completing the academic qualifications and occupational skills developments within this apprenticeship.
• Take ownership of challenges and ideas
• Be forward thinking and inquisitive.
• Whilst not essential, it would be a bonus if you already have experience with: Cloud Technologies, and Kubernetes

What you’ll get

• Salary of £22,000
• Fully funded degree qualification
• Annual bonus opportunity
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits package, to suit your needs
• Pension scheme
• Exposure to a wide range of business functions and stakeholders
• Employee assistance programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Professional qualifications (where applicable)
• Career development support and progression opportunities

Our Commitment

If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and create what’s right for the world by employing the people who live in it.

At Yunex Traffic, we recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.

To ensure an inclusive recruitment experience for everyone, if you need any reasonable adjustments or support at any stage of the process, please contact us at [e-mail] so we can work together to meet your needs. For more information on the recruitment process, please visit our Recruitment Journey page on our website.

Recruitment Process

Applications for our Degree Apprenticeship opportunities close on 31st December 2026.

Depending on the role, successful candidates will be invited to attend either an Assessment Centre or an interview.

Our selection process may include group exercises, presentations, interviews and other activities designed to help us learn more about your strengths, skills and suitability for the role.

Recruitment activities will take place during February 2027.

Our Degree Apprenticeship opportunities are due to commence on 31st August 2027, so you'll need to be available to start from this date.

What else do I need to know?

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Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for our Emerging Talent programmes, including Apprenticeships, Degree Apprenticeships, Internships and Graduate opportunities.