Senior Data Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food business is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to manage and develop their cloud-based data infrastructure. This role involves leading a data engineering apprentice and overseeing key strategic projects, including cloud migration. You'll work in a collaborative environment, ensuring data quality and supporting analytics initiatives across international markets.

Benefits

Leadership opportunity

Shape cloud strategy

International exposure

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in SQL-based production environments.
• Strong SQL/T-SQL skills for dynamic data warehouse processes.
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage and enhance cloud-based data infrastructure across multiple markets.
• Lead the migration of legacy environments into Azure Cloud.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production issues.

Skills

SQL

T-SQL

Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

Azure

SSIS

Databricks

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

Senior Data Engineer

Trowbridge (Hybrid - 2 Days Onsite) | Full Time

A growing, customer-focused food business in the B2C and B2B space is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to lead the development and management of their cloud-based data infrastructure. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape a modern data function at the core of the company's commercial and customer strategy across the UK, Ireland, and North America.

The Role

You'll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking Data & Analytics team, responsible for ensuring data is clean, secure, and optimised for advanced analytics, business intelligence, and AI initiatives. This is a hands-on leadership role with the opportunity to manage a data engineering apprentice and own key strategic projects-including a full cloud migration.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and enhance cloud-based data infrastructure (Azure) across multiple international markets

• Own the development and performance of ETL pipelines, ensuring integrity and consistency

• Lead the migration of legacy environments into Azure Cloud

• Maintain and synchronise Dev, Test, and Production environments using DevOps principles

• Drive improvements in data quality, access controls, and security compliance

• Support analytics, BI, and predictive modelling teams with infrastructure and documentation

• Monitor and troubleshoot production issues, implementing preventative solutions

• Mentor a junior data engineer and serve as a technical lead for data tooling and governance
  
  

What We're Looking For

A technically strong, solution-oriented Data Engineer who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative environment and brings both strategic insight and deep technical delivery capability.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years' experience in SQL-based production environments (DBA/Data Engineering)

• Strong SQL/T-SQL skills for dynamic data warehouse processes

• Expertise in Azure, SSIS, and Databricks

• Solid understanding of data modelling, integration, and transformation

• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows

• Strong communication skills and a problem-solving mindset
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working with large, multi-source datasets via APIs and secure file transfer

• Familiarity with tools like Tableau and enterprise systems (e.g., SAP, MS Business Central)

• Understanding of information security and governance

• Proven experience bridging the gap between IT, data, and business teams
  
  

What's on Offer?

• A key leadership opportunity within a growing data function

• The chance to shape long-term cloud and data infrastructure strategy

• Projects spanning data engineering, BI, and AI/predictive analytics

• Exposure to international operations and collaborative cross-functional teams