Junior Data Engineer

Well; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Bestway Healthcare is hiring a junior data engineer to help build and maintain data pipelines and data products across the Microsoft Fabric platform. This early-career role offers hands-on coaching and the chance to contribute from day one within a supportive team.

No extensive prior experience required; you will work with experienced engineers, learn data ingestion, transformation, testing and delivery, and grow your technical confidence through structured support.

Qualifications

• Education in data engineering, CS, or related field is essential.
• Foundation SQL knowledge: joins, data types, basic transforms.
• Some programming exposure (Python/PySpark) through courses or projects.
• Interest in cloud data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric/Azure.

Responsibilities

• Support design, build, testing and maintenance of data pipelines.
• Move data from sources into Microsoft Fabric and transform for reporting.
• Document solutions and maintain data quality checks and governance.

Skills

SQL fundamentals

Python basics

Data modeling

Learning mindset

Education

Relevant data engineering education

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Job description

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Closing Date:

27/11/2026

Job Category:

Support Centre

Business Area:

Support Centre

Division / Function:

IT

Overview of the role

We're hiring a junior data engineer at Bestway Healthcare!

This is an early-career opportunity to build practical data engineering experience within a supportive team. You will help develop and maintain the data pipelines and structures that make trusted information available across Bestway Healthcare.

You do not need extensive previous experience. You will work alongside experienced engineers, receive coaching and feedback, and take on greater responsibility as your technical confidence and understanding grow.

The team is building a modern Microsoft Fabric platform and improving how data is ingested, transformed, tested and delivered. This role offers room to learn those practices through real work while contributing useful solutions from the outset.

Main Responsibilities

The Junior Data Engineer supports the design, build, testing and maintenance of reliable data pipelines and data products under the guidance of experienced team members.

The role will help move data from source systems into Microsoft Fabric, transform it into usable information, apply agreed quality checks, document solutions and support the day-to-day reliability of the platform. It is designed for someone with a relevant data engineering education who is ready to develop through structured support and hands-on experience.

• Support the build and maintenance of data pipelines within Microsoft Fabric under the guidance of experienced engineers
• Use SQL and, as capability develops, Python or PySpark to extract, transform and prepare data
• Help ingest internal and third-party data from databases, APIs and files using established patterns
• Complete data quality checks, investigate straightforward issues and elevate complex problems promptly
• Monitor scheduled data processes, respond to alerts and support the resolution of pipeline failures
• Write clear documentation and keep technical records, requirements and work items up to date
• Follow team standards for source control, code review, testing, deployment, security and data governance
• Work with analysts and business colleagues to understand data requirements and deliver appropriate solutions
• Take part in training, peer reviews and team learning, building towards greater ownership of engineering tasks

The Ideal Candidate

• Relevant education is essential, a degree, apprenticeship, HND, bootcamp or equivalent qualification with a clear focus on data engineering, computer science, software engineering, data science or a closely related technical subject
• Foundation knowledge of SQL and an understanding of tables, joins, data types and basic data transformation
• Some exposure to programming using Python, PySpark or another relevant language through education, personal projects, placements or employment
• Basic understanding of data pipelines including how data is collected, transformed, tested and made available for reporting or analysis
• Interest in cloud data platformssuch as Microsoft Fabric or Azure; prior commercial experience is not required
• Attention to detailwith an appreciation of data quality, testing, documentation and following agreed standards
• Strong learning mindsetwith the confidence to ask questions, act on feedback and steadily develop new technical skills

Bestway Healthcare is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a part time position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you

Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful.

About The Company

With the purpose of improving the lives of our patients and customers, Bestway Healthcare supports communities across the United Kingdom and Ireland through an extensive network of community pharmacies and pharmaceutical wholesale depots.

Our wholesale business unit operates two pharmaceutical wholesale brands, Lexon and Bestway Medhub which combined support over 5,000 independent community pharmacy contractors, processing over 100m packs of medication every year making us the 4th largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the United Kingdom. Our wholesale business unit also operates a leading appliance wholesaler, Wardle’s, a generic supplier Key Pharmaceuticals. We operate from 3 distribution centres with a fleet of vans delivering to independent pharmacies & directly to the most vulnerable patients every day.