Junior Data Engineer: Azure Data Pipelines & Analytics

First Bus Central Services; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cover

Discounts

Bus pass

Onsite parking

Pension plan

Holiday allowance

Share purchase

Job summary

First Bus is hiring a Junior Data Engineer to join the central Data & Analytics team in a full-time permanent role. You’ll assist in building data pipelines, ensure clean datasets for reporting, and help modernise the data warehouse while collaborating with analysts and engineers across the organisation.

The role is suited to someone with about a year of data engineering experience, a relevant degree, and a proactive mindset to learn cloud technologies (Azure) and data quality practices.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/DS/SE/Math or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in a data engineering or data-related role.
• Strong SQL skills and data querying.
• Familiarity with Python or R.
• Interest in Azure Data Factory and cloud data pipelines.
• Collaborative, eager to learn and improve data quality.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and SQL.
• Support the creation of clean, well-structured datasets that power business reporting and analysis.
• Help modernise and maintain our data warehouse and associated data models.
• Work with analysts and engineers to understand requirements and translate them into structured data solutions.
• Monitor data loads and help troubleshoot basic pipeline or data quality issues.
• Contribute to documentation, naming conventions, and consistency across datasets.
• Collaborate closely with the wider D&A team to learn shared standards and delivery practices.

Skills

SQL

Python

Azure Data Factory

Data pipelines

Data warehousing

Data quality

Cloud technologies

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/DS/SE/Math

Job description

First Bus is hiring a Junior Data Engineer to join the central Data & Analytics team in a full-time permanent role. You’ll assist in building data pipelines, ensure clean datasets for reporting, and help modernise the data warehouse while collaborating with analysts and engineers across the organisation.

The role is suited to someone with about a year of data engineering experience, a relevant degree, and a proactive mindset to learn cloud technologies (Azure) and data quality practices.