Senior Data Engineer

G.Digital; Skelmersdale; Hybrid; GBP 67,500 - 82,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funded gym membership

Funded training + certifications

Job summary

A healthcare technology firm in Skelmersdale is seeking a Senior Data Engineer. You will own the data platform, create high-performance data lakes and pipelines, and work in a serverless AWS environment. Ideal candidates have extensive data engineering experience and proficiency in AWS services, Python, and SQL. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £75k and a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data engineering or backend roles focused on analytics platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS technologies.
• Proficiency in Python (incl. PySpark) and SQL.
• Experience building production-grade ETL pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data modelling for analytics.

Responsibilities

• Own the data platform from day one, shaping architecture and processes.
• Build high-performance data lakes and pipelines.
• Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

Skills

Data engineering

AWS Glue

Athena

Lambda

S3

Step Functions

Python

SQL

Job description

This range is provided by G.Digital. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Hybrid (Lancashire) - Salary up to £75k

If you're interested in making healthcare more affordable, accessible and convenient through cutting edge tech, this might be THE role for you!

We’re hiring a Senior Data Engineer to be the FIRST hire into a brand new data team

You reporting directly to the Head of Data and working alongside their CTO who's a Goldjacket-level AWS expert with every certification under his belt, known for giving talks across the UK, Europe, and the US

You'll have the opportunity to own the data platform from day one, helping to shape architecture, tooling, governance and delivery processes.

You’ll be building in a serverless AWS environment, creating high-performance data lakes and pipelines that support NHS operations, commercial teams and internal decision-making.

Who they're looking for

️ A pragmatic, hands-on engineer who thrives in greenfield environments and loves building systems that are clean, testable and futureproof

️ Someone who think in systems and data lifecycles (from raw S3 files to Athena or BI dashboards)

️ An individual who can communicate clearly across technical and non-technical teams

️ The desire to work in a small, high-calibre team solving real problems with impact

Funded gym membership

Funded training + certifications

Requirements

• Extensive experience in data engineering OR backend roles focused on analytics platforms
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Glue, Athena, Lambda, S3 and Step Functions
• Proficiency in Python (incl. PySpark) and SQL
• Experience building production-grade ETL pipelines
• Strong understanding of data modelling for analytics, including partitioning, file formats (Parquet, ORC) and denormalisation
• Track record of enforcing data quality, governance and performance SLAs

Salary up to £75k dependent on experience

Hybrid working - Lancashire

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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