Senior Data Engineer

Oliver James; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-driven organization in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to tackle large-scale data engineering challenges. You will design modern data architectures, lead data migrations to the AWS cloud, and build scalable data pipelines. The role offers a competitive salary between £65,000 and £70,000, along with excellent benefits including a pension contribution and annual bonus. Join us to work on cutting-edge data transformation projects.

Benefits

12-15% pension contribution

8-10% annual bonus

Private healthcare

Home office equipment allowance

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud migrations to AWS.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Knowledge of streaming and real-time data processing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data architectures for analytics.
• Lead data migration projects to AWS.
• Ensure performance and quality of data pipelines.

Skills

Design modern data architectures

Lead data migration projects

Build and optimize data pipelines

Collaborate with DevOps and analytics teams

Mentor junior engineers

Python

SQL

Tools

AWS Redshift

Terraform

DBT

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Senior Data Engineer - £65,000-£70,000 + Excellent Benefits

Location: Leeds (Hybrid, 2 days on-site)

Are you ready to take on large-scale data engineering challenges within a business that's investing heavily in cloud transformation, AI, and advanced analytics?

This is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing, tech-driven organisation that's modernising its entire data landscape and gearing up for a massive change and innovation portfolio in 2026.

You'll play a pivotal role in designing and building scalable data platforms on AWS, supporting everything from cloud migrations and Salesforce integrations to AI-ready data pipelines and petabyte-scale projects.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and developing modern data architectures to support advanced analytics and automation.
• Leading end-to-end data migration projects from on-prem SQL Server to AWS cloud environments.
• Building and optimising data pipelines using Python, Lambda, and SQL, ensuring performance, quality, and scalability.
• Collaborating across DevOps, analytics, and engineering teams to deliver cloud-first solutions.
• Supporting the introduction of streaming and real-time data processing alongside traditional batch systems.
• Mentoring junior engineers and sharing best practices to strengthen data engineering capability.

Tech Stack & Environment

• AWS ecosystem: Redshift, S3, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudFormation
• Core tools: Python, SQL, DBT, Terraform, GitHub, CI/CD
• Data warehousing: 600TB+ environment with expansion into Databricks
• BI & analytics: Power BI, Tableau, and AI platforms
• 100% cloud-centric and 100% Microsoft-integrated environment

What's in It for You

• £65,000-£70,000 base salary
• 12-15% pension contribution
• 8-10% annual bonus (paid consistently over the last 3 years)
• Private healthcare, cash plans, EV and cycle-to-work schemes
• Home office equipment allowance
• Genuine opportunity to work on cutting-edge data and AI transformation projects

This is more than a data engineering role - it's your chance to help build the future data platform of a company at the forefront of technology and growth.