Senior Data Engineer - 12 Months FTC

Allwyn UK; Watford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

Matched pension contributions up to 8.

26 days annual leave + 2 life days (or

Private health cover

Flexible benefits including EV scheme,

Enhanced family leave (maternity, p

Wellness allowance £500

Employee assistance programme

Discounted health assessments

Volunteering days

Matched funding

Job summary

Allwyn UK is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build and optimise scalable data solutions across our AWS data platform. You will work with Redshift, Python, Airflow and AWS services to develop reliable data pipelines, support real-time data processing, and enable high-quality analytics and business insights.

You will build and maintain pipelines, optimise performance and costs, implement monitoring, and collaborate with Architecture, Analytics and Platform teams while mentoring peers and

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AWS data services including Redshift, S3, Glue, Lambda.
• Advanced SQL and Python skills.
• Experience designing and supporting data pipelines and ETL frameworks.
• Knowledge of Airflow, Spark and modern data engineering practices.
• Understanding of data modelling, warehousing and performance optimisation.
• Experience with GitHub, CI/CD and Agile delivery methods.
• Desirable: experience in regulated environments like lottery, gaming or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL with Python, SQL, Airflow, AWS Glue and Redshift.
• Develop batch and near real-time data solutions for operations and analytics.
• Optimise performance, reliability and cost across the platform.
• Implement monitoring, alerting and operational support processes.
• Champion best practices, code quality, automation and documentation.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Analytics and Platform teams to deliver data solutions.
• Support data governance, security and compliance requirements.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

AWS Redshift

SQL

Python

Airflow

Spark

Data modelling

CI/CD

Tools

GitHub

AWS Glue

Lambda

S3

Job description

Senior Data Engineer

At Allwyn UK, we are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design, build and optimise scalable data solutions across our AWS data platform. You will work with Redshift, Python, Airflow and AWS services to develop reliable data pipelines, support real‑time data processing, and enable high‑quality analytics and business insights.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Python, SQL, Airflow, AWS Glue and Redshift.
• Develop batch and near real‑time data solutions to support operational and analytical needs.
• Optimise data performance, reliability and cost efficiency across the platform.
• Implement monitoring, alerting and operational support processes.
• Champion engineering best practice, code quality, automation and documentation.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Analytics and Platform teams to deliver data solutions.
• Support data governance, security and compliance requirements.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AWS data services (Redshift, S3, Glue, Lambda).
• Advanced SQL and Python skills.
• Experience designing and supporting data pipelines and ETL frameworks.
• Knowledge of Airflow, Spark and modern data engineering practices.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, warehousing and performance optimisation.
• Experience with GitHub, CI/CD and Agile delivery methods.
• Desirable: experience in a regulated environment; lottery, gaming or financial services experience.

Benefits

• Company bonus scheme.
• Matched pension contributions up to 8.5%.
• 26 days annual leave + 2 life days (and bank holidays).
• Private health cover.
• Flexible benefits including EV scheme, money coach, will writing, mortgage advice, dental and eye care.
• Enhanced family leave (maternity, paternity, adoption).
• Wellness allowance £500.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Discounted health assessments.
• Volunteering days.
• Matched funding.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Allwyn is a Disability Confident Leader which means we take proactive steps to ensure our workplace is accessible and inclusive for disabled and neurodivergent colleagues and candidates. An interview can be offered to disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the job.