Senior Data Engineer £55,000 OTE Manchester Data

PHMG; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PHMG is expanding its Data Engineering team to design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and a modern data platform. You will work with SQL, Python and cloud technologies to deliver reliable data solutions across the organisation.

Join an established team in Manchester and help shape PHMG's data strategy, champion engineering best practices, and mentor colleagues as we grow our data capability.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL and Python skills.
• Experience designing and supporting production data pipelines using modern ETL/ELT practices.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms and orchestration technologies.
• Experience with Git-based source control, CI/CD, testing, monitoring and error handling.
• Experience taking ownership of complex technical solutions and contributing to architecture and design decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience mentoring other engineers and working in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable, reliable and maintainable data pipelines and datasets.
• Play a key role in developing and improving our Microsoft Fabric data platform.
• Take ownership of complex data engineering solutions from design through to production.
• Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions across data warehouse, lakehouse and data integration solutions.
• Champion strong engineering practices across source control, CI/CD, testing, documentation, monitoring and error handling.
• Work with other Data Engineers to improve data architecture, platform performance and engineering processes, providing technical guidance and mentoring where required.
• Work closely with the business to understand requirements and deliver effective data solutions.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Cloud platforms

Git CI/CD

Mentoring

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Dbt

Terraform

Salesforce

Job description

PHMG is continuing to develop and mature its data capability, focusing onmodernisingour data platform and enhancing the way we work. As part of this continued development, we are looking to strengthen our Data Engineering team andmaximisethe valuefromthe wealth of data held across theorganisation.

We are looking for a Data Engineer to help design,buildandmaintainreliable, scalable data solutions. Working as part of an established Data Engineering team, you will contribute to the development of our data platform, strengthen engineeringpracticesand help improve the quality and reliability of data across theorganisation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Data Engineer with strong SQL and Python skills to work with modern cloud data technologies, contribute to our engineeringstandardsand play a part in delivering and evolving PHMG’s Data Strategy.

What you will do

• Design, build and maintain scalable, reliable and maintainable data pipelines and datasets.
• Play a key role in developing and improving our Microsoft Fabric data platform.
• Take ownership of complex data engineering solutions from design through to production.
• Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions across data warehouse, lakehouse and data integration solutions.
• Champion strong engineering practices across source control, CI/CD, testing, documentation, monitoring and error handling.
• Work with other Data Engineers to improve data architecture, platform performance and engineering processes, providing technical guidance and mentoring where required.
• Work closely with the business to understand requirements and deliver effective data solutions.

The person we are looking for will have the following experience

• Strong SQL and Python skills, with practical experience using both for data engineering and transformation.
• Significant experience designing, build and supporting production data pipelines using modern ETL/ELT practices.
• Experience working with modern cloud data platforms and orchestration technologies. Experience within the Microsoft data ecosystem would be advantageous.
• Experience with modern engineering practices including Git-based source control, CI/CD, testing, monitoring and error handling.
• Experience taking ownership of complex technical solutions and contributing to architecture and design decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting or mentoring other engineers and working effectively within cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-have experience

• Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse, Warehouse, and Data Factory capabilities.
• Dbt, including experience developing, testing and maintaining transformation models.
• Infrastructure as Code approaches and tools such as Terraform.
• API-based, event-driven or operational system integrations, such as Salesforce.

The Team

The Data Engineering team sits within PHMG’s wider Data function andis responsible forbuilding andmaintainingthe platforms, pipelines and data models that underpin reporting,analyticsand data science across the organisation.

The team works closely with Reporting & Insights, Data Science,ITand otherbusinessteams to make data reliable,accessibleand useful across the business. We are continuing to strengthen our engineering practices, improve ourplatformand build greater resilience and consistency across the data estate.

Why PHMG Tech

The IT, Development and Data functions within PHMG continue to evolve how we use technology and data to deliver value to the business. We want to build an open, collaborative culture where people communicate honestly, support eachotherand take pride in deliveringgood work.

About PHMG

Established in 1998, PHMG has grown from a renowned Manchester-based business to the world’s leading audio branding agency – working with 36,000 clients in 54 countries across the globe. This expansive client list includes household names of thecalibreof Samsung,Audiand Adidas, as well as SMEs in every sector of the global market. We give each of them a stellar production that combines creative copy, world-class voiceartistryand an exclusive Brand-Sound-Track™ – strengthening their business identity in the most memorable, emotive way.

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