Senior Data Engineer - Cloud Platforms & Data Pipelines

Jefferson Frank; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Generous annual leave

Professional development opportunities

Employee benefits package

Job summary

Jefferson Frank in Preston is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the evolution of our data engineering capabilities. This role shapes enterprise-wide data strategy, architecture, platforms and standards, driving scalable data pipelines and cloud adoption.

You will work in a collaborative tech team, translating business requirements into robust data capabilities and enabling data-driven decision making across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data pipelines and ETL/ELT solutions.
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills.
• Experience with metadata management and data integration approaches.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction of the organisation's data engineering function.
• Design and deliver enterprise-scale data platforms, pipelines, and integration solutions.
• Champion best practices across data architecture, governance, security and quality.
• Drive the adoption and optimisation of cloud-based data technologies.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data capabilities.

Skills

SQL

Data modelling

ETL/ELT

Metadata management

Data integration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Services

Job description

Jefferson Frank in Preston is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the evolution of our data engineering capabilities. This role shapes enterprise-wide data strategy, architecture, platforms and standards, driving scalable data pipelines and cloud adoption.

You will work in a collaborative tech team, translating business requirements into robust data capabilities and enabling data-driven decision making across the organisation.