Senior Data Engineer DBT

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth fintech company in Blackburn is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build and maintain ELT pipelines while owning data ingestion and supporting data modeling within Snowflake. This role involves collaborating with analytics, product, and engineering teams, contributing to a modern and agile data environment with exciting growth potential. Strong experience in data ingestion and transformation is essential.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Competitive salary

Additional benefits

Qualifications

• Strong experience in building and maintaining ELT pipelines.
• Proficiency in data ingestion and transformation.
• Familiarity with data modeling and architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain ELT pipelines.
• Take full ownership of data ingestion.
• Support data modeling and architecture within Snowflake.
• Own and evolve the dbt layer, including governance and access controls.
• Collaborate across analytics, product, and engineering teams.
• Contribute to platform improvements, automation, and optimization.

Skills

Data ingestion

Data transformation

Snowflake

dbt

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

SENIOR DATA ENGINEER

UP TO £55,000 + BENEFITS

HYBRID - Lancashire

If you're a technically strong, proactive Data Engineer looking to join a scaling fintech with start-up energy and enterprise backing, this could be a great next step.

THE COMPANY :

I'm working on a fantastic opportunity with a high-growth fintech that's transforming how consumers engage with retail and finance. With a modern data stack and ambitious product roadmap, this company is building the future of payments, loyalty, and credit in an agile, tech-driven environment.

THE ROLE :

You’ll join a cross-functional data team as a Data Engineer, working closely with analytics, product, and platform teams to scale and optimise core data infrastructure. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll take ownership of ingestion, transformation, and modelling—while also helping define platform standards and best practices.

Key responsibilities include :

• Build and maintain ELT pipelines
• Take full ownership of data ingestion
• Support data modelling and architecture within Snowflake
• Own and evolve the dbt layer, including governance and access controls
• Collaborate across analytics, product, and engineering teams
• Contribute to platform improvements, automation, and optimisation