Senior Data Engineering Consultant

Advancing Analytics; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity & Paternity policy

Private Medical & Dental Care

Eye care schemes

25 Days Annual Leave + Birthday/Charit

Annual Bonus Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Job summary

Advancing Analytics is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Consultant to join our team remotely within the UK. You will work on cutting-edge analytical solutions, lead client engagements, and contribute to data platform development using Azure, Spark, and Python.

Two interview rounds with People Recruitment Manager and Hiring Lead assess both culture fit and technical competency. We offer competitive salary (£70,000–£90,000) with benefits and a strong emphasis on continuous learning and community

Qualifications

• Requirements gathering and client consulting experience.
• Understanding of OO development practices.
• ETL approaches focusing on data quality, resilience and observability.
• Understanding of CI/CD methodologies and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data engineering projects for clients.
• Balance technical work with pragmatic project needs.
• Sight end-to-end solutions while guiding a project.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Client consulting

OO Development Practices

CI/CD Methodologies

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Apache Spark

Python

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake

Unity Catalog / Purview

Terraform / Azure DevOps

Azure Functions

Job description

We are open to full-time or part-time applicants for this role! Are you returning from maternity leave? We'd love to hear from you!

Salary

£70,000 to £90,000 (depending on experience).

Location

Remote – must be based within the UK. Occasional visits to see customers and the team.

Interview process

Two rounds. 1: Get to know you chat with the People Recruitment Manager ; 2: Technical competency with the Hiring Lead and a Team Member.

Our Values

Advancing, Come as you are, Zero burnout, Greta goal, We all level up together and Transparency

Learn more about us

YouTube, read our Blogs. Understand our values!

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Who Are We?

Advancing Analytics are a market leader in delivering bleeding edge analytical solutions for customers all over the world. To thrive in today's market, businesses need to implement AI built on a solid, reliable Data Platform, and we are looking for you to help us build it!

Who are we looking for?

Dedicated individuals who blend technical passion with the honesty and empathy needed for client consulting. People who love data and strongly believe in sharing knowledge, skills and wisdom both internally and with the wider data community. Someone who thrives in an agile environment, balancing their technical prowess with the pragmatic needs of the project. For the Senior Consultant role we expect a good understanding of our core tech stack and the ability to see the end-to-end solution whilst leading a project.

Required Tools and Technologies

• Microsoft Azure and cloud computing concepts
• Apache Spark – Databricks or another Spark engine
• Python – we build most of our solutions in Python
• Azure Data Factory or other cloud orchestration tools
• Azure Data Lake storage and Delta Lake
• Unity Catalog, Purview or other Data Governance tools
• IAC tool such as Terraform, Azure DevOps

Other technology we like, but isn’t essential

• Azure Functions – Python, C#

Skills and Approaches

• Requirements gathering and client consulting
• Understanding of OO Development Practices
• ETL Approaches – Data Quality, Resilience, Observability
• Understanding of CI/CD Methodologies and SDLC

What will it be like to work for Advancing Analytics?

We are a small company and encourage everyone to have a voice within our collaborative and inclusive team from day one.

As a consultancy with strong partnerships across Microsoft, Databricks, AWS, Sigma, Tabular Editor and dbt Labs, you’ll get hands-on access to some of the most exciting technology and learning opportunities in the industry. We know this market moves quickly, so we invest in our people for the long term, giving you the space to build real expertise, keep developing, and stay ahead of what’s next.

We’re also genuinely active in the wider data and AI community. That means speaking at events, sponsoring major industry moments like Big Data London, and showing up at some of the biggest stages in the space, including Databricks Data+AI Summit, Data+AI World Tour, and the Global AI AgentCon London.

We encourage our team to get involved in the community, whether that’s in the form of a personal blog or an initiative you are passionate about advocating, we will support you!

Aside from offering a competitive salary, we have a great set of benefits and perks including, but not limited to:

• Industry matching Maternity & Paternity policy
• Private Medical & Dental Care plus Eye care schemes
• 25 Days Annual Leave, Birthday Leave & Charity Leave
• Frequent away days with the team
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Flexible Working Hours

Advancing – the projects that get us all out of bed are challenging and push the limits of what is currently possible. We work on the bleeding edge and challenge the analytical industry daily.

Come as you are – we are an inclusive company. When you work with us, rest assured you're working in a safe environment.

Zero burnout – too often technology teams are worked too hard or stretched too thin. We have seen it happen, and we never want to be a company that pushes our staff to breaking point.

Greta Goal – we only have one planet, let’s look after it.

We all level up together – we have each seen the benefit that being part of a developer community can have, it is transformational. We invest in our communities, you will find us organising meetups, conferences, and events. When we are not organising, we are helping, speaking, mentoring, or sponsoring.

Transparency – We are big believers that there are no secrets in Advancing Analytics, and we try to live this day to day.

You can read about our values in more detail here -https://www.advancinganalytics.co.uk/values

Equal opportunities for everyone

At Advancing Analytics both diversity and inclusion are a priority. We are all committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer; all applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity or disability status.

This role profile is intended to provide an overview of the responsibilities and qualifications required for the Senior Data Engineering Consultant role. It is not an exhaustive list and may be subject to change to meet the needs of the organisation.