This range is provided by WRK digital. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Up to £88,000 + car allowance + bonus + benefits

Why join as a Senior Data Engineer?

You’ll play a central role in a large-scale digital transformation programme designed to streamline processes, unlock data accessibility, and invest in cutting-edge platforms. Working in a FTSE 250 environment, you’ll be shaping enterprise-wide data solutions that directly influence strategy, operations, and growth.

This isn’t just about managing pipelines – it’s about designing the next generation of data platforms, solving complex business challenges, and making high-quality data the foundation of everything we do.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and implementing scalable data solutions that meet enterprise needs.
• Translating complex business requirements into high-performing data systems.
• Supporting best practices in data governance, security and architecture.
• Building and optimising pipelines across cloud and on-premise environments.
• Collaborating with stakeholders, engineers, and analysts to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensuring consistency across transactional and analytical data systems.
• Contributing to the development of data lakes, data warehouses, and distributed storage environments.
• Mentoring junior engineers, embedding best practice across the team.

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years’ experience in Data Engineering, with strong expertise in Azure data services and/or Microsoft Fabric.
• Proven track record designing scalable platforms and managing large cloud-based ecosystems.
• Proficiency in Python, PySpark, SQL, NoSQL and frameworks such as Databricks.
• Solid experience with ETL/ELT design, orchestration and optimisation.
• Knowledge of data governance, privacy regulations, and security best practices.
• Strong experience integrating relational, NoSQL, and streaming data sources.
• Competence in CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Experience with modern architectures including data mesh, event-driven processing, and streaming platforms (Kafka/Event Hub).
• A passion for mentoring and embedding engineering best practice.

What you’ll get

• Up to £88,000 salary + car allowance + annual target bonus.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Pension (up to 8% matched).
• Private Medical Insurance (individual cover).
• Life insurance (4x salary).
• Company share save scheme.
• Access to professional qualifications and development opportunities.
• Employee discount and wellbeing platforms.

If you’re an experienced Senior Data Engineer looking for the chance to shape data platforms at scale, influence digital transformation, and make a tangible impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply now for immediate consideration or contact Sophie Jones to discuss the next steps.