Data Engineer based Manchester/Hybrid

Data Engineer sought by a Manchester based professional services organisation to play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining their data infrastructure. Leading a small team, you will work closely with business stakeholders to ensure the availability, reliability and performance of data pipelines, enabling data-driven decision-making across the organisation.

Role Responsibilities

As a Data Engineer your role will include, but is not limited to:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Python, Azure Data Factory, and other relevant tools.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and integrate diverse data sources into a unified data lake or warehouse.
• Perform data cleansing, transformation, and enrichment to ensure data quality and consistency.
• Monitor and optimise data pipelines for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness
• Implement and maintain data security and compliance measures to protect sensitive information.
• Create and maintain clear documentation for data pipelines, data schemas, and processes.
• Diagnose and resolve data-related issues promptly, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Implement automation scripts and workflows to streamline data engineering processes.
• Liaise with third parties, providing relevant data to support project delivery, system maintenance and change programmes.
• Lead the data team to deliver against their objectives and key performance indicators, including scheduling of work and maintaining high quality performance.
• Create and maintain relevant KPI reports to monitor and track the data team's progress against data requirements and delivery.

Person Specification

• Previous experience in data engineering or similar role
• Strong proficiency in Python programming for data manipulation and transformation
• Knowledge of Datamodelling and database design principles
• Familiarity with ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and tools
• The capability to lead a small team
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• Attention to detail and a commitment to data quality

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and successful organisation and make a real impact. The role is hybrid with 3 days in the central Manchester office.