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Data Engineer - Milton Keynes
£45,000 - 55,000
Network IT
V7 Saxon Gate, Milton Keynes
£45,000 - 55,000
Requirements
Must:
- Strong commercial experience delivering end-to-end data engineering and automation solutions in complex environments
- Advanced SQL skills, including performance tuning and optimisation across large datasets
- Knowledge of Python or R for data processing or analytics
- Hands-on experience with data integration and ingestion tools such as Azure Data Factory and Databricks
- Proven experience in data modelling, data warehousing, and relational database platforms (e.g. MS SQL Server)
- Experience designing cloud-native and/or on-prem data solutions
- Exposure to automation and AI-enabled data processes, with awareness of LLM use cases within data workflows
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments (Scrum, Kanban, DevOps)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights
- Excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Responsibilities
- Designing, developing, and maintaining automated end-to-end data pipelines across cloud and on-premise source systems
- Delivering reliable data ingestion, transformation, and delivery processes using technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks, SSIS, and SQL
- Reducing manual interventions through automation and standardisation, including data preparation, feature engineering, and training-data pipelines
- Preparing data models and datasets (DWH / Lakehouse) to support business intelligence, analytics, and operational reporting
- Monitoring and supporting live data pipelines, resolving issues in line with ITIL best practices, and implementing proactive alerting and self-healing mechanisms
- Identifying and implementing performance optimisations across data pipelines, queries, and reporting workloads
- Supporting data governance processes, including data archiving, masking, encryption, and versioning, with opportunities to integrate AI-driven automation
- Contributing to CI/CD processes for data pipelines, ensuring releases are tested, compliant, and deployed with minimal operational impact
- Collaborating with cross-functional and international teams to support aligned, scalable data operations
- Supporting the ongoing evolution and execution of the organisations data strategy
Description
We are a large, enterprise-scale organisation based in Milton Keynes, modernising our Data Analytics and Automation Platform. We offer a hybrid working model, with 3 days in-office weekly, and a competitive salary ranging from £45,000 to £55,000. In this role, youll join a dynamic team that fosters collaboration and innovation, ensuring our data solutions are reliable and scalable.
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The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 96 different Data Engineer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.