Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer | £60,000-£65,000 | SaaS | Huddersfield / Hybrid
A well-established SaaS company based in Huddersfield is looking for a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to join its growing technology team.
This is a great opportunity to join a successful, tech-first business where data sits at the heart of the products they deliver. You’ll take ownership of the data pipelines, models and reporting that underpin the platform, while helping shape the future data architecture.
The role would suit a Senior Data Engineer who enjoys end-to-end ownership, solving complex data problems and working across the full data lifecycle.
Role Responsibilities:
Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines
Own the ingestion and processing of large national datasets
Develop data models, reporting databases and analytical datasets
Build automated data quality checks and monitoring
Improve the performance, reliability and cost of data workloads
Work closely with Product and Engineering teams on data requirements
Support data governance, security and compliance
Help shape data architecture and mentor other engineersRequirements:
Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer
Strong SQL / T-SQL and data modelling experience
Experience with SQL Server / Azure SQL
Experience building and managing data pipelines
Experience with Azure Data Factory or similar
Good understanding of data quality, governance and security
Experience working with large and complex datasets
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Experience with Azure cloud technologiesExperience with Cosmos DB, Power BI, Docker and Terraform would be beneficial.
What’s On Offer:
£60,000-£65,000 salary, depending on experience
Hybrid working - circa 1-2 days onsite in Huddersfield
Opportunity to take genuine ownership of the data engineering function
Work across a broad modern technology stack
Highly collaborative and supportive environment
Opportunity to influence architecture and help shape the future of the platform