Permanent + Contract  ·  
Sunny Bay ·  
Hybrid Immediate Start

Turn data into real decisions. Shape strategy. Influence outcomes.

We have two roles — one permanent, one contract (to accelerate delivery). Both require the same capabilities. This description outlines the permanent position.

This is not a pipeline-and-walk-away role. We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer who moves seamlessly from architecture to insight, from engineering to influence, someone who builds data environments that drive real decisions at senior levels, and who partners with people as naturally as they work with systems.

The Opportunity

You'll take ownership of a growing data environment, designing, building, and continuously improving a modern data platform that enables smarter, faster, and more confident decision-making across the business. Your work will be visible, valued, and acted on at the leadership level.

Critically, we're starting from a low base. There's no mature reporting layer waiting for you. You'll be the person who decides what gets built first, why, and how it connects to what comes next.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

Building from the ground up

When you arrive, there won't be an existing reporting layer to optimise. You'll need to assess the landscape, determine what data matters most to the business right now, and make a clear call on where to start. Do you prioritise a foundational ingestion layer? A quick-win dashboard that earns trust? A governance framework that prevents future pain? We'll want to know how you think through that decision.

Designing and owning end-to-end pipelines

You'll personally design and build ingestion pipelines not hand off specs to others. That means handling failure modes, retry logic, and schema evolution from day one. When something breaks at 2am (and it will), you'll have built it well enough that it recovers gracefully or alerts the right people clearly.

Orchestration that scales

You'll implement orchestration patterns that reflect how the business actually operates, dependency management, scheduling, monitoring, alerting. Not orchestration for its own sake, but patterns that solve real operational problems and can grow with the platform.

Building for others, not just yourself

A platform is only valuable if others can safely build on it. You'll design systems with guardrails clear contracts, tested layers, documentation that empowers analysts and engineers to move fast without breaking things. You know the difference between building a platform and building a personal codebase.

Turning data into decisions

• Bringing multiple data sources into a single source of truth

• Translating data into clear insights and recommendations for leadership

• Applying analytics and predictive modelling to guide future direction

• Creating visualisations and reporting that non-technical stakeholders genuinely use

• Embedding data governance, security, and privacy best practices including Zero Trust principles

• Driving continuous improvement across tools, processes, and data capability

What Sets This Role Apart

Real ownership — not just execution. Your decisions will shape the platform's direction, not just its delivery.

• Direct line between your work and strategic outcomes

• High-level stakeholder engagement from day one you'll present to and influence senior leaders

• An opportunity to design a fit-for-purpose, future-ready platform from an early stage

• A business that values data-driven thinking and is ready to invest in it

What You'll Bring

Technical capability

• Proven, hands-on experience across data engineering, analysis, and visualisation

• Strong understanding of data architecture and pipeline design (ETL/ELT)

• Experience building end-to-end pipelines that handle failure, retries, and schema changes in production

• Ability to implement orchestration patterns that solve real operational problems not just textbook patterns

• Experience designing platforms that other engineers and analysts can safely build on

• Knowledge of data security, governance, and privacy frameworks

• Exposure to modern data platforms ideally the Microsoft ecosystem, bonus if you have worked with Fabric, OneLake, Estuary

Mindset and influence

• Ability to translate data into commercial or operational insight not just metrics

• Confidence engaging with and influencing senior stakeholders

• High attention to detail paired with a strong sense of business impact

• A collaborative mindset — someone who builds relationships and capability, not silos

• Commercially aware: you understand why data matters, not just how

The Fit We're Looking For

We're not just hiring for skills we're hiring for how you think and how you work with others.

• Curious, analytical, and forward-thinking

• Comfortable operating across technical and non-technical spaces

• Willing to challenge, influence, and add value beyond your immediate brief

• Someone who lifts the capability of those around them while delivering their own outcomes

• A person who can be dropped into ambiguity, orient quickly, and build something meaningful

What's on Offer

Permanent role

• Very attractive remuneration package 

• Health insurance

• Buying privileges

• Flexibility and autonomy in how you operate

Contract role

• Excellent daily/hourly rate

• Immediate start,  focused on accelerating platform implementation

Next Steps

To apply for either role, click Apply Now and attach both a cover letter and an up-to-date CV (Word or PDF).