Data Engineer

Posted 3 hours 28 minutes ago by Hays Specialist Recruitment

£60,000 - £67,500 Annual
Permanent
Not Specified
Temporary Jobs
Oxfordshire, Abingdon, United Kingdom, OX136
Job Description

Your new role
As part of the Data Analytics & AI team, you'll help build and evolve a Snowflake-based data platform. You will design and maintain robust data pipelines and models that transform data from operational systems into trusted, analytics-ready assets. Your work will enable high-quality reporting, insight generation, and future AI/ML initiatives across the business.

What You'll Do

. Build & Maintain Pipelines: Develop ELT/ETL pipelines using dbt, Python, and orchestration tools. 
. Work with Snowflake: Design and optimise data models, manage performance, and adopt advanced Snowflake features.
. Ensure Data Quality: Apply governance, security, and compliance standards.
. Collaborate: Support analysts and business teams with clean, structured data for reporting and analytics.
. Monitor & Improve: Implement monitoring, alerting, and cost controls for Snowflake and pipelines.
. Contribute to Best Practices: Help define standards for naming, schema design, and development processes.

What you'll need to succeed

  • Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL, Python, and Dbt
  • Solid understanding of data modelling, data governance, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
  • Experience supporting analytics using BI tools such as Power BI
  • Familiarity with data ingestion tools (eg Airbyte, Fivetran)
  • Working knowledge of Git, CI/CD, and modern data engineering practices

What you need to do now

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