Data Engineer

Data EngineerLocation: Newcastle upon Tyne Salary: Up to £80,000 The OpportunityWe are seeking a Data Engineer to join a growing data team responsible for developing and maintaining a modern cloud-based data platform. This role offers the opportunity to work on large-scale data challenges, build robust data solutions and contribute to the continued evolution of the organisation's data capabilities. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, developing and optimising data pipelines that support reporting, analytics and business-critical decision-making. You will collaborate with a range of stakeholders to ensure data is accessible, reliable and delivered efficiently across the organisation. Key Responsibilities • Design, build and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines. • Develop and support ETL/ELT processes for ingesting and transforming data from multiple sources. • Enhance and maintain cloud-based data infrastructure within AWS. • Monitor, troubleshoot and optimise data workflows to ensure high performance and reliability. • Implement best practices around data quality, governance and monitoring. • Support the development of a centralised data platform and data architecture. • Work closely with analysts, engineers and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions. • Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and best practices. • Identify opportunities to improve existing processes through automation and optimisation. • Ensure data solutions are secure, scalable and aligned with business objectives. Skills & Experience RequiredEssential • 3-6 years' experience in Data Engineering or a related discipline. • Strong programming experience with Python. • Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large datasets. • Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-based data platforms. • Experience building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines. • Experience using Airflow for workflow orchestration. • Strong version control experience using Git. • Understanding of data modelling principles and database design. • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders. Desirable • Experience working with data lakes or modern data warehouse technologies. • Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools. • Experience with CI/CD practices and automated deployment pipelines. • Knowledge of data governance, monitoring and observability tools. • Experience working within fast-paced, data-driven environments. What's on Offer • Salary up to £80,000. • Opportunity to work with modern cloud and data technologies. • Exposure to complex, high-impact data engineering challenges. • Collaborative and highly skilled technical environment. • Career development and progression opportunities. • Hybrid working environment. • Competitive benefits package. If you are passionate about building reliable data platforms, solving complex engineering problems and delivering scalable data solutions, we would be interested in speaking with you.