Job Title: Data Engineer Location: Manchester (but mostly remote - just required onsite for training and team events) Salary: £34,500 - £55,000 (depending on experience) We are seeking a talented Data Engineer to join an innovative technology and data team. This is a hands-on technical role where you will be responsible for building technical data solutions for projects and persistent data products. Key Responsibilities: Developing secure/high-quality data pipelines from various data sources. Ensuring data is cleansed/mapped/transformed/optimised for storage. Building data observability/quality into all data pipelines. Creating solutions for data lake storage/physical database models/reporting structures. Conducting unit testing/peer testing to ensure code quality. Maintaining effective documentation for transparency/understandability. Following coding standards/architectural principles. Mentoring/coaching junior data engineers. Developing BI solutions including data marts/semantic layers/visualisations. Core Skills: Strong PySpark and SQL development skills. Experience with Azure Data Engineering. Ability to turn customer requests into actionable designs. Collaboration skills in an agile team environment. Experience & Knowledge: 2-5 years of experience in designing and building end-to-end data solutions. Proficiency in SQL Server and/or Azure (Datafactory, Databricks). Experience with large, event-based datasets. Familiarity with testing techniques and tools. Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach. Understanding of the full data lifecycle and CI/CD practices. Experience working in an agile environment.