Data Engineer | Large Retailer | £68,000 | Manchester (Hybrid)
We’re hiring a hands-on Data Engineer to join a high-profile data modernisation programme at one of the UK’s most recognisable retail brands. This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to help build a modern data platform from the ground up, working with best-in-class tooling at pace and scale.
The Programme
You’ll be joining a data modernisation initiative — replatforming a legacy data and reporting estate onto a modern cloud stack (Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, Azure), retiring legacy MSSQL warehouses, and delivering across multiple international markets. Fast-paced, high-visibility, and high-impact.
The Role
Working as part of a collaborative engineering team and reporting to a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll be hands-on in the day-to-day build of pipelines and data products that power analytics and reporting across the business.
You’ll be:
- Building and maintaining pipelines in Snowflake, dbt and Fivetran, ingesting from SaaS source systems including Workday, Oracle Symphony and NetSuite
- Writing clean, well-tested SQL, Python and dbt code
- Building dbt tests and data quality checks
- Contributing to CI/CD pipelines and peer code reviews
- Participating in Agile ceremonies and on-call rota once onboarded
- Documenting pipelines, datasets and design decisions clearly
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
- 2+ years’ commercial experience as a Data Engineer or Analytics Engineer
- Strong SQL — able to write, debug and optimise non-trivial queries
- Hands-on experience with a modern cloud data warehouse (Snowflake strongly preferred)
- Hands-on dbt experience (Core or Cloud) — not just exposure
- Proficient in Python for data transformation and scripting
- Comfortable with Git and Agile delivery
- Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
Nice to Have:
- Fivetran or another managed ELT tool
- Azure (Function Apps, Logic Apps, Data Factory)
- MSSQL / T-SQL experience, particularly migrating legacy stored procedures
- CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
- Power BI familiarity
- Knowledge of dimensional, semantic or medallion architecture
What’s on Offer
- Up to £68,000 base salary
- Hybrid — 3 days per week in Manchester (Piccadilly)
- Private medical insurance
- Pension & life assurance
- Retail perks and bonus scheme
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