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Senior Data Engineer

Adria Solutions LtdCity, Manchester🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

This hybrid Senior Data Engineer role offers a unique opportunity to build a data platform from the ground up, with significant input into architecture and technology choices, supported by a competitive GBP 50,000 salary. You'll thrive here if you're a skilled SQL and Python developer with experience in cloud data warehousing and modern data tools, eager to shape the future of data capabilities in a growing company. Apply now to make a substantial impact and advance your career in data engineering.

Quick overview

Salary£50k/yr
SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationCity, Manchester, United Kingdom
SQLAWSETLSnowflakeAirflowBigQueryGDPRKafkaPythonRedshiftdbtMachine Learning

Job description

Senior Data Engineer SQL / Python / AWS

Adria Solutions is recruiting a Senior Data Engineer for a growing business developing a new digital services platform.

With established backing, the business is building its data capability from the ground up. As its first dedicated data engineer, you ll have significant input into the architecture, technology choices and standards that underpin reporting, analytics and future AI capabilities.

The role

Reporting to the CTO, you ll turn platform, transaction and third-party data into trusted datasets for operational insight, financial reporting and product development.

This is a hands-on opportunity to own the data platform, build reliable pipelines and establish the foundations for a secure, scalable data environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain batch and streaming pipelines across multiple data sources.
  • Build the warehouse or lakehouse architecture and data models supporting reporting and analytics.
  • Establish checks and processes for data accuracy, traceability and governance.
  • Deliver reliable datasets for financial and regulatory reporting.
  • Collaborate with engineers and business stakeholders to make data accessible and useful.
  • Implement appropriate access controls, security and privacy practices to support GDPR and FCA requirements.
  • Prepare the platform for future analytics, AI and machine learning applications.
  • Evaluate tooling and contribute to decisions on the wider data architecture.
What we re looking for
  • Commercial experience delivering and supporting production data pipelines and warehouses.
  • Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python or another relevant programming language.
  • Experience with modern data engineering tools, such as dbt, Airflow or Spark.
  • Experience with cloud data warehouses, such as Snowflake, BigQuery or Amazon Redshift.
  • A solid understanding of data modelling, ETL/ELT and data quality.
  • Knowledge of data governance, security and privacy.
  • Confidence taking ownership and making practical technical decisions in an early-stage environment.
Desirable experience
  • Working with banking, payments, financial or regulatory datasets.
  • Streaming technologies such as Kafka and real-time data processing.
  • Building datasets and processes for regulatory reporting.
  • Supporting analytics or machine learning use cases.
  • Experience working within a regulated industry.
The package

The role offers a £50,000 £75,000 salary, alongside a generous annual leave allowance with bank holidays in addition, a pension scheme and hybrid working in Manchester.

You ll also benefit from ongoing learning support, opportunities for career progression and the freedom to shape a new data platform as the business grows.

Applicants should have at least two years production experience building data pipelines and warehouses, and the right to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.

To find out more, apply with your CV or contact Adria Solutions for a confidential discussion.

Senior Data Engineer SQL / Python / AWS

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