Data Engineer

Nigel Wright Group
Manchester, United Kingdom
Last week
£40,000 pa

Salary

£40,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
19 May 2026 (Last week)
The Opportunity:

Our client is a fast-growing, family-run organisation operating across multiple sites nationwide, delivering high-quality services within a people-focused environment. Since its early beginnings, the business has experienced significant expansion and now operates at scale across the UK.

As growth continues, data is playing an increasingly important role in driving decision-making, improving operational performance, and supporting long-term strategy. With a large volume of data across multiple systems and applications, the organisation is now looking to appoint a Data Engineer to help develop its data platform and strengthen its data-driven capabilities.

This represents an excellent opportunity to join a values-led business at an exciting stage of its journey, where you will work closely with senior technical leadership to shape the evolution of the data environment and deliver meaningful impact across the organisation.



The Role:

As Data Engineer, you will take a hands-on role in building and maintaining the data infrastructure that supports the organisation’s reporting and analytics capabilities.

Working alongside the Lead Engineer, you will contribute to the continued development of the data warehouse and play a key role in improving how data is captured, processed and utilised across the business. You will also support the ongoing development and optimisation of APIs, ensuring effective integration between key systems.

This is a varied role, offering exposure to a broad technology landscape and the opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive environment that encourages learning, growth and progression.


Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build and maintain scalable data processing systems and infrastructure.
  • Develop and manage robust data pipelines to ingest, clean and transform data for reporting and analytics.
  • Support and enhance the data warehouse, including ETL processes and data modelling activities.
  • Collaborate with analysts, engineers and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality, data-led solutions.
  • Monitor data performance and identify opportunities for optimisation and automation.
  • Maintain and improve APIs to enable seamless integration across core business systems.
  • Implement best practices in data governance, security and compliance.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
  • Maintain clear documentation across data architecture, pipelines and processes.
  • Stay up to date with emerging tools and technologies within data engineering and analytics.

About You:

We are looking for a motivated and ambitious data professional who is keen to develop their career within a growing organisation. You will enjoy working with data, solving complex problems and collaborating with others to deliver practical, business-focused solutions.

You are likely to bring:

  • Experience in a Data Engineer or similar role.
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with Python or a similar programming language.
  • Hands-on experience with data modelling
  • Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with attention to detail.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • A proactive attitude and genuine enthusiasm for data and technology.

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