Data Engineer

Application Deadline: 27 March 2026

Department: IT

Location: Head Office

Compensation: £40,000 - £50,000 / year

Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our IT team in York.

As a Data Engineer, you will use your core Data Engineering skills (Microsoft SQL and Fabric) to build technology solutions that improve business processes. You will do more than just maintain systems; you will help build the modern architecture that powers our business. While your primary focus will be designing and building data solutions, you will have the opportunity to expand your technical knowledge into Integration, Azure and AI. This is a hands-on role where you will help unify our data estate today, while growing the skills to seamlessly connect critical systems for the future.

Role Details:

• Annual salary up to £50,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus an annual on target bonus of 5%
• Role based: York, YO32 9PT. This role is in the office a minimum of 3 days, must live within 1 hour of York
• Contract type: Permanent
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
  
  

In this role you will be required to:

• Collaborate with technology architects and colleagues in multi-skilled project teams to deliver technical solutions in line with development standards and security policies.
• Design, build and maintain technical solutions that support business requirements.
• Produce and maintain clear, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation for all solutions.
• Analyse and improve existing solutions, applying best practices to enhance performance and reliability.
• Engage with external suppliers proactively and assure the quality of solutions they develop and deliver.
• Manage and resolve service requests and incidents, ensuring minimal disruption to business processes.
• Liaise with stakeholders to review processes and design optimised solutions that improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Contribute to platform and application improvements, ensuring solutions remain fit for purpose.
• Support Incident and Problem Management teams by investigating root causes and recommending preventative measures.


Benefits & Opportunities

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression

Our Ideal Candidate

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in building technical solutions within a systems development team, specifically using Fabric, SQL, and Azure or similar technologies.
• Experience of working on multi-workstream projects.
• Skilled in producing clear, accurate and up-to-date documentation.
• Experience in analysing and improving existing technical solutions.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud technologies and modern integration platforms such as Boomi.
• Skills: Software Development, Problem Solving, Communication, Technical Acumen, Microsoft Fabric, SQL, Azure, Data Analysis, System Design, Debugging, Innovation integration.