Senior Data Engineer - Up to £65,000 - Birmingham
Hybrid: 1–2 days on site per week
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £60,000–£65,000
A UK organisation is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join its modern, high-performing data function. This is a unique opportunity to take on an end‑to‑end engineering role with real autonomy, visibility, and impact.
You'll be part of a small, skilled team operating with private‑sector delivery standards and minimal red tape. If you're looking for responsibility, technical breadth, and the chance to shape the future of a data platform, this role offers exactly that.
The Opportunity
As Senior Data Engineer, you will work across the full Azure data ecosystem, delivering clean, reliable data for analytics and BI while engaging directly with stakeholders across the organisation. This is a customer-facing role.
You will also mentor junior engineers, support planning and contribute to continuous improvement within a fast-evolving data team.
Key Responsibilities
Build, maintain, and optimise Azure-based data pipelines
Develop and enhance ETL/ELT processes from source systems through to a refined silver layer
Work with Azure Blob Storage, SQL, Power BI datasets, and CI/CD pipelines
Use Git and Azure DevOps for development and deployment
Engage with business stakeholders, challenge requirements, and communicate insights
Contribute to the design of future data architecture
Support and mentor junior team members within a Scrum environment
Tech Stack
Azure Cloud Services
Azure Data Factory – essential
SQL
Power BI
Git & Azure DevOps
What's on Offer:
Up to £65,000 salary
Great employer pension contribution
30 days annual leave + additional institutional holidays
Very flexible working culture
Hybrid working 1-2 days on-site
And much more