Job Description
Job Title: Senior Data Engineer
Location: York (once a month)
Department: Data & Business Intelligence
Salary: £58,000 - 63,000 + Excellent Benefits
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
About the Role:
WRK Digital is proud to partner exclusively with a well-known, high-profile organisation on a transformative data journey. We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join its dynamic Data & Business Intelligence function. This is a pivotal role in a data-driven organisation, where high-quality, well-governed, and accessible data is central to strategic and operational decision-making.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will help shape and deliver the future of data within the business, designing and maintaining robust data pipelines and curated data products within a cloud-based data lake environment. You will play a key role in embedding data engineering best practices, supporting colleagues across the data community, and ensuring the delivery of impactful, reusable data assets that power analytics, machine learning, and operational efficiencies.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design, develop and maintain data pipelines and data assets within an AWS-based data lake architecture (S3, Glue, Lake Formation).
* Act as the technical subject matter expert on data engineering, offering in-house consultancy support to multiple business areas.
* Engage with data owners, security officers, and project stakeholders to capture requirements and ensure data designs meet governance and security standards.
* Contribute to the Data Sourcing Roadmap and actively support the prioritisation and delivery of projects using JIRA and Confluence.
* Support and mentor other engineers, promoting best practice, reusability, and consistent standards across the data landscape.
* Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline issues, identifying long-term solutions to recurring challenges.
* Help grow a strong data culture through technical leadership, training, and cross-team collaboration.
Key Requirements:
Essential:
* 3+ years' experience in a Data Engineering role, delivering high-quality, reusable data pipelines.
* Strong experience working within AWS environments – specifically S3, Glue, Lambda, GitHub, and Terraform.
* Understanding of data governance, lineage tools, and cloud-based data architectures.
* Skilled in a range of analytics and BI tools (e.g., SQL, Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, AWS SageMaker, QuickSight).
* Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
* Adept at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, with strong attention to detail.
Desirable:
* Familiarity with AWS Lake Formation and real-time streaming tools (e.g., AWS Kinesis/Firehose).
* Experience within the transport, travel, or leisure industries.
* Knowledge of AWS Redshift and traditional data warehousing approaches.
Why Join?
This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation investing heavily in its data capability. You’ll be part of a growing team at the heart of transformation, contributing to large-scale projects that impact customer experience, operational efficiency, and strategic direction.
This role can be based anywhere in the UK with travel to York once a month.
Apply now to be part of a data-driven journey that’s just getting started.