Salary Circa £64k (dependent on skills & experience)Huntingdon, Lincoln or Peterborough Office (depending on your location) - HybridAs a Senior Data Engineer at Anglian Water, youll be a technical leader and mentor, playing a pivotal role in shaping how data is engineered, trusted, and used across the organisation. Youll design, build, and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines that ingest, process, and store large volumes of data from a wide range of sources, enabling smarter decisions that directly support our critical services.Collaboration will be central to your role. Youll work closely with product owners, platform engineers, data scientists, and analysts to understand evolving data needs and ensure efficient, well-designed data flows that power analytics and reporting. Youll also optimise and manage data storage solutions, including data lakes, warehouses, and databases, ensuring they are secure, performant, and highly available.With a strong focus on automation, youll use scripting and programming to streamline data processing and reduce manual intervention. Youll champion best practices in data engineering, security, and compliance, while documenting processes and workflows to support consistency, maintainability, and knowledge sharing across teams.This is a role where you can make a real impact - technically, strategically, and through mentoring others - helping Anglian Water unlock the full value of its data.The Senior Data Engineer will lead the design, build, and operation of scalable, secure data pipelines and integrations, transforming complex data from multiple sources into high-quality, analytics-ready data products. You will ensure data platforms are reliable, performant, and compliant by embedding data quality controls, validation rules, observability, automation, and governance throughout the full data lifecycleThe role involves close collaboration with product owners, data scientists, analysts, architects, cyber, and engineering teams to shape solutions that meet business and technical needs... Alongside hands-on delivery, you will act as a technical authority within the data engineering discipline - defining guardrails, setting engineering standards, reviewing designs and code, mentoring engineers, and championing reusable patterns, automation, and high-quality delivery across teamsYoull continuously develop your own skills, stay abreast of emerging technologies, and contribute innovative ideas to improve data engineering capabilities. Through problem-solving, knowledge sharing, and leadership, they will help build scalable, future-ready data solutions that support Anglian Waters strategic goals.What does it take to be a Senior Data EngineerWere looking for a confident and collaborative professional who can communicate clearly and influence effectively, advocating for ideas and solutions across both internal and external forums. Youll bring strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work through complex challenges in a structured and pragmatic way.Youll be comfortable working in a team-based environment, building positive relationships and collaborating with others to deliver shared outcomes, while also being able to operate independently in ambiguous or fast-moving situations. A working knowledge of service management processes, including change, incident, and problem management, will enable you to contribute to stable, well-managed services.Skills and experience:Demonstrable extensive experience (typically 5+ years) in Data Engineering, delivering scalable, production-grade data solutions.Experience building and operating robust data pipelines across batch and/or real-time streaming architectures.Strong knowledge of data engineering principles including data quality, observability, automation, CI/CD, testing strategies, and secure-by-design practices.Proficiency in structured query and data transformation techniques, with the ability to write efficient, maintainable, and scalable data logic.Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional, agile teams.Proven experience mentoring, reviewing code, and contributing to engineering standards and best practice.Experience with modern cloud-based data platforms and/or industrial data integration technologies (e.g., Azure, Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, MQTT brokers, unified namespace architectures, or similar).Experience working with Service Management processes (Change, Incident, Problem, Event, Configuration).Flexible benefits and working cultureThis is a chance to work on data engineering that truly matters. At Anglian Water, the data you build and manage directly supports critical services that millions of people rely on every day, from water quality and resilience to sustainability and customer experience.Youllwont just deliver solutions - youll shape standards, influence technical direction, and mentor others, playing a key role in growing our data engineering capability. work with modern, cloud-based technologies across Azure, Databricks, and Spark, solving complex data challenges at scale. As a Senior Data Engineer, you The role offers real scope for development, with time dedicated to learning, experimentation, and innovation. Youll collaborate with talented, supportive teams across engineering, architecture, cyber, and analytics, in an environment that values quality, automation, and continuous improvement.If youre an experienced data engineer who wants to combine deep technical expertise with technical leadership, and the opportunity to shape how data engineering is done at scale - this is the role to make that impactWe are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, well support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team resourcing@anglianwater.co.ukTo apply, youll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter - tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, youll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our .Become a part of Anglian Waters future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.
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