Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + 10% Bonus (Uncapped)

Location:

Wigan (Hybrid - 3 days in the office / 2 days at home; flexible if candidates are further afield 1-2 days in the office)

Sellick Partnership are proud to be partnered with a well-established industrial business who have a strong heritage in manufacturing. My client is now investing heavily in professionalising its data capability and they are looking for a Data Engineer to join the team. This is a greenfield opportunity to help design and build the foundations of a modern data platform that directly supports board-level decision making.

The technology stack is Microsoft-led, with an Azure environment, Azure Data Lake, Power BI, and Power Apps, alongside a bespoke operational system and an ERP that need to be integrated.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build a modern Azure-based data platform, including:

Azure Data Lake
Data ingestion pipelines
Data modelling and transformation

Automate ingestion of data from:

Bespoke operational systems
ERP systems
High-volume transactional sources (1,000+ transactions per hour)
Establish robust data flows that support:

Financial reporting
Cash flow analysis
Operational insight
Create and maintain data models and data cubes for reporting and analytics
Enable self-service analytics for business users
Collaborate with the Data Analyst to ensure data is fit for reporting and insight
Support governance, data quality, and best practices as the function matures

Skills & Experience

Strong experience in data engineering within a Microsoft ecosystem with hands-on experience with:

Azure Data Lake
Azure data pipelines / ETL
SQL and relational data modelling
Comfortable working with high-volume, low-value transaction data
Experience integrating multiple systems into a central data platform
Ability to think architecturally while remaining hands-on
Confident working in a business that is industrial, practical, and non-corporate
Background sector is not important - mindset and capability matter more

We will be reviewing CVs on a daily basis and shortlisted candidates will be contacted in due course.

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Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website