Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer

Our Global client is looking for a Data Engineer to join a strategic programme to modernise their booking system, migrating from legacy platforms to a new platform by the end of 2026. The team is building robust data pipelines from multiple source systems to support this migration, ensuring high-quality, accessible and secure data for analytics and operational reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain and optimise scalable, secure and well-governed data pipelines.
• Develop and maintain data models (Data Vault and Dimensional).
• Ensure data quality, lineage, governance and security standards are embedded in all pipelines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing preventative solutions.
• Collaborate in Agile delivery, supporting sprint planning, refinement, testing and show & tell sessions.
• Mentor and share knowledge with junior engineers, supporting a collaborative team environment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to optimise processes, workflows and system performance.

Skills & Experience Required

• Experience building data pipelines in distributed environments (DBT, Snowflake, SQL Server Stack; experience with Kafka, MySQL, Azure or AWS is a plus).
• Strong expertise in Data Vault and Dimensional modelling is essential.
• Experience embedding data governance, quality, monitoring and alerting into pipelines.
• Knowledge of Agile delivery and CI/CD principles.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience collaborating across multi-site and international teams.
• Experience with enterprise data warehouses and end-to-end data lifecycle management.

Why Join?
This is a high-impact programme where your work will directly support a major technology transformation. You'll work with an experienced, international team, gain exposure to modern data platforms and play a key role in delivering reliable, high-quality data to drive business decisions.

Please note: This is an initial 6 month contract to start immediately and paying £550-650pd inside IR35. Candidates must be able to commit to 3 days per week in the Manchester HQ.