Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
DATA ENGINEER
£45,000
UK
This is a great opportunity to join a growing data team as they scale out a modern cloud-based platform. You'll gain hands-on experience with Databricks and work closely with experienced engineers in a highly collaborative environment, making it an ideal role for someone early in their career looking to develop quickly.
THE COMPANY
Our client is a well-established professional services organisation with a strong UK presence, currently investing heavily in its data and AI capabilities. They are undergoing a transformation from on-premise systems to a modern Azure Databricks Lakehouse, with strong internal backing and a clear roadmap for growth. This role sits within a scaling team and offers excellent long-term development opportunities.
THE ROLE
- Build and maintain data pipelines within a modern Databricks environment
- Contribute to CI/CD processes and engineering best practices
- Deploy and manage data solutions across the development lifecycle
- Work across multiple squads on varied engineering problems
- Collaborate with data, platform, and ML engineers on new capabilities
- Opportunity to gain exposure to data modelling and machine learning projects
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience with Python and PySpark (commercial, academic, or project-based)
- Exposure to Databricks or similar data platforms
- Strong desire to learn and develop within a collaborative team
- Understanding of data engineering fundamentals
- Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g. AWS/Azure) is beneficial
- Knowledge of DevOps practices or CI/CD is advantageous
- Any experience with data modelling is a plus
SALARY AND BENEFITS
- £45,000 base salary (12 Month FTC)
- Pension scheme
- Flexible, remote-first working
- Strong work-life balance culture
- Excellent progression opportunities
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Lack through the 'Apply' link
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