Data Engineer

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Last week
£50,000 pa

Salary

£50,000 pa

Posted
15 Oct 2026 (Last week)

DATA ENGINEER

£50,000

Leeds

This is a unique opportunity to become the first dedicated Data Engineer within a growing data function. You'll play a key role in shaping the company's data engineering capabilities, building modern data solutions and influencing the future direction of the platform whilst working across a variety of analytics, data science and AI projects.

THE COMPANY

Our client is a global business operating across the marketing, technology and data space, partnering with a range of well-known consumer brands. With significant investment being made into modern data platforms, analytics and AI initiatives, they are continuing to expand their data capability. This is a growth role offering significant ownership, autonomy and the opportunity to help build a data engineering function from the ground up.

THE ROLE

* Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
* Integrate data from multiple internal and external sources, including APIs and third-party platforms
* Build and optimise data models to support analytics, reporting and customer insight initiatives
* Develop data solutions within modern cloud environments and data platforms
* Support the development and evolution of Microsoft Fabric capabilities across the business
* Collaborate closely with Data Science, Analytics and business stakeholders

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

* 2+ years' experience in Data Engineering or a closely related field
* Strong Python development skills
* Strong SQL skills
* Experience building and maintaining data pipelines
* Experience with Azure, AWS or GCP
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

SALARY AND BENEFITS

* Up to £50,000 base salary
* Competitive benefits package
* Hybrid working (2 days per week in the office)
* Significant ownership and autonomy
* Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, cloud platforms and AI initiatives

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Lack through the 'Apply' link.

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