Senior Data Engineer

Up to £75,000

This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist data consultancy at the forefront of Snowflake delivery, designing and building enterprise-scale data platforms for some of the UK's most ambitious organisations. You will play a key role in delivering large-scale data transformation programmes, leveraging modern Snowflake capabilities to create scalable, secure and high-performing data solutions.

As part of a highly collaborative consulting team, you will design, build and optimise scalable Snowflake solutions that enable analytics, machine learning and AI-driven outcomes. You will work closely with clients and business stakeholders, helping organisations modernise their data platforms and establish trusted, future-ready data foundations.

This position would suit someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges, leading engineering workstreams and delivering high-quality cloud solutions that create measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy scalable data pipelines and data products within Snowflake.
• Lead engineering workstreams across the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and solution design through to deployment and operational handover.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes using SQL, Python and Snowflake technologies.
• Design robust data models to support reporting, analytics, machine learning and AI use cases.
• Lead client workshops and stakeholder discussions to understand business and technical requirements.
• Implement data governance, security, access controls and data quality best practices.
• Mentor and support engineers through technical reviews, knowledge sharing and engineering best practices.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Data Engineer, Lead Data Engineer working with cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake in enterprise environments.
• Excellent SQL and Python skills..
• Strong understanding of data modelling, data warehousing and ETL development.
• Experience delivering cloud data solutions within AWS, Azure or GCP environments.
• Knowledge of Snowflake architecture, performance optimisation and cost management.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading engineering workstreams and mentoring junior team members.

What's On Offer?

• Salary up to £75,000.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale Snowflake transformation programmes.
• Exposure to a diverse range of enterprise clients and industries.
• Access to modern cloud, AI and data technologies.
• Ongoing professional development, training and Snowflake certifications.
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing consultancy practice.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced Data, AI and Cloud professionals.
• Involvement in business-critical transformation projects delivering real client impact.