Data Engineer

Data Engineer; Python, PySpark - Salford, Manchester, Onsite.

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join a growing Data Team within a fast-paced, e-commerce-led business that is growing at an astonishing rate.

The company operates in the direct-to-consumer retail space, and the role will require you to work on-site, 5 days a week.

As an experienced Data Engineer, you will join a Data Team that is on an exciting journey from legacy reporting to a cloud-based data solution, hosted within the Microsoft Fabric / Azure / Power BI environment.

The team is delivering more insights than ever before, with substantial opportunities still ahead and as a Data Engineer your role will play a key part in accelerating the data function by integrating new data sources, implementing enhancements, and resolving issues efficiently.

Key skills and experience needed as a Data Engineer;

• Experience in building data pipelines and writing clean, testable code in Python and/or PySpark.
• Experience working with data from a variety of sources, such as REST and SOAP APIs, CSV and Excel files, and transforming it for ingestion into systems such as a lakehouse or other operational platforms (e.g. Sage 200).
• Experience analysing data using Python (Pandas, NumPy) will also be required to support legacy reporting.
• Experience in monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production data issues as they arise.
• Experience in challenging and refining business requirements, ensuring clarity and alignment.
• Be able to, as a guardian of data, actively contribute to maintaining and enhancing data security standards.
• Experience in an e-commerce or retail environment would be advantageous, but is not essential.
• Knowledge of Power BI, semantic models, or other reporting tools would be highly beneficial.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing team in a growing organisation, where your career will ultimately grow as well.

The data team operates across both engineering and insight functions, offering a varied role. You may also support operational data integrations and occasional ad-hoc bulk data handling for analysis or transformation.

If you're an experienced Data Engineer looking to join a company where you're not just another member of the data team, but a valued and integral part of its future growth, then you MUST apply for this role.

Please note: this role requires you to work on-site 5 days a week.

Ascent People is acting as an employment agency for this role, and applicants of all ages and backgrounds will be considered.