Data Engineer

Role: Data Engineer

Salary: Up to £60,000

Location: 4 days remote, 1 day per week in the Burnley office

About the company

KO2's client designs and delivers remote sensor technology for automotive applications. The business works with large volumes of data collected from multiple sources and uses cloud-based platforms to turn that data into meaningful insights for internal teams and customers.

The role

KO2 are looking for a Data Engineer to join a growing technical team. This role will focus on building, maintaining and improving data pipelines that bring together data from a range of internal systems, external APIs and cloud environments. You will work closely with colleagues who consume the data, ensuring it is reliable, well structured and fit for purpose

ThIs is a hands-on role with a mix of data engineering, cloud infrastructure and light DevOps responsibilities. You will have the opportunity to help tidy up and standardise existing solutions, migrate or replace legacy components, and implement best practices across the data platform.

Key responsibilities

• Designing, building and maintaining data pipelines in AWS
• Combining and transforming data from multiple sources into usable datasets
• Writing and maintaining production-quality Python code
• Working with databases and data storage solutions
• Improving existing pipelines through standardisation and best practices
• Supporting CI/CD and infrastructure work, including CloudFormation and related tools
• Taking ownership of solutions and validating that outputs make sense from a data and business perspective

Required experience

• Strong Python programming experience is essential
• Hands-on cloud experience is essential, ideally AWS
• Experience working with databases and data-driven systems
• Background in data engineering, analytics engineering or a closely related role
• Ability to understand data logic and question results, not just move data from A to B

Desirable experience

• AWS services for data engineering
• CI/CD and DevOps tooling
• Infrastructure as code, such as CloudFormation
• Experience with Azure or GCP is acceptable if you can demonstrate the ability to transfer skills to AWS

The ideal candidate

You will have a solid foundation in data engineering and cloud technologies and be keen to continue developing your skills. You may not tick every box, but you will be curious, proactive and comfortable learning new tools where needed. Attitude, problem-solving ability and long-term fit are as important as existing technical skills

Location and working pattern

This role is remote-first, with four days per week working from home and one day per week in the Burnley office. The in-office day is typically Tuesday and is an important part of team collaboration. Candidates should be within a reasonable commuting distance to make weekly attendance sustainable.

Salary

Up to £60,000 depending on experience, with flexibility for candidates who meet the majority of requirements.

Apply today with an up to date CV for immediate consideration.