Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer – Fintech / Regulated Data

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to take full ownership of a modern data platform in a growing, regulated fintech / digital banking environment. This is a high-impact role where you’ll influence data architecture, governance and transformation practices, as well as influence the business strategy to become AI-ready.

You will be joining a small, autonomous data team with a flat structure, giving you visibility and influence over how data drives the wider business.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of the data warehouse and end-to-end transformation pipelines, ensuring stability, reliability and quality.
• Establish and enforce data governance, quality, and lifecycle standards in a regulated environment.
• Integrate tools, workflows, and pipelines into the warehouse, supporting scalable, modern data architecture.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into fit-for-purpose, usable data.
• Influence technical standards, mentor junior engineers and shape best practices for data engineering.
• Prepare the platform to support AI, ML and advanced analytics initiatives.

Who we’re looking for

• 5+ years hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (AWS preferred, Redshift/S3/Glue) and data warehousing.
• Experienced in data modelling, transformations and building stable pipelines in production.
• Regulated finance or fintech background (e.g., emerging banks, scale-up neobanks, FinTechs).
• Proficiency in Python for integration and transformation tasks.
• Familiarity with DBT or similar transformation tooling.
• Comfortable running a data warehouse independently, implementing governance and standards.
• Exposure to AI / ML initiatives is a plus.
• Autonomous, proactive and able to influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong communicator with the ability to translate technical challenges into business outcomes.
• Collaborative, solution-focused and committed to building trusted, high-quality data.

Location & package

• 2–3 days in-office per week (Manchester)
• Competitive salary with career growth and professional development opportunities.
• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and financial protection benefits.
• Generous holiday allowance and flexible family-friendly policies.
• Access to a range of retail discounts, perks and social/team activities.

If you thrive in a fast-moving and collaborative environment and want to make a real impact, this role is for you.