Senior Data Engineer

Huntingdon - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

SalaryCirca 62k(dependent on skills & experience)

Permanent / 37 hours per week / Full-time (with flexibility for part-time working)

HuntingdonLincolnor Peterborough Office (depending on your location) Hybrid

Shaping the future of data engineeringin Anglian Water

As a Senior Data Engineer at Anglian Wateryoullbe a technical leader and mentor playing a pivotal role in shaping how data is engineered trusted and used across the organisation.Youlldesign build andmaintainrobust scalable data pipelines that ingest process and store large volumes of data from a wide range of sources enabling smarter decisions that directly support our critical services.

Working at the heart of our enterprise data platformsyoullcontribute to our cloud-based analytics environment (including Azure Databricks and Spark) and/or our industrialInternet of Things (IOTT)data ecosystembuilt around MQTT unified namespace architecture and modern edge-to-cloud integration patterns.Youlldevelop high-quality reusable data products that transform raw and streaming data into trusted analytics-ready assets.Youlltake ownership of the reliability and performance of our data pipelines and integrations proactivelymonitoring troubleshooting and resolving issues to ensure uninterrupted access to critical data.

Collaboration will be central to your role.Youllwork closely with product owners platform engineers data scientists and analysts to understand evolving data needs and ensure efficient well-designed data flows that power analytics and reporting.Youllalso optimise and manage data storage solutions including data lakes warehouses and databases ensuring they are secure performant andhighly available.

With a strong focus on automationyoulluse scripting and programming to streamline data processing and reduce manual intervention.Youllchampion best practices in data engineering security and compliance while documenting processes and workflows to support consistency maintainability and knowledge sharing across teams.

This is a role where you can make a real impacttechnically strategically and through mentoring othershelping Anglian Water unlock the full value of its data.

What you will be doing

The Senior Data Engineer will lead the design build and operation of scalable secure data pipelines and integrations transforming complex data from multiple sources into high-quality analytics-ready data products.You will ensure data platforms are reliable performant and compliant by embedding data quality controls validation rules observability automation and governance throughout the full data lifecycle

The role involves close collaboration with product owners data scientists analysts architects cyber and engineering teams to shape solutions that meet business and technical needs..Alongside hands-on delivery you will act as a technical authority within the data engineering disciplinedefining guardrails setting engineering standards reviewing designs and code mentoring engineers and championing reusable patterns automation and high-quality delivery across teams

Youllcontinuously developyourown skills stay abreast of emerging technologies and contribute innovative ideas to improve data engineering capabilities. Through problem-solving knowledge sharing and leadership they will help build scalable future-ready data solutions that support Anglian Waters strategic goals.

What does it take to be aSenior Data Engineer

Werelooking for a confident and collaborative professional who can communicate clearly and influence effectively advocating for ideas and solutions across both internal and external forums.Youllbring strong analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to work through complex challenges in a structured and pragmatic way.

Youllbe comfortable working in a team-based environment building positive relationships and collaborating with others to deliver shared outcomes while also being able tooperateindependently in ambiguous or fast-moving situations. A working knowledge of service management processes including change incident and problem management will enable you to contribute to stable well-managed services.

An understanding of water industry standards and regulations isadvantageous alongside a mindset that values learning adaptability and continuous improvement.

Skills and experience:

Essential

Demonstrable extensive experience (typically 5 years) in Data Engineering delivering scalable production-grade data solutions.
Strong understanding of distributed processing data modelling and performance optimisation.
Experience building andoperatingrobust data pipelines across batch and/or real-time streaming architectures.
Strong knowledge of data engineering principles including data quality observability automation CI/CD testing strategies and secure-by-design practices.
Proficiencyin structured query and data transformation techniques with the ability to write efficient maintainable and scalable data logic.
Strong programming capability in a language suited to data engineering (e.g. Python Scala SQL).
Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional agile teams.
Proven experience mentoring reviewing code and contributing to engineering standards and best practice.
Experience with modern cloud-based data platforms and/or industrial data integration technologies (e.g. Azure Databricks Spark Delta Lake MQTT brokers unified namespace architectures or similar).

Desirable

Experience working with Service Management processes (Change Incident Problem Event Configuration).
Recognised certification in a relevant technical discipline.
Understanding of water industry standards and regulatory environments.

Whatsin it for you

Private healthcare and physiotherapy
24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
26 days annual leave (rising with service)
Competitive pension scheme Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6% (up to 18% combined)
Bonus scheme
Flexible benefits and working culture
Life Assurance (8 salary) and Personal Accident cover
Enhanced family leave policies
Great discounts andperks

Why apply

This is a chance to work on data engineering that truly matters. At Anglian Water the data you build and manage directly supports critical services that millions of people rely on every day from water quality and resilience to sustainability and customer experience.

Youllwork with modern cloud-based technologies across Azure Databricks and Spark solving complex data challenges at scale. As a Senior Data Engineer youwontjust deliver solutionsyoullshape standards influence technical direction and mentor others playing a key role in growing our data engineering capability.

The role offers real scope for development with time dedicated to learning experimentation and innovation.Youllcollaborate with talented supportive teams across engineering architecture cyber and analytics in an environment that values quality automation and continuous improvement.

Ifyourean experienced data engineer who wants to combine deep technicalexpertisewith technical leadership and the opportunity to shape how data engineering is done at scalethis is the role to make that impact

Closing date:4th March 2026

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