Data Engineer

Location:
- Linked to nearest Local Office- Salary:
- Competitive- Employment Type:
- Permanent- Hours per Week:
- 36.25- Grade:
- 5- Closing Date:
- 29 May 2026
- Reporting Group:
- Group Support Services
So, what are you waiting for? Join a Community that cares about you!
More about the team
The Data and Platform Engineering team are the foundation for the Data Office function. Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining PfP's data platform we extract data from source, transform it into a usable format, load it into consumer models and marts _and_ build and manage the infrastructure to do all this work.
Data Engineering are transforming the way PfP consumes data, transitioning from On Premise to Google Cloud. This is an exciting time to join a growing business function and gain hands on experience working with market leading technology such as BIG Query, Looker, Data Flow, and more.
More about your role
The Data Engineer is an integral role in our data engineering team.
Responsible for the design, development, and delivery of data products you will work closely with Product Managers, Architects, Principal Engineers, and other Data Engineers. Utilising your expertise and experience to solve complex technical challenges and create robust and performant solutions. You will work to improve existing, and create new, data products. You will be required to analyse requirements, clearly document your approach, and explain your solution to other engineers and non-technical business users.
More about you
You are a talented developer who will confidently approach problems in a logical manner. Creative, able to innovate, developing new ideas and produce effective and efficient code. A team player who is respected through a commitment to quality, technical expertise, clear communications, and the ability to deliver.
Experience & Skills
- Data Engineering with a focus on ETL / ELT #
- Languages: SQL, Python, Bash
- Tooling: DBT, GIT, Terraform, IAM, Composer (Airflow), Docker
- Platform: GCP (BigQuery) preference Azure / AWS minimum
- Skills: Documentation, change management, ci/cd, environment control (dev/prod/test)
- Concepts: Data Mesh, Test Driven Design, Agile
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.
We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:
- Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
- Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
- Excellent holiday package - 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
- Cashback plan for healthcare costs - up to £500 saving per year
- A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
- Training and development
- Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.
What's next?
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W e understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.
If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls
Safeguarding
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities
Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.
Neurodivergent - Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional inte