Senior Data Engineer (Airflow) in Manchester - Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment

SENIOR DATA ENGINEER

£75,000 + BENEFITS

MANCHESTER (Hybrid)

This is an opportunity to take real ownership of a modern data platform within a growing, technology-driven bank. You will join a collaborative data team, influence architectural direction, and shape the foundations that will support analytics, governance and future AI capabilities.

THE COMPANY:

I'm partnering with a fast-growing, UK-based financial services organisation that operates at the intersection of banking, technology and fintech enablement. Recently established as a fully licensed UK bank, they provide core banking infrastructure to hundreds of fintech and digital asset companies, alongside a growing SME lending operation.

THE ROLE:

• Design and maintain scalable ELT and ETL pipelines
• Own data warehousing architecture,
• Introduce and enhance governance tooling,
• Mentor a junior data engineer
• Collaborate closely with data, product, and operational stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer working across AWS, Python, SQL, and Airflow.
• Hands-on expertise designing and delivering end-to-end pipelines
• Experience with data modelling, data warehousing, and architectural design.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks, lineage, quality, and best-practice engineering standards.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and version control tooling such as Terraform and GitHub.

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £75,000 On top of the salary there are some fantastic extra benefits.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.