Data Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on Data Engineer who enjoys taking ownership and delivering end-to-end solutions. You'll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust ETL/ELT pipelines on the Microsoft Azure platform, ensuring high-quality, governed data is available for reporting and analytics.

Working closely with Data Engineers, BI Developers, and stakeholders across the business, you'll translate requirements into scalable technical solutions while driving improvements across our data platform.

What You'll Be Doing

- Designing and building end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines

- Developing scalable data models and optimised SQL transformations

- Monitoring and improving data quality, reliability, and performance

- Delivering technical data projects from concept to production

- Enhancing our Azure data platform using Azure Data Factory, ADLS, Synapse Analytics, and Azure SQL

- Implementing data security and governance controls

- Collaborating with internal teams and third-party partners

- Creating and maintaining technical documentation and data standards

Essential Skills & Experience

Proven experience delivering production-grade data engineering solutions

Strong Azure data platform expertise (Azure Data Factory, ADLS, Azure SQL, Synapse Analytics)

Advanced SQL skills including data modelling and optimisation

Experience using Python for data processing and automation

Knowledge of Git, CI/CD practices, and Agile delivery methods

Understanding of data governance, quality, and compliance frameworks

Ability to manage priorities, solve complex problems, and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable

- Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouses, Dataflows Gen2, Real-Time Analytics)

- Databricks, PySpark, Delta Lake

- dbt (data build tool)

- Experience within healthcare, social care, or other regulated environments

At Voyage Care, we're driven by a simple but powerful purpose: Fulfilling Lives for All. As one of the UK's leading providers of specialist support services, we help thousands of people with learning disabilities, autism, brain and spinal injuries, and other complex needs to live fulfilling and independent lives. Supporting over 3,500 individuals nationwide, our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do.

In return, you'll join a values-driven organisation where your work genuinely makes a difference. We offer:

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off

Pension scheme and life assurance

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Employee discounts and Blue Light Card funding

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Wellbeing support and flexible pay access through Wagestream

Long service awards and referral bonuses

Ready to Apply?

If you're passionate about data engineering, enjoy solving complex challenges, and want to use your expertise to support meaningful change across a national organisation, we'd love to hear from you.