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Senior Data Engineer

Severn Trent, Draper's Fields, Coventry

Senior Data Engineer

£60000-£65000

Severn Trent, Draper's Fields, Coventry

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 6 days ago, 18 Apr | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 833cc5990d1a4727a32abc941dc9c324

Location ref: Draper's Fields, Coventry

Full Job Description

  • Databricks pipeline engineering: Design, build and operate Spark pipelines on Databricks, including handling schema evolution, incremental loads, backfills, and failure recovery.
  • Integration and orchestration (IDMC): Use Informatica IDMC to implement governed, repeatable ingestion patterns from source systems into curated lakehouse layers.
  • Lakehouse modelling: Build curated bronze, silver and gold datasets that are performant, testable, and fit for downstream analytics and data products.
  • Data quality and reliability: Implement automated data quality checks, validations and controls that prevent bad data from silently reaching consumers.
  • Performance and cost optimisation: Actively tune Spark workloads, storage layouts and execution patterns with an awareness of cloud cost and runtime behaviour.
  • Dual-run and migration delivery: Support and stabilise existing Synapse workloads while contributing to migration and net-new delivery on Databricks.
  • Technical leadership: Set engineering standards through code reviews, patterns and practical mentorship rather than documentation alone.
    • You'll be based at our Severn Trent Centre head office in Coventry. You'll work within our dedicated Data Engineering team of 14. With this being such a critical role, we're looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday. HOW WE WORK You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That's why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.

    We are looking for engineers who are genuinely strong at data engineering as a craft, not generalists who have only used platforms at a surface level. You will have:
  • Strong experience building PySpark-based pipelines that run reliably in production.
  • A solid grasp of Spark execution behaviour, including partitioning, shuffles, joins and performance trade-offs.
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks in a real delivery environment.
  • Experience using Informatica IDMC or equivalent enterprise integration tooling to build governed ingestion flows.
  • Strong SQL skills and confidence working across raw, curated and consumer-ready data layers.
    • Experience operating or supporting Azure Synapse is useful during the transition, but it is not the long-term focus of the role. Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

    At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we're equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score - reflecting how much our people love working here.

    It's not just a job; it's a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you'll contribute to the environment and community too. Here are some of our favourites:
  • 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
  • Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,225, which is subject to eligibility)
  • Family-friendly policies (including a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
  • Leading pension scheme - we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
  • Sharesave - the chance to buy Severn Trent plc shares at a discounted rate
  • Dedicated training and development with our Academy
  • Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
  • Two paid volunteering days per year

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/senior-data-engineer-126708999