Senior Data Engineer

Phoenix Group

Senior Data Engineer at Standard Life to deliver scalable data solutions within Digital, Engineering & Delivery team. Collaborating across teams to ensure data supports innovation and outcomes.

Posted 7/20/2026full-timeBirmingham • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £45,000 - £65,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, optimizing data processing systems, and ensuring data quality and governance. Proficient in Python, SQL, and cloud platforms, particularly Azure, with a strong understanding of data modeling and warehouse design.

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Data Pipeline DevelopmentPython ProgrammingSQL ProficiencyDatabricks OptimizationCloud Platform Experience

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Hard Skills

Data PipelineETLELTData ModelingData Warehouse DesignPerformance TuningData Quality AssuranceData GovernanceLarge-Scale Data ProcessingCloud Platforms

Tools & Technologies

DatabricksAzure

Industry Keywords

Data ScienceAnalyticsDigital EnablementReporting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudETLPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain reliable, scalable data pipelines to support digital enablement, reporting, analytics, and data science
Work closely with analysts, data scientists, and business teams to understand data requirements
Support and optimise our Databricks platform, ensuring it is used efficiently and at scale
Develop and maintain ETL/ELT processes to integrate data from multiple systems
Identify and fix performance issues in data pipelines and queries
Ensure data quality, security, and governance standards are met
Create clear documentation for data pipelines and platform design

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
Proven experience in Python and SQL
Experience building and optimising data pipelines and large-scale data processing systems
Good understanding of data modelling and data warehouse design
Experience with Databricks or similar modern data platforms

Benefits

Comp & perks

bonus
private medical cover
38 days annual leave
excellent pension
12x salary life assurance
career breaks
income protection
3x volunteering days