Data Engineer

SGB

Data Engineer

Location: Milton Keynes

Working Hours: Monday to Friday (8.45am – 5pm)

 Salary: From £60,000 plus excellent benefits package, including:

Hybrid working
Eligibility to annual bonus scheme
Access to a fantastic loan car scheme
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Competitive pension
4x basic salary life assurance  

The Data Engineer designs, builds, and maintains scalable data pipelines and platforms that power the organisation’s data and analytics capabilities. This role ensures data is reliable, secure, and structured for reporting and operational use, while working closely with data teams, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver robust data solutions. You’ll own and continuously improve data integration, storage, and management across the business, collaborating with global teams to ensure consistency in strategy and delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Platform Engineering

Design, develop and maintain data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Snowflake (ELT approach)
Implement and manage data structures within Snowflake, ensuring performance, scalability and consistency
Maintain and optimise data layers (e.g. raw, curated, presentation) aligned to data architecture standards
Monitor and manage platform performance and cost efficiency Data Integration

Develop and maintain integrations across multiple source systems using APIs, file-based and batch processes
Build reusable frameworks and templates for data ingestion and transformation
Ensure reliability, resilience and recoverability of all integration processes
Support onboarding of new data sources into the platform Data Quality & Monitoring

Implement data quality checks, validation rules and monitoring processes
Develop alerting and logging mechanisms for pipeline failures and data issues
Identify, troubleshoot and resolve data inconsistencies and failures
Work with upstream system owners to improve data quality at source where possible Data Governance & Security

Apply role-based access control (RBAC) and data security best practices within Snowflake
Ensure compliance with organisational security and data governance policies
Maintain documentation for data pipelines, data models and integrations
Support audit and compliance activities where required Platform Administration

Support administration of the data platform including user access, roles and permissions
Ensure business continuity, backup and recovery processes are in place and maintained
Maintain operational stability of data pipelines and infrastructure Continuous Improvement

Contribute to the evolution of data engineering standards, frameworks and best practices
Identify opportunities to improve performance, scalability and maintainability of the platform
Stay informed of emerging tools, technologies and practices relevant to data engineering Stakeholder Collaboration

Work with business stakeholders, analysts and technical teams to understand data requirements
Support delivery of data solutions aligned to business needs and priorities
Provide technical input into data-related initiatives and projects  

MEET THE MANAGER
Manos is the Head of IT Development and is looking for someone who is analytical and inquisitive and has experience working in a data team, or a background in data engineering. The role requires you to stay calm in a high-pressure environment and to ‘think on your feet’. 
Quote from the manager “Scania is a fun company to work for and offers development within their departments. I am passionate about the journey Scania are taking to gain success through digitalisation”.

Next steps:

If you like the sound of this position, please apply today.
A member of the Scania Recruitment team will contact you.
If you are successful at that stage, you will be invited to have a conversation with the hiring manager.  

We understand that every candidate is unique, and we strive to accommodate your needs. If you require any adjustments during the application process, please reach out to our Recruitment Team, we’ll be happy to discuss these with you.

CLOSING DATE:  27.04.26

Please note, the closing date for this role is subject to change pending volume of applications