Data Engineer

Job description

Data Engineer; Python, PySpark - Salford, Manchester, Onsite.

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join a growing Data Team within a fast-paced, e-commerce-led business that is growing at an astonishing rate.

The company operates in the direct-to-consumer retail space, and the role will require you to work on-site, 5 days a week.

As an experienced Data Engineer, you will join a Data Team that is on an exciting journey from legacy reporting to a cloud-based data solution, hosted within the Microsoft Fabric / Azure / Power BI environment.

The team is delivering more insights than ever before, with substantial opportunities still ahead and as a Data Engineer your role will play a key part in accelerating the data function by integrating new data sources, implementing enhancements, and resolving issues efficiently.

Key skills and experience needed as a Data Engineer;

• Experience in building data pipelines and writing clean, testable code in Python and/or PySpark.
• Experience working with data from a variety of sources, such as REST and SOAP APIs, CSV and Excel files, and transforming it for ingestion into systems such as a lakehouse or other operational platforms (e.g. Sage 200).
• Experience analysing data using Python (Pandas, NumPy) will also be required to support legacy reporting.
• Experience in monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production data issues as they arise.
• Experience in challenging and refining business requirements, ensuring clarity and alignment.
• Be able to, as a guardian of data, actively contribute to maintaining and enhancing data security standards.
• Experience in an e-commerce or retail environment would be advantageous, but is not essential.
• Knowledge of Power BI, semantic models, or other reporting tools would be highly beneficial.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing team in a growing organisation, where your career will ultimately grow as well.

The data team operates across both engineering and insight functions, offering a varied role. You may also support operational data integrations and occasional ad-hoc bulk data handling for analysis or transformation.

If you're an experienced Data Engineer looking to join a company where you're not just another member of the data team, but a valued and integral part of its future growth, then you MUST apply for this role.

Please note: this role requires you to work on-site 5 days a week.

Ascent People is acting as an employment agency for this role, and applicants of all ages and backgrounds will be considered.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English