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# Senior Analytics Engineer

- **Company:** Retail Limited
- **Location:** Richmond, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adaptable Database Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Big Data, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Python (Programming Language), Power BI, Standard Sql, Data Processing, Sql Optimization, Snowflake, Data Layers, Data Analytics, Software Version Control, Databricks
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3f371bda265d3575

## About the Role

We're interested in people who are passionate about solving problems with data and who enjoy helping others succeed.

 * Proven experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or a similar role
 * Advanced SQL skills, ideally working with cloud platforms such as Snowflake or Databricks
 * Strong experience with dbt and modern data modelling practices
 * Python skills for automation and data manipulation
 * Experience working with large-scale datasets and analytical environments
 * An understanding of governance, lineage, version control and data quality frameworks
 * Experience with BI and visualisation platforms such as Power BI or ThoughtSpot
 * Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
 * Curiosity about AI, automation, and emerging technologies, with experience using AI tools or building AI-enabled solutions being a real advantage.

Some of our extras...

Flexible Working - Enjoy a hybrid work model (typically 2 days in the office) with flexibility based on business needs, plus a work from anywhere policy to give you freedom to explore.

## Description

As a Senior Analytics Engineer, you'll act as a technical leader within the Analytics function, driving best practices and helping the team evolve how we work with data. This includes;

 * Design and maintain scalable data models using dbt and SQL
 * Build and maintain trusted semantic layers and metric definitions
 * Explore and implement AI-powered analytics solutions, including automated insight generation and AI agents
 * Partner closely with our Customer Success teams to ensure we fully understand the business problem we're looking to solve through data
 * Improve the performance, efficiency, and reliability of analytics workflows
 * Mentor Analytics Engineers and Analysts, helping develop technical capability across the team
 * Champion governance, documentation, and quality standards Work across multiple stakeholders to deliver high-impact, data-driven outcomes for the business and our clients.


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