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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Data Engineer - **Company:** Inara - **Location:** Sheffield, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Data Systems, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Power BI, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Data Processing, Data Management - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840674368-senior-data-engineer ## About the Role * Proven experience designing and building ETL pipelines and data platforms * Strong AWS knowledge, ideally including Glue and Athena * Python and CDK for infrastructure at scale * Experience working in a cloud-first environment with IaC * DBT experience is a plus * A solid understanding of data quality frameworks and governance best practices * DevOps and CI/CD experience * The ability to bridge engineering and BI - you're as comfortable talking to a data analyst as you are a software engineer * A proactive, hands-on mindset with a genuine interest in using data to drive better decisions across a business ## Description They're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to come in as the data SME across the team. This is a hands-on, high-impact role sitting at the intersection of software engineering and business intelligence, and that's what makes it interesting. You won't be siloed. You'll be working across both worlds, collaborating with the engineering team on one side and the BI team on the other, making sure data flows reliably, is well-structured, and is genuinely fit for purpose. You'll design, build, and maintain the ETL pipelines that underpin the organisation's reporting and analytics capabilities. You'll bring structure, standards, and best practice to the data platform, and you'll play a direct role in shaping how the business continues to evolve. As the data SME, you'll be embedded in the vision and mission of the organisation, not just executing tickets., * Designing and building scalable ETL pipelines in AWS to process data from multiple sources * Developing and optimising data access approaches to support reporting and analytics * Architecting and implementing data solutions in AWS with a focus on security, scalability, and performance * Collaborating with the BI team to ensure they have reliable access to well-structured, high-quality data for Power BI dashboards * Implementing data quality checks and governance standards across the platform * Engaging with stakeholders across the business, technical and non-technical, to understand data needs and translate them into solutions * Working with software engineering teams to make sure data quality is baked into the development lifecycle from the start * Creating and maintaining data documentation so the wider business can self-serve where appropriate ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt) - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) ## Related Articles - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)