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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** RDC Aviation Limited - **Location:** Manchester, UK - **Salary:** £50,000.0 - £60,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Query Performance, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Continuous Integration, Customer Data Management, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), Meta-Data Management, Performance Tuning, Role-Based Access Control, Power BI, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Apex Code, Data Processing, Scripting, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Snowflake, Git, Powerquery, Data Layers, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Atlassian Bamboo - **Published:** September 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b708d172bd24170c ## About the Role We do not expect anyone to tick every box. If you have core data engineering experience on Snowflake and most of the technical background, we would like to hear from you. * Strong proficiency in SQL, including complex joins, window functions, CTEs and performance tuning. * Hands-on experience with Snowflake (tasks, stages, warehouses, RBAC, resource monitors). * Working knowledge of dbt (models, tests, sources, documentation, packages). * Experience building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines in a cloud environment. * Familiarity with at least one scripting language, Python preferred, for data processing tasks. * A real eye for data quality, and the confidence to challenge a figure that does not look right. * An effective communicator who can work with technical and non-technical colleagues. Other Useful Experience * Azure services (Blob Storage, Data Factory, DevOps). * BI tools such as Sigma Computing and Power BI, including DAX and Power Query. * CI/CD for data (dbt Cloud, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines). * Interest in, or knowledge of, aviation data such as schedules, fleet, fares, financial or operational datasets. * Writing clearly about data for a non-specialist audience. * Data governance, cataloguing and metadata management practices. ## Description This is a hands-on role at the point where our pipelines meet the data our customers actually see. You will build and own the ELT pipelines in Snowflake and dbt that turn raw aviation data into the datasets behind LOOP, AirportCharges and Apex, and you will stay close to the output: checking that it holds up, building the dashboards that present it, and getting it into customer's hands. We are seeking an engineer who is committed to data quality and accuracy, someone who is not only focused on ensuring pipelines run successfully, but also takes ownership of the integrity of the data they deliver. This includes having the confidence and initiative to engage directly with data providers when anomalies or inconsistencies arise. You will join a small, skilled team of aviation and data experts, with genuine influence over how we build and room for the role to grow as our data engineering function grows. What You'll Be Doing Data engineering * Design, build and maintain ELT/ETL pipelines using Snowflake, dbt and SQL, transforming raw aviation data into analytics-ready datasets. * Build and optimise Snowflake objects including stages, tasks, streams, dynamic tables and stored procedures, keeping warehouse costs and query performance, under control. * Implement data quality frameworks, monitoring and alerting across our bronze, silver and gold data layers. * Manage cloud storage integrations (Azure Blob, GCS) and orchestrate automated ingestion workflows. * Maintain documentation, version control (Git) and CI/CD processes for all data assets. Data quality and analysis * Own the final quality review of our market intelligence data, covering flown events, emissions, fares, profitability and route costs, drive gaps and anomalies back to source for correction. * Report on data quality findings each month, so the team can see what is improving and what is not. * Build dashboards on top of RDC's datasets, in tools such as Sigma and Power BI, for internal teams and customers. * Produce one-off and recurring customer data extracts, delivered through Sigma, cloud storage, FTP or email. * Work with product, commercial and marketing colleagues to translate requirements into scalable data models, and to surface the data stories worth telling from across our product range. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Shifting Stress to Progress— Understanding DevOps to do DevOps Better](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/268-shifting-stress-to-progress-understanding-devops-to-do-devops-better) - [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) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt) ## Related Articles - [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) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Software Engineer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/231-software-engineer-salary-in-the-uk)