Job Description:

Senior Data Engineer (Fixed Term Contract)

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We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our team on a 12-month fixed term contract, playing a key role in shaping how data drives decision-making across the business.

You’ll be at the heart of building and managing trusted, high-quality data products, enabling analytics, AI, and operational teams to unlock real value. This is a great opportunity to work in a forward-thinking environment where data governance, innovation, and impact go hand in hand.

Be part of a team driving data-led transformation, work on meaningful projects that directly support AI and advanced analytics, and have the opportunity to influence how data is structured, governed and used across the business, all within a collaborative environment with a strong focus on quality, innovation and continuous improvement.

If you’re passionate about data and want to make a real impact in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us turn data into meaningful insight.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing, building and maintaining data pipelines and transformations
• Creating reusable, governed data products for analytics and AI teams
• Translating business needs into structured, reliable datasets and data models
• Owning the end-to-end lifecycle of data products (from creation through to optimisation)
• Applying and monitoring data quality, validation and governance standards
• Managing metadata, lineage, data contracts and compliance requirements
• Working closely with stakeholders to understand data usage, dependencies and impact
• Ensuring data products meet quality, performance and SLA expectations

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in data engineering and pipeline development
• A solid understanding of data modelling, governance and quality frameworks
• Experience working with analytics or AI-ready datasets
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into structured data solutions
• A proactive, ownership-led mindset with strong stakeholder collaboration skills

Why Microlise?

When your groceries arrive at your door or you sign for your online parcel, one or more of our software, telematics or proof-of-purchase solutions has probably been used. Our solutions deliver value to many of the UK’s leading grocery retailers and food logistics providers as well as to household names including JCB, Eddie Stobart, Carlsberg, Waitrose, and Royal Mail.

Proudly Midlands-based, Microlise has been operating for over thirty years, and recently became a Publicly Listed Company with shares trading on the London Stock Exchange. Our growing business is guided by our culture which drives the way we behave, the way we work, the way we connect with our customers, and the way we support and develop our people.

• We believe in developing our staff and support our employees with their professional development goals
• 37.5 hour week with flexible working opportunities
• Access to our salary sacrifice EV Car Scheme - payments are made before tax and other contributions, so saving you money, whilst doing your bit for the environment!
• Great Place to Work certified – We have been recognised by the global authority on workplace culture, so come be a part of our success!
• Private medical insurance with Vitality Health including rewards for members such as: Free Amazon Prime, Apple Watch, discounted gym membership and many more!
• 25 days holiday, excluding bank holidays, increasing with service
• Invested in employee health and well-being with over 20 mental health first aiders in the business
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Free Costco membership, 20% off EE mobile and line rental, and other local discounts
• Great staff extras: Easter eggs, yearly BBQ, Christmas gifts and annual staff awards
• Free Microlise Cresswell Racing Tickets, support British Superbikes
• Executive Box at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Recruitment Process

For successful candidates, interviews will take place whilst the advert is still live, via telephone and video conferencing; so don’t delay getting your application in!  

Recruitment Agencies

Whilst we make every effort to directly source candidates for our live roles, we do have a very small preferred supplier list on the occasion we may require additional support. We therefore do not accept speculative CVs and/or cold calls to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Managers.