Data Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

At Victrex, we are committed to harnessing the power of data to drive smarter decisions, improve operational performance, and support innovation across the organisation. We’re now looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing data and digital capability.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, building and maintaining scalable, high‑performance data infrastructure and pipelines. You’ll ensure our data systems are reliable, secure and optimised to support analytics, business intelligence and AI‑driven initiatives.

Working closely with Data Engineers, Power BI Developers, Process Engineers, Business Analysts and subject matter experts, you’ll embed best practice in data engineering and data management across Victrex.

This role offers the flexibility of working predominantly from home, with occasional on‑site meetings or activities at Hillhouse.

• Designing, implementing and maintaining scalable data pipelines using Microsoft technologies including Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks and Fabric.
• Defining and enforcing best practices in data architecture, governance and security.
• Developing and optimising ETL/ELT processes in support of analytics and AI initiatives.
• Collaborating with data scientists and process engineers to integrate ML and LLM models into production environments.
• Managing performance, scalability and cost‑efficiency of our data warehouse and lakehouse solutions.
• Evaluating and implementing emerging AI/ML technologies to enhance data processing capability.
• Translating business needs into technical solutions through close stakeholder engagement.
• Ensuring compliance with internal governance and external regulatory requirements.
• Working with external suppliers and partners to support our data architecture roadmap.

• Demonstrable experience in designing and optimising data pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
• Strong experience with DevOps and CI/CD methodologies.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL database design and data modelling.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP) and big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop or Kafka.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java or Scala.
• Deep understanding of ETL/ELT tools such as Apache Airflow, dbt or Informatica.
• Experience implementing data governance, data security and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to translate technical concepts for non‑technical audiences.
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions and build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Good understanding of broader business processes and organisational goals.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering or a related field (desirable).
• Relevant professional experience in data engineering (essential).

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE.

At present, we are not accepting any candidates via a recruitment agency or third party.

Victrex is a global leader in high‑performance polymers, serving sectors such as automotive, aerospace, energy, industrial, electronics and medical. We focus on developing advanced PEEK and PAEK solutions that deliver environmental and societal benefits to our customers.

We are a company that values human‑centred leadership, curiosity, adaptability and collaboration, and we are committed to sustainability, diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be recognized as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and a top performer in the FTSE Women Leaders Review for Women in Leadership and Women on Boards.

Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

That email is: enablerecruitment@victrex.com