Data Engineer (DevOps) -remote

Data Engineer UK, Fully Remote, £65,000 to £70,000 This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing digital marketplace at a pivotal stage in its data journey. The business is investing heavily in its data platform and is looking for a Data Engineer to take ownership of a modern stack, bridge technical and commercial needs, and play a key role in shaping how data is used across the organisation. They are a VC-backed technology business operating a two-sided online marketplace within the education sector. With strong growth and an expanding customer base, data has become central to improving acquisition, understanding user journeys, and delivering clearer commercial insight. The data function is still maturing, offering a rare chance to influence foundations, standards, and ways of working from an early stage. You will be the first key Data Engineer hired in a new phase of the data team, taking ownership of an existing cloud-based data platform following a consultant handover. Working closely with analytics and senior stakeholders, you will help turn fragmented data into reliable, actionable insight. Owning and developing the data platform on GCP, ensuring reliability and scalability Building and maintaining robust ingestion pipelines using modern ELT tools Designing and maintaining high-quality data models to support analytics and self-serve BI Partnering with BI and commercial teams to translate business needs into technical solutions Supporting data governance, testing, and documentation across the warehouse Contributing to ongoing platform improvements, including automation and AI-enabled tooling Strong data engineering fundamentals within a modern cloud data stack Solid data modelling capability for analytics and reporting use cases Comfortable working in scaling environments with evolving data maturity An interest in automation, AI, or improving engineering workflows is beneficial High autonomy and the chance to shape a growing data platform Clear scope for progression as the data function expands Support from an established DevOps and engineering team If you are a Data Engineer looking to own a modern data stack and make a tangible impact in a growing tech business, apply now to learn more.