Senior Engineer, Data Engineering

Data Lead Location: Rossendale (Hybrid - 3 days on-site) I'm currently partnering with a growing UK manufacturing business that is looking to appoint its first dedicated senior data hire . This is an opportunity to take ownership of the company's data strategy, architecture and governance, helping build a modern, scalable data platform that supports decision-making across the busines Reporting directly to senior leadership, you'll combine hands-on technical expertise with strategic influence, leading an established offshore data engineering partner while working closely with stakeholders across finance, operations and commercial tea tiesDefine the technology stack and architecture for the organisation's enterprise data wareh ouseEstablish data modelling standards, semantic layers and reusable data setsOversee ETL pipelines across ERP, CRM and operational sys temsImplement data quality, governance and DataOps best pract icesLead and direct an established offshore data engineering par nessWork closely with operational, commercial and finance stakehol dersAct as the technical authority across the data es entsExperience with modern data warehouse tooling; ilarStrong SQL and dimensional modelling exper inesExperience working with ERP and financial data environm entsExperience leading distributed, offshore or third-party delivery t eamsExperience defining data architecture, modelling standards and semantic la yersKnowledge of data governance frameworks, data quality controls and data stewardship princi GetHybrid working (3 days per week in the off ice)Day rate between £500 -