THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS WITH YOU.
Data Engineer
Build trusted data products that turn complexity into confident decisions
Vanquis is strengthening how it uses data to improve customer outcomes, insight and competitive advantage. This is an opportunity to help shape a modern, cloud-first data platform at a point when scalable, trustworthy data matters more than ever.
As a Data Engineer, you will transform raw information into dependable data products, joining cloud and on‑premise sources and making data easier to find, understand and use. Your work will reduce manual effort, improve analyst productivity and support a clearer single source of truth across the business.
You will have meaningful ownership without people‑management responsibility, working alongside senior data engineering leadership, architects, platform specialists and business partners. It is a hands‑on role with the visibility to influence how data engineering standards and practices evolve.
There's More to the Story
This role is part of a wider Technology & Change journey. Explore our Technology & Change careers page to meet the teams, discover our technology journey and see how you can help shape what's next.
How you’ll make an impact
- Turn complex raw data into trusted, usable datasets. Colleagues can make better-informed decisions using consistent, accessible information.
- Build scalable pipelines for batch and near real‑time processing. Data moves reliably across the organisation as demand and complexity grow.
- Connect cloud and on‑premise sources to the right data products. Teams gain a clearer, joined‑up view without avoidable manual work.
- Strengthen metadata, lineage and data dictionary practices. Data remains searchable, traceable and easier to evidence in a regulated environment.
- Design for performance, testing, automation and secure delivery. Solutions are dependable, maintainable and ready to support critical business needs.
- Shape data marts with engineering, architecture and business partners. Analysts spend less time preparing data and more time creating insight.
- Explore better tools and challenge established approaches. Delivery becomes faster and the platform continues to evolve.
- Share knowledge and document solutions clearly. The team builds capability and can support what it delivers with confidence.
Why this role matters
Vanquis needs to make better use of its data assets while maintaining the integrity, traceability and controls expected in a regulated organisation. This role helps establish the strong data platform needed to provision information across the organisation, supporting customer outcomes, business insight and future innovation.
You’ll work closely with senior data engineering leadership, Lead Data Engineers, Data Architects, database administration and data testing colleagues, alongside Project Managers, Business Analysts, managers and business stakeholders. This gives you a direct view of how well‑engineered data improves decisions, strengthens data integrity and reduces day‑to‑day operational effort.
Our Data Engineering approach
- Trusted data. We engineer for quality, lineage and a shared understanding of information.
- Cloud‑first thinking. We use modern cloud architecture to create scalable, maintainable data solutions.
- Shared ownership. Engineers, architects, project teams and business partners solve problems together.
- Secure and controlled delivery. GDPR, PCI, risk and good control practices are considered from the outset.
- Continuous improvement. We question existing approaches and adopt tools that improve time to market.
- Learning together. We document well, share experience and help the wider engineering community grow.
Technology stack
- Snowflake – ELT pipeline development – Agile and DevOps
- Coalesce – Data modelling and data marts – CI/CD and test automation
- SQL – Metadata-driven pipelines – Performance tuning
- Azure cloud data platforms – Structured and semi‑structured data – Secure development
- Cloud and on‑premise integration – Batch and near real‑time processing – Troubleshooting
You do not need experience across every technology listed. We are interested in your core data engineering capability and your ability to learn and work with modern cloud‑based tools.
Essential experience
- Experience designing, building and supporting Snowflake data warehouse solutions.
- Experience delivering data engineering, analytics or data warehouse solutions in cloud environments, ideally Azure.
- Strong SQL capability and experience working with cloud-based data platforms.
- Experience building high‑performing, scalable ELT or data pipelines for structured and semi‑structured data.
- Experience with batch and near real‑time processing across multiple sources and targets.
- Understanding of data modelling, data marts, metadata-driven development, data dictionaries, data quality, governance and lineage.
- Experience delivering through Agile and DevOps practices, including CI/CD, testing and automation.
- Ability to troubleshoot and tune performance while maintaining secure development awareness.
- Confident collaboration with engineers, architects, project teams and business stakeholders.
- Clear documentation, communication and constructive issue escalation.
Useful, but not essential
- Experience using Coalesce to build, deploy and maintain reliable and reusable data transformation workflows.
- Experience integrating data across cloud and on‑premise environments.
- Knowledge of data governance within a regulated organisation.
- Awareness of GDPR and PCI considerations in data processing.
Career development
You will deepen your experience across modern data engineering, scalable processing patterns, governance and secure delivery. The role also offers exposure to senior engineers, architecture, platform teams and business stakeholders, with opportunities to influence standards, lead improvements and build towards senior engineering, specialist or future leadership pathways.
Why Vanquis?
Benefits & Culture
- Award‑Winning Employer
Great Place to Work Certified • Financial Times Best Employers 2025 & 2026 • Armed Forces Friendly Employer, Bronze
- Flexible Hybrid Working
A balanced approach to office and home working
- Inclusive Culture
A workplace where colleagues are supported, respected and encouraged to be themselves
- Up to 10% Pension Contribution
Helping you plan and prepare for the future
- Paid Birthday Leave
An extra day off to celebrate you
- 25–30 Days Annual Leave
Time away to rest, reset and recharge
- Career Development Opportunities
Support to build skills, grow your career and shape what comes next
Learning & Wellbeing
- LinkedIn Learning
Access to learning resources to support your growth and development
- Two Volunteering Days
Paid time to support causes that matter to you
- Inclusive Culture
A workplace where colleagues are supported, respected and encouraged to be themselves
- Paid Birthday Leave
An extra day off to celebrate you
Ready to shape what’s next?
If you want to build data products that improve decisions, reduce operational effort and help shape a modern cloud‑first platform, we'd love to hear from you.
The Next Chapter Starts With You.
Recruitment agency information
Our Talent Acquisition team manages all recruitment activity directly. We work with approved recruitment partners where additional support is required.
Unsolicited CVs submitted without prior agreement from Vanquis Talent Acquisition will be considered direct applications and no agency fees will be payable.