Data Engineer Full Time NEW

Lichfield, Staffordshire
easyfundraising
Position

We re looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join our small, supportive data team. You ll work alongside experienced colleagues who enjoy solving problems together and sharing knowledge. Your expertise will help us build the solid, secure data foundations that power everything we do, making insights accessible, reliable and impactful across the business.

What You’ll be Doing

• Designing, building and maintaining reliable data pipelines with AWS (S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Athena) and Airflow.
• Building and optimising data models that make insights easy to trust and act on.
• Working closely with analysts, data scientists, and product teams to turn ideas into practical, scalable solutions.
• Ensuring data quality, security, and governance through good practices in documentation, monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Exploring new tools and techniques that could make our systems simpler, faster, or more resilient.
• Contributing to a team culture where collaboration and continuous learning are at the heart of how we work.

Location: Our offices are nestled in picturesque Lichfield and you would enjoy our hybrid working policy (6 days in office across 4 weeks)

Salary: £45,000 £55,000 + benefits

Hours: Full time (37.5/week) or part time hours considered

Requirements

What You’ll Bring

• Advanced SQL skills and solid experience with Python for data engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS (ideally including S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Athena). You must have practical AWS experience to be considered for this role.
• Proficiency with Airflow and ETL/ELT best practices.
• Experience with both relational and NoSQL databases, and data modelling techniques.
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and collaborative development practices.
• A collaborative approach, with an interest in sharing ideas and learning from others.

Why join us?

• Mission-driven work: Everything we do helps thousands of causes across the UK from local schools and food banks to national charities.
• Supportive team culture: Join a close-knit group where collaboration, knowledge-sharing and mutual support come first.
• Flexible working: Our hybrid approach blends home and office time, with part-time options too.
• Room to grow: You ll be encouraged to learn, experiment and help shape how we work with data.

Benefits

• Up to 30 days annual leave(based on service), 2 paid volunteering days, a Celebration Day, plus the option to buy more holiday.
• Private medical insurance, annual bonus, flexible working, and a great Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free breakfast and lunch at our Lichfield office.
• We re a Living Wage Employer and proud of it.

Our Promise to You

We re committed to creating a workplace that s joyful, inclusive, and innovative. Bring your authentic self to work, and we ll give you the trust and support to thrive. Together, we ll make magic happen for our users, our partners, and the causes that matter.

We re proud of our diverse workforce and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We also want everyone to feel supported through the hiring process. If it would help you to see the interview questions in advance, just let us know we ll be happy to share them.