Senior Data Engineer

Are you on board?

As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll lead the design and delivery of robust, high-performing data pipelines that support everything from operational decisions to strategic insights. You’ll own the full lifecycle of data assets and products within our AWS-based architecture, shaping how data is sourced, governed, and used across the organization.

Within this role you’ll also be involved in;

Build, deploy and manage scalable, reliable data pipelines using AWS technologies including S3, Glue, Lambda, and Redshift.
Lead the development of curated data assets and data products for use across the business, ensuring they’re accessible, governed, and reusable.
Champion and embed data engineering best practices, providing mentoring and support to peers and junior engineers.
Collaborate with data owners, InfoSec, and analysts to ensure new data solutions are well-designed and secure.
Act as a go-to expert for all things data, contributing to strategic projects that shape the future of our services.
Promote a data-driven culture across the organisation and wider rail industry.

What you’ll need:

Essential;

5+ years’ experience building data pipelines and deploying high-quality, scalable data solutions in a CI/CD environment.
Proven expertise working in a modern AWS-cloud data architecture (S3, Glue, Lambda, Lake Formation) to deliver data assets and products.
Experience with VS-Code, Athena, Redshift, Terraform and GitHub.
Familiarity with BI and analytics platforms such as Tableau, Quicksight, Alteryx or Sagemaker.
A proactive problem-solver and strong communicator, able to influence stakeholders and lead technical conversations.
Passion for innovation, with an eye for optimising data use across complex organisations.

Ideally:

Experience with real-time streaming tools (AWS Kinesis/Firehose).
Previous exposure to rail, travel, or leisure industries.
Understanding of data governance and lineage tools.

Please note: We are looking to interview for this role mid-end June 2025.

What you’ll get:

Discounted international train tickets (after one year’s service)
Generous pension scheme
Annual cycle to work schemes
Discount, savings and cashback scheme from top retailers
Health & wellbeing schemes and discounts
Host of training opportunities to help further your career
Rewards & awards to recognise when you shine.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join us.

We are focused on creating a learning culture, to support our people to be the best they can be at work by providing them with the tools and resources to navigate their development and career journey.

To create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of our people is of paramount importance to us.