Snowflake Data Engineer

Location: Brighton, East Sussex (Hybrid / Remote possible)

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum (DOE)

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for a talented Snowflake Data Engineer to join our growing data team based in Brighton. You'll play a key role in enhancing our data platform, automating data workflows and enabling data-driven decision-making across the business.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with modern cloud data platforms, has excellent SQL skills, and is keen to build scalable data pipelines and data models.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines using Snowflake. Administer, optimise and support the Snowflake data platform for performance and cost efficiency Ingest, transform, and integrate data from multiple sources (e.g., GA4, internal systems). Develop and maintain data models to support analytics, reporting and business use cases. Ensure high data quality, monitoring, testing and documentation of pipelines and models. Collaborate with BI, analytics and engineering teams to ensure data meets business needs. Support data governance, security, compliance and best practices in data engineering.

Required Skills & Experience

Hands-on experience in Snowflake data warehouse development and optimisation. Strong SQL skills for querying, transformation and performance tuning. Experience building and managing ETL/ELT pipeline. Proficiency with at least one scripting/programming language (e.g., Python). Familiarity with modern data engineering tools like dbt, Airflow, Prefect, or similar is a plus. Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP). Understanding of data modelling, quality controls and best practices.

Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, IT or a related field (or equivalent experience). Snowflake certifications or relevant cloud/data engineering certifications are advantageous.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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