THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS WITH YOU
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.
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.
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.
knowledge and document solutions clearly
The team builds capability and can support what it delivers with confidence.
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 will work closely with the Senior Data Engineering Lead, Principal and Lead Data Engineers, the Data Architect, Data Platform and Data Integration teams, as well as Project Managers, Business Analysts, managers and business stakeholders. That breadth gives you a direct view of how well-engineered data improves decisions and day-to-day productivity.
We engineer for quality, lineage and a shared understanding of information.
We use modern cloud architecture to create scalable, maintainable data solutions.
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.
We question existing approaches and adopt tools that improve time to market.
We document well, share experience and help the wider engineering community grow.
Data platforms & processing
Azure Data Factory • Databricks • Spark • Azure Blob Storage • Azure Data Lake
Agile • DevOps • CI/CD • test automation
NiFi • Hive • Kafka • HBase
Metadata-driven pipelines • data modelling • data marts
Batch and near real-time processing
Performance tuning • troubleshooting • secure development
Cloud and on-premise integration
Data lineage • data dictionaries • handover documentation
- End-to-end experience designing and delivering data engineering or analytics solutions in cloud environments, ideally Azure.
- Hands-on experience building high-performing, scalable pipelines for structured and semi-structured data.
- Experience with batch and near real-time processing across multiple sources and targets.
- Practical capability with Azure Data Factory and Databricks or Spark, plus Azure Blob Storage or Azure Data Lake.
- Understanding of data modelling, data marts, metadata-driven development, data dictionaries 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, analysts and business stakeholders.
- Clear documentation, communication and constructive issue escalation.
- A curious, improvement-focused approach that balances innovation with regulatory and control requirements.
- Experience with NiFi, Hive, Kafka or HBase.
- Experience integrating data across both on-premise and cloud environments.
- Knowledge of data governance in a regulated organisation.
- Awareness of GDPR and PCI considerations in data processing.
You will deepen your experience across modern Azure 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.
Award-Winning Employer
Great Place to Work Certified • Financial Times Best Employers 2025 & 2026 • Armed Forces Friendly Employer, Bronze
LinkedIn Learning
Access to learning resources to support your growth and development
Flexible Hybrid Working
A balanced approach to office and home working
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
Enhanced Family Leave
Supporting colleagues through important life moments
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
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.
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.
