Principal Database & Analytics Engineer

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Our Technology and Cyber team are looking for an experienced Database and Analytics Engineer to join the team. We are re-architecting and evolving our cloud-based business systems and infrastructure. We are on a mission to develop great technology products, deliver great services, and protect the trust our people and clients place in us. AI is becoming part of the fabric of how Baringa operates, and we are developing the products and platforms that will help colleagues find knowledge, act on insight, navigate complexity, and get work done with greater speed, quality, and confidence.

What you will be doing

We are on a business systems modernization journey. You will help evolve and engineer the data, analytics and application solutions that underpin critical processes and products across the firm, balancing operational excellence with future scalability.

• As a Principal Database & Analytics Engineer within the Technology Product team, you will take a hands-on role in designing, building and supporting robust data and application solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Lead the engineering, optimisation and continuous improvement of our database estate, ensuring performance, resilience, security and maintainability remain at the heart of everything we build.
• Partner with Product Owners, Engineers and business stakeholders to modernise legacy solutions, reducing technical debt and enabling more scalable, supportable and cloud-ready platforms.
• Design and deliver meaningful reporting, analytics and data products that improve decision making and unlock insight across the firm.
• Build and support business-critical applications, integrating data, automation and user experiences into solutions that solve real business problems.
• Act as a technical authority for database and analytics engineering, establishing best practice, mentoring colleagues and raising engineering standards across our Technology & Cyber function.

Whilst this is an engineering role, we are a multi-skilled team. Providing proof of concepts, solving complex technical challenges and rolling up your sleeves to deliver great outcomes will be a core part of the role.

Your skills and experience

• Deep expertise in SQL Server and database engineering, including performance optimisation, schema design, data modelling and operational support.
• Strong knowledge of relational database design principles, normalisation and data modelling.
• Ability to write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, views and functions.
• Strong mathematical aptitude with the ability to analyse complex datasets and processes.
• Strong knowledge of DAX and Power Query (M language).
• Experience working with Azure SQL Managed Instance (MI) - including configuration, connectivity, authentication, security and troubleshooting integration with cloud-based systems.
• Performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies.
• Experience with ETL processes and data integration.
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, and information security principles.
• Familiarity with source control and software development lifecycle practices.
• Strong experience delivering business applications, integrations and data-driven solutions that solve complex organisational challenges.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into well-engineered technical solutions.
• Experience designing and supporting reporting and analytics capabilities, ideally including Power BI and modern Microsoft data technologies including Fabric.
• Ability to work across technical and non-technical audiences, adapting communication style to suit the stakeholder and situation.
• Comfortable working in Agile environments and collaborating closely with Product Owners, Engineers and business stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, hands-on and able to balance strategic thinking with delivery-focused execution.

What a career at Baringa will give you

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year, plus an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: Hybrid working policy and flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: 3 days every year to help social and environmental causes.
• Wellbeing Fund: Annual People Fund to support individual wellbeing activities.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act.

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background.