At a Glance
- Tasks: Build and maintain data pipelines and support AI initiatives in a collaborative environment.
- Company: Join The Citation Group, a dynamic collective supporting SMEs across essential services.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, private healthcare, and extra time off for special occasions.
- Other info: Hybrid work model with opportunities for career growth and development.
- Why this job: Make an impact by enhancing data capabilities and driving innovation in a growing company.
- Qualifications: Strong SQL skills, analytical mindset, and experience with ETL processes required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Location: Hybrid – 1 day per fortnight in office (Wilmslow HQ)
Salary: Competitive
We are The Citation Group – a collective of businesses dedicated to supporting small and medium‑sized enterprises across a range of essential services. Our mission is to ease pressures by providing expertise, guidance, and solutions that enable business leaders to focus on what they do best. From HR and Health & Safety to Cybersecurity, E‑Learning, and ISO compliance, we’ve got you covered.
The role involves building out our data and AI capabilities. A data engineer will work with the Head of Data Engineering to build and maintain the data warehouse foundations that support all business units and new AI initiatives. You’ll collaborate with the BI/Reporting, Data Science, AI and Data Governance teams to implement the group‑wide data warehousing strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain ETL pipelines
- Manage and maintain the Group Data Warehouse
- Administer data platforms
- Ensure relevant technical documentation is in place
Qualifications:
- Excellent writing and communication skills with attention to detail
- Experience writing, troubleshooting, and debugging advanced SQL queries
- Outstanding analytical and problem‑solving skills
- Experience with ETL/ELT, reporting and analytic tools
- Experience designing data warehouse technical architectures and infrastructure components
- Programming experience in Python
Desired skills:
- Understanding of cloud computing security concepts
- Experience in relational cloud‑based database technologies such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift
- Experience with open‑source technologies like Spark, Kafka, Beam
- Good understanding of cloud providers – AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
- Familiarity with DBT, Delta Lake, Databricks
- Experience working in an agile environment
- Experience with AI tools (Claude code, Cortex, etc)
Benefits:
- 25 Days of Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
- Birthday day off
- Post‑wedding extra weeks of holiday
- Support for growing families
- Private healthcare through a healthcare cash plan
Data Engineer in Wilmslow employer: Citation Canada
At The Citation Group, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture. With a hybrid working model based in Wilmslow, our employees enjoy a competitive salary, generous holiday allowances, and comprehensive healthcare benefits, all while contributing to meaningful projects that support small and medium-sized enterprises. We are committed to employee growth, offering opportunities to develop skills in data engineering and AI within a supportive environment that values creativity and teamwork.
