Senior Data Analytics Engineer: Scale AI Pipelines in Luton

We are easyJet – a FTSE-250 listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

JOB PURPOSE

The Senior Data Analytics Engineer leads the development and optimisation of our advanced analytics ecosystem, ensuring that data is not only fit for purpose but also robustly designed for scalability, reusability, and actionable insights. This role bridges technical expertise and strategic vision to deliver enterprise-grade data solutions, supporting high-impact business use cases across multiple domains.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Define and drive the future direction of data engineering and analytics practices, ensuring alignment with business goals and technological advancements.
• Design and implement sophisticated data pipelines and transformations, delivering curated, high-quality datasets for advanced analytics, reporting, and AI/ML applications.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor to Analytics Engineers, BI Analysts, and Data Scientists, ensuring cohesive methodologies and enhancing organisational data literacy across the business domains.
• Serve as a senior technical Data Steward, championing best practices in data governance, discoverability, and usage, while ensuring end-to-end documentation and observability of analytical pipelines.
• Lead collaboration with BI Analysts and Data Scientists to refine methodologies, enhance reporting, and deliver scalable, production-ready feature engineering code.

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

The Senior Analytics Engineer manages data flow in the data Lakehouse, ensuring well-structured, high-quality data for analysis and strategic decision-making. This role involves collaboration with Domain and Business Data Stewards to align data solutions with organisational objectives. Below are the key technical skills needed by a Senior Analytics Engineer:

• Advanced SQL expertise is essential for querying, transforming, and managing data within databases to support business insights.
• Proven experience in developing and optimising ETL/ELT pipelines, particularly with tools like DBT, ensures efficient data transformation and modelling.
• A strong understanding of data modelling techniques, including star and snowflake schemas, is critical for structuring data for analysis.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms, such as AWS and GCP, with hands-on experience in services like Databricks, Redshift, BigQuery, and Snowflake, is highly valued.
• Advanced Python skills for data manipulation, automation, and scripting, using libraries like Pandas and NumPy, are necessary for effective data engineering.
• Expertise in managing and optimising data architectures within data warehouse and Lakehouse environments is a core requirement.
• Proficiency in version control tools like Git ensures effective collaboration and management of code and data models.
• Experience with workflow automation tools, such as Apache Airflow, is crucial for streamlining and orchestrating complex data processes.
• Skilled at integrating data from diverse sources, including APIs, databases, and third-party systems, ensuring seamless connectivity.
• A strong commitment to data quality assurance is demonstrated through rigorous validation and monitoring processes throughout the data pipeline.

Please note that this role does not meet the criteria for visa sponsorship, and we are therefore unable to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

How to Apply:

If you are a self-starter who can identify opportunities to drive greater success for the team and have a track record of building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our dynamic team!

What you’ll get in return:

At easyJet, we pride ourselves on a vibrant and inclusive workplace culture that supports and rewards innovation and excellence. We offer:

• 25 days holiday, pension scheme, life assurance, and a flexible benefits package.
• Discounted staff travel scheme for friends and family.
• Annual credit for discount on easyJet holidays.
• ‘Work Away’ scheme, allowing you to work abroad for 30 days a year.
• Electric vehicle lease salary sacrifice scheme.

Location & Hours of Work

We operate a hybrid working policy of 40%-60% of the month spent with colleagues.

We look forward to your application and the possibility of you flying high with our team!

Application Process:

Interested candidates should apply through our careers portal.

Reasonable Adjustments:

At easyJet, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse customers we serve across Europe. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you require specific adjustments or support during the application or recruitment process, such as extra time for assessments or accessible interview locations, please contact us at ma.recruitment@easyjet.com. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and accommodation.