Senior Data Engineer
Company: Marks & Spencer
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: 5-10 years
Posted: 2026-11-11
Responsibilities
You will design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines while ensuring high-quality, reliable data solutions in the cloud. Additionally, you will support the team through code reviews and collaborate with business partners to deliver actionable insights.
Requirements
The role requires extensive experience in cloud-based data technologies, specifically Azure, and deep knowledge of data warehousing design. You must also possess solid proficiency in Python, SQL, Spark, and ETL tools.
Skills
- Cloud-based data technologies
- Data warehousing design
- Azure
- ETL
- Databricks
- SQL
- Python
- Spark
- Data pipelines
- Analytical tools
- Code reviews
- Pair programming
- Data strategy
- Automation
Benefits
- 20% Colleague discount
- Competitive holiday entitlement
- Discretionary bonus schemes
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Training programmes
- Parental, adoption and neonatal policies
- Virtual GP access
- Wellbeing support
- Charity volunteer day
About this role
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include
* Build and maintain high-quality, reliable data solutions and own it with a
high degree of automation in the cloud.
* Own complex tasks in the backlog and deliver them routinely with no
significant issues.
* Support other data engineers to produce clean, quality code through code
reviews and pair programming.
* Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines that adhere to ETL
principles and business goals.
* Drive solution through experimentation and innovation.
* Support the build of analytical tools that use the data pipeline to deliver
actionable insights, enabling data driven decision making, operational
efficiency and other key business performance metrics.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include
* Extensive proven experience in cloud-based data technologies and data
warehousing design principles, preferably Azure.
* Deep understanding of design/building end-to-end data solutions.
* Solid experience with ETL tools, Databricks, SQL.
* Solid experience with Python/SQL/Spark.
What's in it for you
Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of
M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever
evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional
quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they
want to shop with us.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that
little bit more special…
* After completing your probationary period, you’ll receive 20% colleague
discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you
and a member of your household.
* Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
* Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal
objectives and our performance as a business.
* A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
* A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range
of training programmes to develop your skills.
* Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your
financial and personal wellbeing.
* Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support
and flexibility for your family.
* Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including
access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
* A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about
through a dedicated day away from work.
Everyone's welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and
leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re
transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities
yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and
admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change
happen.
We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone
can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other
and work together to win together.
If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any
stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when
completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so
we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this
process.
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About Marks & Spencer
Retail · 10,001+ employees · headquartered in London, London · founded 1884