Data Engineer

Company: The Co-Operative Group
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

As a Data Engineer at Co-op, you will help build a new data platform on Databricks to empower data science, analytics and BI across multiple business areas. You’ll work with cross-functional partners to translate data problems into scalable solutions and contribute to the data architecture roadmap. Your work will enable data-driven decisions that affect millions of colleagues, customers and member-owners. This role offers a hybrid working model and the opportunity to shape impactful data solutions within a purpose-driven organisation.

Pay / Benefits

  • annual bonus
  • 28 days holiday
  • pension with up to 10% employer contributions
  • subsidised onsite gym
  • 30% discount on Co-op products
  • Virtual healthcare

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with partners to understand data problems and design solutions that meet business needs
  • Develop, build and maintain enterprise data solutions within the cloud data platform with automation and quality as core
  • Hands-on development of data pipelines using Databricks, PySpark and SQL
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of the data architecture and engineering roadmap

Key requirements

  • Significant experience as a Data Engineer delivering modern data architectures
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL
  • Strong organization, communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work in an agile environment and adapt to changing priorities
  • Good problem-solving skills and curiosity about emerging technologies
  • communication
  • collaboration
  • adaptability
  • Databricks
  • PySpark
  • SQL

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Posted: October 17th, 2026