About this role
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week Salary: £36,053 - £38,577 Location: Burford OX18 4PF Closing date: Tuesday 24th November 2026 Interview date: W/C 30th November 2026 We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our Information Services team in Burford, Oxfordshire to lead the optimisation of our data architecture and pipelines. In this role, you will play a critical part in connecting and transforming operational and supporter data into reliable, governed assets that inform strategic decision-making and enhance outcomes for the pets, guardians, and communities we support across the charity.
Working closely with the Data Manager and colleagues across Information Services, you will be responsible for building, deploying, and maintaining high-performance, automated data flows that reduce organisational data silos. You will develop and refine ETL pipelines and robust API connections to integrate, cleanse, and ingest data from internal platforms, external partners, and CRM systems with minimal manual dependency. Additionally, you will support the maintenance and evolution of our central data repositories, ensuring that data is securely structured, fully compliant with regulatory standards, and readily accessible for analysis and reporting within tools such as Power BI.
The role is central to upholding rigorous data governance and continuous technical improvement across the charity. You will establish automated monitoring to identify and resolve data quality anomalies, standardise operating documentation, and drive efficiencies within key direct marketing and operational campaigns. Furthermore, as the senior technical lead within the function, you will act as a point of escalation for complex data integration challenges and provide coaching and mentorship to the Data Engineer, fostering high technical standards and consistent service delivery. This is a permanent role based at our Burford, Oxfordshire office. This is a hybrid role and you must be able to work from Burford twice a week.