Join Elexon as a Data Engineer and help power the future of the GB electricity market through cloud data platforms, large-scale datasets, and cutting-edge analytics.

We’re looking for a Data Engineer (Grade 11) to join the Architecture function at Elexon on a permanent basis.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in designing, building, and optimising the data infrastructure that underpins Elexon’s cloud-based Data Analytics Platform. Working closely with Data Scientists, Analysts, and business stakeholders, you’ll help deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performing data pipelines and products that support Settlement and the wider GB electricity market.

This is a unique opportunity to work with large-scale energy datasets (over 1.5 billion daily meter readings), helping shape the next generation of data engineering capability and analytics services for the industry.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
• Build and optimise cloud-based data solutions to support analytics, reporting, and operational systems
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and reliability across multiple data sources and platforms
• Develop and maintain data models, storage solutions, and integration frameworks
• Support the ingestion and processing of large-scale electricity market and Settlement datasets
• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Analysts to enable advanced analytics and machine learning use cases
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting processes to ensure platform stability and performance
• Apply DataOps and engineering best practices for automation, testing, deployment, and CI/CD
• Optimise performance and cost efficiency of cloud data platforms and processing workloads
• Contribute to data engineering standards, governance, documentation, and best practices

What you’ll bring:

• Strong experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform, or ETL development roles
• Strong SQL and Python skills for data processing and transformation
• Experience building and maintaining scalable data pipelines and distributed data processing solutions
• Experience working with large and complex datasets in cloud environments
• Understanding of data modelling, warehousing, and data architecture principles
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms such as Azure and Databricks
• Familiarity with orchestration and workflow tools such as Azure Data Factory or similar
• Understanding of CI/CD, automation, and DevOps/DataOps practices
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimise data pipeline performance and reliability
• Comfortable working in cross-functional, Agile environments
• Experience within energy, utilities, or regulated industries (desirable)

What’s in it for you:

• Salary – £55,000
• Excellent benefits including bonus, private medical insurance and generous pension scheme
• The opportunity to work within a thriving organisation which can support your growth and development
• We operate a hybrid working approach with 2 days in our London office

Our culture

We believe a diverse and inclusive culture allows innovation and creativity to flourish. We are committed to continuously improving our culture for our colleagues and stakeholders. Through our hugely successful Diversity Forum, Mental Health First Aid network and regular programme of activities and events, we celebrate difference and recognise the value of employee wellbeing, which is a consistent outcome from annual employee surveys that we conduct. Likewise, as a community, we like to support each other, and all agree Elexon is a great place to work with a great workspace too!

At Elexon, we want to:

• Provide true equality of opportunity
• Attract and retain diverse talent
• Listen to all voices
• Be representative of the communities we work in
• Be a role model for Diversity and Inclusion in the industry

Elexon together, embracing differences, listening to all voices