Data Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly established Data & Analytics department at Middlesbrough Football Club.

We are looking for a talented and motivated Data Engineer to help build and develop the Club's modern data platform. Working closely with the Head of Data, you will play a key role in developing scalable data solutions that support decision-making across football and business operations.

This position offers the opportunity to work with a wide range of data sources and technologies while helping shape the Club's approach to data engineering, governance and analytics.

THE ROLE:

• Develop, maintain and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines from internal and external systems into the Club's central cloud data platform.
• Support the development and maintenance of a modern data Lakehouse architecture using Microsoft Fabric and Azure technologies.
• Design and implement efficient data models, databases and schemas to support reporting, analytics and future machine learning initiatives.
• Ensure data engineering solutions are secure, reliable and compliant with GDPR and organisational data governance policies.
• Support the migration of legacy reporting and data solutions into the Club's modern data platform.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and improve data pipelines to ensure high levels of performance and reliability.
• Work closely with analysts and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver data solutions that meet business needs.
• Contribute to the development of engineering standards, documentation and best practices across the department.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of semantic models used for reporting and self-service analytics.
• Support data quality, validation and testing processes to ensure trusted and accurate data is available across the organisation.
• Stay up to date with developments in Microsoft Fabric, Azure and modern data engineering practices.