Job Description
Data Engineer
Shoreham-by-Sea (hybrid)
£40,000 - £45,000
(Internal job level reference: Senior Associate)
Focus Group is a £300m-revenue, 1,400-person technology services company backed by Hg Capital. Following our $1bn valuation in 2024, we're scaling rapidly and investing in AI to transform how we operate and how we serve our 30,000 SME customers.
We're looking for a Data Engineer to join our growing data and analytics team. This is a great opportunity for someone with 2-3 years' experience in a data or IT role to build on their skills, take ownership of real projects, and see the results drive genuine business decisions.
You'll help develop and enhance our Snowflake data warehouse, support the rollout of internal AI solutions, and play a key part in bringing new data sources onto the platform as we grow.
What you'll be doing
- Building and maintaining SQL data products in dbt (Data Build Tool)
- Making sure data is accessible, reliable, and ready for our analysts to use
- Designing and maintaining efficient, scalable SQL databases
- Writing Python scripts for data processing, ETL, and database interactions
- Supporting the rollout of AI solutions across the data platform
- Documenting processes and pipelines to support the wider team
- Testing and validating changes thoroughly before deployment
What you'll bring
- 2-3 years' experience as a Data Engineer
- Expert-level SQL, with the ability to write and optimise complex queries
- Strong experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar)
- Fluency in Python
- Solid understanding of database architecture and query performance
- Familiarity with Git and an understanding of cloud computing
- A proactive, logical approach to problem-solving and a genuine appetite to learn
Experience within an MSP (Managed Service Provider) or familiarity with networking concepts is a bonus, but not essential.
This is a hybrid role based in our Shoreham-by-Sea office. IND1
We’re here to help your business shine. We’re committed to creating opportunities for our customers and for our own team, together with developing trusted relationships in our local communities. Ultimately, we believe in doing business the right way and we’re here to make good things happen.
Employing over 1000 exceptional individuals across the UK, in offices from the south coast to Scotland, we’re here to take care of all your IT, telecoms and connectivity services. This means everything you need in one place. Leaving you free to focus all your energy on the important stuff. Like growing your business.
Our teams are experts in their field; passionate about finding the right solutions for you and committed to ensuring your business runs like clockwork. We’re by your side to keep your IT optimised, your business phone system at the top of its game, your data secure, your teams connected and your customers happy. At all times.
Whether you’re an SME or global enterprise business; in the public sector, private sector or a charity…whatever your size, shape or service, we’ll take the time to get to know your business and deliver the technology to fit the bill.
Beyond technology, we are deeply committed to taking positive and meaningful steps towards a sustainable future.