Data Engineer

Data Engineer 

Salary: £50,000 
Location: Oldham, with hybrid working 
Hours: 37 hours per week 
Contract: Permanent 

At First Choice Homes Oldham, we’re improving lives through great homes and services. We’re looking for a Data Engineer to help us strengthen how we store, manage, connect and use data across the organisation. 

This is an exciting time to join our Data Team. We’ve recently launched our Data Strategy and are investing in better data governance, data literacy and modern data infrastructure. You’ll play a key role in improving our dataflows, supporting the move from legacy platforms such as SSIS, SSAS and SSRS to Microsoft Fabric, and helping colleagues access trusted data that supports better decision-making. 

This is a hands-on delivery role, but you’ll also have the opportunity to influence standards, improve ways of working and contribute to FCHO’s growing data capability. 

Please see full job description at the bottom of this page  

What you’ll be doing 

You’ll: 

• Build, maintain and improve reliable data pipelines, transformations and storage processes  

• Support the transition to Microsoft Fabric, including pipelines, Lakehouses, warehouses and semantic models  

• Work with colleagues across Data, ICT and operational teams to understand requirements and deliver practical data solutions  

• Help improve data quality, governance, documentation and automation  

• Support data literacy activity by sharing knowledge and helping colleagues build confidence with data  

• Produce clear technical documentation so solutions are easy to maintain, audit and improve  

• Contribute to pilots, proof-of-value work and digital transformation projects  

What we’re looking for 

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Experience in a data engineering or closely related role  

• Strong SQL skills and experience working with structured and semi-structured data  

• Experience supporting data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes or reporting platforms  

• Knowledge of data engineering principles, including ingestion, transformation, storage and orchestration  

• Experience working with multiple systems and understanding how data flows between them  

• The ability to explain technical information clearly to non-technical colleagues  

• Good documentation skills and a strong eye for data quality, governance and accuracy  

Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Python, Spark, T-SQL, CI/CD tools, CRM systems or housing systems would be beneficial, and we’re interested in people who are keen to learn and develop. 

Why join us? 

You’ll be joining a supportive team with structured training, knowledge sharing and hands-on guidance to help you develop your technical skills. We value experience with legacy platforms and will support you to transition into newer technologies as our data capability grows. 

First Choice Homes Oldham is a housing association providing safe, affordable and high-quality homes across Oldham and the surrounding areas. We own and manage over 11,500 properties and have the highest regulatory G1/V1 governance rating. 

Every day, we’re proud to make a real difference in our communities. Our work is guided by our Corporate Plan, focused on quality homes, excellent services and strong communities. We care deeply about our customers, colleagues and communities and are committed to improving lives across Oldham. 

What’s in it for you? 

We offer a fantastic range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and career development, including: 

• A salary of £50,000 per annum. 
• A 37- hour working week with hybrid working options. 
• 30 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays. 
• Option to purchase additional annual leave. 
• Defined contribution pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution and salary exchange option. 
• Death in service benefit. 
• Healthcare cash plan covering dental, optical and physiotherapy treatments. 
• Private health insurance. 
• Employee Assistance Programme offering 24 - hour confidential support. 
• Doctorline, giving you and your family 24/7 GP access. 
• Access to our colleague benefits platform, including retail discounts and wellbeing tools. 
• Discounted gym membership. 
• Professional subscriptions paid where essential for the role. 
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay. 
• Access to our on-site wellbeing room and on-site café. 
• Long service awards. 

Interested? 

If you meet the criteria for the role and have the experience, values and passion to help us deliver safe, well-maintained homes for our customers, we’d love to hear from you. 

Please send your application before 16/06/2026 

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert earlier should we receive a high volume of applications  

We are committed to building an organisation that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equal opportunities employer, FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. 

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. 

We care that you have a great experience with us at FCHO. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience smoother, please let us know and we’ll do all we can.