Data Engineer - Level 5 Coach

About the role

Corndel is seeking a Data Engineer – Level 5 Coach to guide experienced professionals through its Level 5 Data Engineering programme. This remote‑first position blends hands‑on data engineering practice with coaching, mentoring, and teaching.

Key responsibilities

• Coach and mentor a caseload of learners through 1:1 sessions and workshops.
• Teach practical data engineering concepts grounded in real‑world experience.
• Help learners design and build reliable, scalable, secure data solutions.
• Guide learners through assessments and portfolio reviews, providing high‑quality feedback.
• Model strong professional judgement around performance, cost, security, privacy, and ethics.

Required profile

• Hands‑on experience as a Data Engineer or a closely related senior role (Lead, BI, Data‑focused DevOps).
• Strong working knowledge of SQL (including complex queries and optimisation) and Python for data pipelines.
• Experience with data modelling, normalisation, and batch pipeline design.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms – Azure preferred, AWS/GCP welcomed.
• Understanding of data security, privacy, and ethical data use.
• Proven experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting others.
• Ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly.

Required skills

• SQL
• Python
• Data modelling and normalisation
• Batch data pipeline design
• Azure (or AWS/GCP) cloud services
• Data security and privacy principles
• Airflow, dbt, Spark, Databricks (optional but beneficial)
• CI/CD pipelines

What we offer

• Flexible remote‑first working model with occasional national travel.
• Supportive, entrepreneurial culture where your voice is heard.
• Opportunity to impact the next generation of data engineers.
• Work for a multi‑award‑winning training provider committed to quality and inclusion.