Data engineer coach in education

At Corndel, we’re looking for a Data Engineer / Data Engineering Coach to help experienced professionals grow into confident, credible data engineers through our Level 5 Data Engineering programme. This is a role for someone who wants to stay close to modern data engineering practice -while making a wider, longer‑lasting impact through coaching, mentoring, and teaching.

• Coach and mentor a caseload of learners through 1:1 sessions and workshops
• Teach practical data engineering concepts in a way that’s clear, relevant, and grounded in real‑world experience
• Help learners design and build reliable, scalable, secure data solutions - not just working code
• Guide learners through assessments and portfolios with high standards and supportive feedback
• Model strong professional judgement around performance, cost, security, privacy, and ethics

• Hands‑on experience as a Data Engineer or closely related role (Senior / Lead / BI / Data‑focused DevOps)
• Strong working knowledge of SQL (including complex queries and optimisation)
• Strong working knowledge of Python for data pipelines and automation
• Strong working knowledge of Data modelling and normalisation
• Strong working knowledge of Batch data pipeline design
• Strong working knowledge of Cloud data platforms (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP welcomed)
• Understanding of data security, privacy, and ethical data use
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting others
• The ability to explain complex ideas clearly and thoughtfully
• you’ll need to have existing right to work in the UK to be considered for this role
• Будет плюсом: Azure data engineering certifications (or willingness to gain them); Experience with tools such as Airflow, dbt, Spark, Databricks, CI/CD; Workshop facilitation or structured learning delivery experience

• Fully remote working with flexibility and autonomy
• A supportive, inclusive culture with high standards
• Investment in your professional development and certifications
• The chance to influence data capability across multiple organisations
• Work that’s meaningful, people‑centred, and intellectually rewarding
• we’re currently unable to offer visa sponsorship