Analytics Engineer
Permanent - Full Time £70,000 - £90,000 / yearJob Overview
We’re more than just a nursery group. We’re the UK’s most innovative early-years education provider.
Join N Family Club and lead the evolution of the data foundations for the UK's highest quality nursery group. You will take ownership of our emerging transformation layer (currently being established with external support), ensuring its architectural integrity as you scale it out to new domains. You will establish professional data engineering practices and enable data-driven decisions across 50+ nurseries.
What You'll Do
- Take ownership of and expand our transformation layer using DBT, ensuring new models align with the established architectural patterns.
- Design and extend dimensional models using frameworks like Kimball or BEAM, ensuring the schema accurately reflects the nuance of our business operations.
- Work with BigQuery.
- Establish data quality monitoring and testing frameworks.
- Act as a bridge between business and data: Deeply analyse business workflows to gather requirements and translate them into reliable facts and dimensions.
- Document data definitions and business logic, ensuring the "why" behind the modelling decisions is clear.
- Maintain the long-term health and optimisation of the transformation layer.
What You'll Bring
- 4+ years experience in analytics engineering or a similar role.
- Strong Data Modelling expertise: You have experience designing schemas using methodologies like Star Schema, Kimball, or BEAM (Business Event Analysis & Modelling) and can confidently extend existing models.
- Commercial Savvy: You can look at a business process (e.g., nursery occupancy or team scheduling) and intuitively visualise the data structures needed to represent it.
- dbt experience essential.
- Git version control proficiency.
- BigQuery or similar data warehouse experience (Snowflake, Databricks, PostgreSQL, Redshift).
- Excellent communication skills: Ability to discuss logical models with non-technical stakeholders.
- Passion for data quality and engineering best practices.
The N Advantage
- Competitive salary – £70,000 - £90,000, based on experience and dedication
- Flexible hybrid working model for work-life balance
- Up to 35 days holiday – including a personal ‘Me’ day and Christmas closure
- £100 annual learning fund, plus access to in-house development opportunities
- Enhanced family leave for parents, carers, and more
- 40% childcare discount, plus 6 emergency days annually
And that’s not all!
- 5-year loyalty bonus – around-the-world trip + 2 bonus weeks off
- 10-year loyalty bonus – ‘Out of this world’ experience + 2 extra weeks off
- Referral bonus – earn up to £1,000 per successful hire
- Amazing discounts – save on groceries, shopping, fitness and more
- Travel support – season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme
- Socials & wellbeing – annual parties, team events, gym discounts, and online fitness
Why N Family Club?
At N Family Club, we’re reimagining early years education – and we want you to be a part of it. We’re a certified Great Place to Work and one of the UK’s most innovative early years groups. With top salaries, unmatched benefits, and real career progression, we put our people first.
Join us today to spark big ideas in young minds and shape a career you’ll love.
What's next?
If you think you've got what it takes, click apply and fill in our super quick (1 min) application form!
If you want to read more about N, our benefits and work culture, visit our Careers website or our Glassdoor Page.
If you want to read more about N, our benefits and work culture, visit our Careers website or our Glassdoor Page.