Analytics Engineer

Kickstart Your Career with Greater Anglia!  

Are you looking to launch your career in a dynamic and supportive environment? Greater Anglia, a key player in the railway network from London Liverpool Street to the East of England, is offering an exciting opportunity to join our team. With our new, modern, and environmentally friendly trains, now is the perfect time to join us as we elevate customer travel experience.  

Join Our Team as an Analytics Engineer at One Stratford Place/Hybrid.

The Role 

We are seeking an Analytics Engineer at Greater Anglia to play a pivotal role in leveraging data to address operational and commercial challenges. This hybrid role combines aspects of data analysis, data engineering, and data science, involving designing analytics models, building data pipelines, developing reporting tools, and helping departments like Customer Experience, Train Service Delivery, and Fleet Engineering use data to drive better decisions.

Working within our expanding Central Data Platform built on Microsoft Fabric, you will collaborate with a small, agile team to develop innovative solutions, shape best practices, and explore advanced techniques including Machine Learning, LLMs, and Operational Research. The ideal candidate will be proactive, curious, and capable of translating high-level objectives into impactful data solutions that drive efficiency and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and frame operational and commercial challenges, develop hypotheses, and build analytical models to unlock insights and support better decision-making.
• Collaborating across departments to identify high-impact use cases, shape analytical approaches, and improve processes through data-driven initiatives.
• Applying modern technologies such as AI, machine learning, and automation tools to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience, ensuring solutions are well-engineered and integrated into workflows.
• Developing and maintaining robust data assets, including building data pipelines, dashboards, and automating reporting processes in partnership with departmental analysts.
• Managing GA’s data platform and master datasets within Microsoft Fabric, ensuring data quality, integrity, and accessibility through effective ingestion, transformation, and documentation.
• Implementing best practices in data governance, security, and DataOps, promoting data literacy, and help scale sustainable data management practices across the organisation.

We’re Looking For Candidates Who:  

• Have effective foundational data skills – experience building clean, maintainable data transformations and visualisations (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or similar tools), and literacy with relevant languages such as SQL and Python.
• Have a curious mindset, being able to frame open-ended problems, generate hypotheses, and creatively reshape data to support insight and action.
• Are able to communicate and collaborate effectively with both functional and technical stakeholders, translating their high-level needs into structured solutions.
• Are an adaptable and proactive learner with the ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage multiple projects in a fast-changing environment.
• Bring team spirit and your unique self to help foster a positive, collaborative environment.
• A STEM or quantitative degree is helpful, but not essential. We’re open to candidates from all backgrounds who can demonstrate analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Bonus experience in Microsoft Fabric, semantic modelling, automation tools, or rail industry data (e.g. TRUST, LENNON, TD feeds) is always welcome.

What’s in it for you?  

• Travel Discounts: Enjoy free travel on Greater Anglia and 75% off with other train operators, plus discounts for eligible family members too!  
• International Adventures: After 12 months, unlocked international travel for you and your family.  
• Exclusive Discounts: Access the GA Hapi App for deals on shopping, dining, and fun days out.  
• Vouchers for Loved Ones: Get 12 annual discount vouchers for family and friends to enjoy.  
• Wellbeing Support: 24/7 employee assistance, eyecare vouchers, flu jabs, and physiotherapy services.  
• Pension Perks: Start with a Defined Contribution pension, with the option to upgrade to a Final Salary pension after 2 years.  
• Family-Friendly Policies: We’ve got you covered with maternity, paternity, adoption leave, and shared parental leave after 26 weeks.  
• Save While You Spend: Cycle to work and tech purchase schemes once you pass probation.  

The closing date for all completed applications is on Friday 6th June 2025  

*Please note vacancies can close earlier due to high influx of candidate applications*   

 At Greater Anglia we are proud of the work that we do. We’re investing to help shape the future of rail in the UK and being a part of our team gives you every opportunity to contribute to the journey we are on.   

 Join Us and Experience:  

• Inclusivity & Respect: Be yourself and thrive in a supportive environment where every idea and person is valued. Help us be Greater Together.  
• Community & Teamwork: Work together to deliver the best for our customers while enjoying a friendly, can-do atmosphere.  
• Pride & Progress: Contribute to meaningful change and a sustainable future, with continuous improvement is the norm.  

Ready to Bring Your G A Game?