Analytics Engineer in

N Brown – who we are and why work for us?

N Brown is a leading UK digital retail platform for clothing, footwear, home and technology, headquartered in Manchester and employing over 1,200 people nationwide. Through our strategic retail brands JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be and our unique payments offering, we exist to champion inclusivity and serve the underserved. Our customers are our passion, and we take great pride in delivering products that ensure they can look and feel amazing, without compromising on choice, value and accessibility.

We’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by ‘championing inclusion, we’ll become the most loved and trusted fashion retailer’. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are, therefore, at the heart of our culture.

In May 2024 we were delighted to be named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. We work hard to create a happy and inclusive culture for everyone and we’re so proud to have made this list - as voted for by our very own colleagues!

What you’ll do as an Analytics Engineer at N Brown

This role is pivotal in leading the strategy, development and implementation of the data architecture for the Decision Intelligence team. A key enabler for the data science and analytics functions.
Accountable for ensuring that data is readily available, quick and useable for the data science and analytics teams.
The successful post holder with have strong commercial drive, business acumen and a proven track record of building highly performant data architecture.
Reporting to the head of group Decision Intelligence, this role is fundamental to enabling our data teams to work quickly and effectively.

Strategy and vision.

Defining and executing the overall analytics engineering strategy and roadmap, aligning this to business objectives.
This role will also be required to be hands-on in delivering the roadmap.
Help to promote a data driven culture within the organisation, by educating stakeholders, providing access to data where needed and encouraging the use of data.

Data Governance

Establishing and enforcing data governance policies, standards and best practices for data quality, security and compliance with the decision intelligence function.

Data modelling

Overseeing the design, development and maintenance of data models, ensuring they are accurate and efficient.

Data infrastructure

Collaborating with the data engineering and IT teams to build and maintain the data infrastructure for the Decision Intelligence team. This includes data pipelines, storage solutions and analytics platforms.

Data Quality and Assessment

Responsible for ensuring the accuracy, reliability and accessibility of data for all analytical purposes.
Identifying opportunities to improve data collection and processing and leveraging new technologies and techniques where appropriate.

What are we looking for

Extensive experience in analytics engineering or data engineering within digital, retail, or fast-paced commercial environments.
Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience in modern data stack tools (e.g., docker, AWS Athena, BigQuery).
Proven ability to design and maintain scalable, reliable data models and optimize pipelines for analytics and data science use cases.
Skilled at translating complex business requirements into robust technical solutions that drive measurable impact.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of influencing and educating non-technical teams.
Commercially minded, leveraging data to inform strategic and operational decisions.
Familiarity with data governance, architecture principles, and best practices; able to contribute to evolving frameworks.
Comfortable balancing hands-on delivery with long-term strategy and roadmap development

What’s in it for you?

Hybrid working (2-3 days in the office at a minimum)
24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)
Annual bonus scheme
Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
A range of financial wellbeing support
Stream - a financial wellbeing tool that helps you track your pay, access earnings early and manage your money with confidence
Colleague discount across all N Brown brands
Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!
Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance
Paid volunteer time – all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice

Ways of Working

We offer hybrid working which varies across the business depending on the role you’re in. Our Head Office is located in the Northern Quarter in Manchester City Centre. So if you are travelling by train, tram or bus we’re perfectly located, plus we’re surrounded by cool cafes, trendy bars and the best places to eat!