Full-Time

Senior Data Engineer

Commercial Digital AI & Automation

Updated on 8/12/2026

Spectris

Spectris

201-500 employees

Industrial precision measuring instruments provider

No salary listed

Remote in UK + 1 more

More locations: Remote in Germany

Remote

Category
Data & Analytics (1)
Required Skills
LLM
Power BI
Python
SQL
SAP Products
Data Engineering
RAG
Salesforce
Data Governance

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Requirements
  • At least 6 years of hands-on data engineering experience, including ownership of end-to-end data architectures and production pipelines supporting operational enterprise use cases.
  • Deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse, and Power BI, along with advanced Python and SQL development skills.
  • Experience integrating complex enterprise data from Salesforce and/or SAP using modern API-based integration patterns.
  • Experience designing data modeling and entity-resolution frameworks across CRM and enterprise resource planning domains, as well as context and retrieval layers such as retrieval-augmented generation systems and feedback loops for artificial intelligence or large language model applications.
  • Ability to make independent architectural and tooling decisions, set technical standards for engineering teams, and ensure the reliability of data feeding customer-facing artificial intelligence agents.
Responsibilities
  • Architect, build, and operate resilient data pipelines integrating Salesforce, SAP, and service data into governed analytical and operational data products using Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse, Python, and SQL.
  • Design and own the context layer for artificial intelligence agents, delivering curated and versioned data products with data contracts, entity resolution, and optimized retrieval interfaces.
  • Establish feedback systems that capture agent outcomes, human corrections, and downstream results and feed them into data products, prioritization models, and scoring logic.
  • Oversee delivery of Power BI dashboards, semantic models, and datasets covering agent performance, pipeline and funnel metrics, and data quality.
  • Implement data-quality frameworks for completeness monitoring, deduplication, entity resolution, and source reconciliation.
  • Define and enforce data lineage, access controls, retention, and compliance protocols in partnership with information technology teams and data owners.
  • Modernize the data landscape by transitioning legacy file- and export-based flows to secure, modern, API-based, in-perimeter integration patterns.
  • Communicate a compelling technical vision, simplify complex architectural challenges, and plan for the long-term interests of the business.
  • Set a high bar for technical excellence, hold peers and collaborators accountable, and foster a growth mindset through coaching, mentoring, and active collaboration.
  • Implement data strategies that deliver tangible business results, optimize existing processes, and champion Spectris Business Systems.

Spectris provides specialized measuring instruments and controls for demanding industrial applications. It designs and builds precision sensors, meters, and diagnostic and control devices that measure variables such as pressure, temperature, force, and vibration and feed data or control signals to industrial systems. Compared with competitors, Spectris combines a long history with a focused transition from aviation to high-tech instrumentation, producing reliable instruments as an independent, publicly listed company. Its goal is to help customers achieve accurate, dependable measurements and reliable control of complex processes to support safe, efficient operation and rigorous testing.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

1915

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What believers are saying

  • Spectris reported Q1 2026 sales up 3% to £298.9 million.
  • Constance Baroudel joins later in 2026 from Halma, bringing disciplined industrial growth leadership.
  • The employee ownership programme should aid retention during KKR's post-deal transformation.

What critics are saying

  • KKR expects up to 1,200 departures by December 2026, hitting institutional knowledge.
  • Court and regulatory approvals for the acquisition still blocked completion until December 2025.
  • HBK's Sentech acquisition intensifies sensor competition in Spectris's core embedded-sensing markets.

What makes Spectris unique

  • HBK and Malvern Panalytical give Spectris premium sensing and materials-characterization depth.
  • Sentech expands embedded sensing into aerospace, energy, defence, and industrial markets.
  • KKR kept Spectris’s specialist portfolio intact after December 2025 completion.

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Company News

PE Hub
Jul 31st, 2026
KKR-backed Spectris acquires sensor business Sentech.

KKR-backed Spectris acquires sensor business Sentech. Based in London, Spectris is a supplier of high-tech precision instrumentation, test equipment, and software for industrial applications. 1 hour ago

Spectris
May 28th, 2026
Constance Baroudel appointed Group Chief Executive of Spectris

Constance Baroudel appointed Group Chief Executive of Spectris. 28 May 2026 Spectris Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Constance Baroudel as Group Chief Executive. Constance is currently Sector Chief Executive, Environmental and Analysis at Halma plc, the FTSE-100 industrial technology group, and also serves as Halma's Chief Sustainability Officer. She will join Spectris later in the year and take over from Andrew Williams who has been interim CEO since the completion of Spectris' acquisition by KKR in December 2025. Andrew will continue in his role as Chairman. Constance's appointment marks another important step in the Group's transformation. Earlier this month Spectris announced strong first quarter results, with sales and EBITDA up versus the same period last year. The Group has also unveiled a new broad-based ownership programme giving all employees a stake in future growth. Andrew Williams said: "As we look to accelerate our transformation and growth, I am delighted that we have secured someone with Constance's combination of industrial technology experience, commercial discipline and strategic vision to lead the Group. Her track record of building high-performing teams, driving innovation and delivering sustainable growth will be invaluable for Spectris ." Constance Baroudel said: "I am excited to be joining Spectris at such an exciting stage in its transformation. I have long admired the Group's specialist businesses, technical expertise and the role its technologies play in critical end markets. I look forward to working with teams around the world to build on that foundation, accelerate growth and continue supporting customers who are helping to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive." Constance brings an impressive track record in industrial technology, innovation and growth. In her time at Halma, she has delivered exceptional organic growth with a strategic focus on talent and innovation, whilst also leading and completing over 20 M&A transactions. This experience will be central to supporting Spectris' ambitious growth plans. She is also a non-executive director of the FTSE-100 engineering company Spirax-Sarco plc, and her breadth of sector experience and knowledge of large, global organisations will bring valuable perspective across Spectris' end markets. Prior to joining Halma, Constance previously held a range of executive positions at First Group, De La Rue and Strategic Decisions Group. She holds an MSc in International Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics, an MSc in Corporate Finance & Strategy and a BA in International Relations, both from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.

DeXpose
Feb 5th, 2026
0apt Targets Spectris plc in Latest Ransomware Attack

0apt targets Spectris plc in latest ransomware attack. February 5, 2026 Summary. On February 4, 2026, the ransomware group 0apt publicly announced a cyberattack against Spectris plc (spectris.com), a leading UK-based precision instrumentation and materials analysis company. The group issued a threat to release sensitive data if negotiations are not initiated. Incident Report. | Field | Details | | Target | Spectris plc | | Domain | spectris.com | | Country | UK | | Attacking Group | 0apt | | Date Reported | February 4, 2026 | | Threat Actor Statement"The full leak will be published unless we receive contact from the company for negotiation." | Recommended security actions. Ransomware attacks are increasingly targeting both enterprise and mid-sized organizations across all sectors. The following steps are critical to reduce impact and prevent future incidents: * Monitor continuously: Use DeXpose's dark web and infostealer monitoring platform to detect breached credentials, leaked databases, and threat actor chatter in near real-time - before damage spreads internally. * Conduct a compromise assessment: Immediately initiate a full incident review to determine how attackers infiltrated your network, what data may have been exfiltrated, and whether any persistence mechanisms remain active. * Validate your backups: Ensure that your backups are current, encrypted, and stored offline. Utilize immutable backup solutions to defend against ransomware encryption and deletion attempts. * Apply threat intelligence: Integrate external threat feeds, including DeXpose-provided indicators of compromise (IOCs), into your SIEM or XDR platforms for real-time alerting and correlation. * Harden employee defenses: Run phishing simulations and enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) across all access points. Attackers often exploit weak or reused credentials sourced from the dark web. * Engage professional response teams: Involve cybersecurity incident response experts, threat analysts, and legal counsel before initiating any dialogue with ransomware groups or ransom brokers. How DeXpose helps you stay ahead. At DeXpose, we specialize in early detection and proactive defense. Our hybrid threat intelligence solution combines automated deep/dark web crawling, Telegram and forum monitoring, and real analyst verification to deliver: * Continuous scanning of ransomware group leak sites, stolen credential markets, and malware log dumps * Timely alerts for breaches linked to your domains, email addresses, and key personnel * Intelligence correlation that connects leaked credentials to infostealer malware infections, often weeks before a public ransom demand * Real-time visibility into supply chain and third-party exposures through passive surveillance of dark web channels Don't wait for public disclosure or ransom notices - gain visibility into your cyber exposure now. * Scan your domain for data breaches: Free Dark Web Report * Check employee or partner email exposure: Email Data Breach Scan Disclaimer. DeXpose does not engage in the exfiltration, hosting, redistribution, or purchase of stolen data. All breach information reported here is collected from publicly accessible dark web sources and threat intelligence platforms. Our mission is to equip organizations with early-warning indicators, contextual threat insights, and actionable intelligence that help them secure their digital assets against evolving cyber threats. Table of Contents Free Dark Web Report. Keep reading. September 4, 2023 Monterey Mushrooms, LLC, the largest marketer of fresh mushrooms in the USA, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack by... March 17, 2025 Are you wondering what kind of information about the Egyptian organizations the Darkweb has? As we all remember, the last... March 17, 2025 Introduction Lumma is a sophisticated information stealer, written in C/C++, that has been active in the wild since at least...

Financier Worldwide Ltd.
Oct 15th, 2025
Spectris sold for $6.5bn — Financier Worldwide

KKR acquires Spectris in a $6.5bn deal, beating Advent’s bid and expanding its high-precision tech portfolio.

AD HOC NEWS
Oct 13th, 2025
Spectris Acquisition by KKR: £4.1B Deal Progresses

KKR's acquisition of Spectris is entering a crucial phase with improved credit terms and new security clauses. Shareholders will receive 4,175 pence per share, with completion expected by Q1 2026. The £4.1 billion deal includes a $900 million loan with reduced pricing guidance. Special clauses like "J. Crew blocker" and "Chewy blocker" have been added to protect asset security. The acquisition aligns with a trend of private equity firms delisting companies for restructuring.