Data Engineer
Elevating the data mastery of your technical professionals, this programme cultivates the unique capabilities and essential communication skills of your data engineers and future leaders in data strategy. Developed in partnership with Imperial College London. Discover more about our data engineer diploma.
Drive strategic innovation and efficiencies
Enhance systems and processes
Hone the advanced skills of your tech professionals to improve the acquisition, enrichment, automation and analysis of data, safeguard cloud solutions and technical resilience, and architect and implement innovative data solutions.
Power strategic transformation
Amplify aspiring data engineers’ ability to generate, optimise and transform complex datasets and processes that enables them to focus on more strategic tasks.
Strengthen resilience and adaptability
Drive the capabilities, governance and cultural mindset that contributes to agile behaviours, risk mitigation and operational success across your organisation.
Fully-fundedEligible for full Levy funding
Who it’s forProfessionals in technical or data-adjacent roles, ready to specialise in data engineering
Duration16 months + 4 months assessment
PartnershipsDelivered in partnership with Imperial College London
QualificationLevel 5 Data Engineer
Fully-fundedEligible for full Levy funding
Who it’s forProfessionals in technical or data-adjacent roles, ready to specialise in data engineering
Duration16 months + 4 months assessment
PartnershipsDelivered in partnership with Imperial College London
QualificationLevel 5 Data Engineer
Skills gained
Data pipelines
Cloud platforms
SQL
Python
Data modelling
Stream processing
Data governance
Automated testing
Analytics engineering
Unstructured data
Curriculum
Explore how data engineering operates within your organisation and industry. Understand the role of cloud computing platforms and start connecting technical capabilities to business impact.
How it’s delivered
Our not-so-secret weapon
The reason why our achievement rates are the highest out there? Our coaches. They bridge the gap between theory and practice, showing how to confidently apply learning and creating life-changing experiences.
Hands-on, practical learning
New skills from both live and e-learning are applied in role with our real-world, practical approach.
Inspirational workshops
Interactive opportunities to increase cross-functional collaboration and discussion, while embedding knowledge.
Masterclasses
Masterclasses from Imperial College London offer advanced insights and innovation.
Our not-so-secret weapon
The reason why our achievement rates are the highest out there? Our coaches. They bridge the gap between theory and practice, showing how to confidently apply learning and creating life-changing experiences.
Hands-on, practical learning
New skills from both live and e-learning are applied in role with our real-world, practical approach.
Inspirational workshops
Interactive opportunities to increase cross-functional collaboration and discussion, while embedding knowledge.
Masterclasses
Masterclasses from Imperial College London offer advanced insights and innovation.
Our not-so-secret weapon
The reason why our achievement rates are the highest out there? Our coaches. They bridge the gap between theory and practice, showing how to confidently apply learning and creating life-changing experiences.
Hands-on, practical learning
New skills from both live and e-learning are applied in role with our real-world, practical approach.
Inspirational workshops
Interactive opportunities to increase cross-functional collaboration and discussion, while embedding knowledge.
Masterclasses
Masterclasses from Imperial College London offer advanced insights and innovation.
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Our not-so-secret weapon
The reason why our achievement rates are the highest out there? Our coaches. They bridge the gap between theory and practice, showing how to confidently apply learning and creating life-changing experiences.
Hands-on, practical learning
New skills from both live and e-learning are applied in role with our real-world, practical approach.
Inspirational workshops
Interactive opportunities to increase cross-functional collaboration and discussion, while embedding knowledge.
Masterclasses
Masterclasses from Imperial College London offer advanced insights and innovation.
In partnership with
Built with the best
Ranked #1 in Europe and #2 in the world (QS 2026), Imperial Executive Education is home to the brightest minds in AI, data, leadership, and innovation.
- Exclusive access to mind-expanding Masterclasses with Imperial experts in leadership, AI, tech and innovation.
- Executive Education Associate Alumni status, joining a CV-boosting global network.
- Cutting-edge client events to connect with Imperial’s world-leading academics shaping the future of AI, people strategy, and data-driven decision-making.
What people say about the programme
"Data is an ally; you can add it to your armour and use it to persuade and educate. I present compelling information using data, making my proposals more persuasive and impactful."
DATA-DRIVEN LEADER GRADUATE
"The quality and speed of my reporting has increased tenfold."
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
"With Python … I can now achieve the same results in just 10 to 15 minutes."
DATA ANALYST GRADUATE
"You don’t have to be some sort of professor to use data in the workplace."
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
"The programme has made Python and all the related tools it comes with more accessible to me. I feel more capable of performing data analyst tasks."
DATA ANALYST GRADUATE
“Developing a data dashboard now means my SMT have live, real-time access to Client Feedback. Which means I spend a lot less time converting, interpreting and representing the data."
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
"Data is an ally; you can add it to your armour and use it to persuade and educate. I present compelling information using data, making my proposals more persuasive and impactful."
DATA-DRIVEN LEADER GRADUATE
"The quality and speed of my reporting has increased tenfold."
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
"With Python … I can now achieve the same results in just 10 to 15 minutes."
DATA ANALYST GRADUATE
"You don’t have to be some sort of professor to use data in the workplace."
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
"The programme has made Python and all the related tools it comes with more accessible to me. I feel more capable of performing data analyst tasks."
DATA ANALYST GRADUATE
“Developing a data dashboard now means my SMT have live, real-time access to Client Feedback. Which means I spend a lot less time converting, interpreting and representing the data."
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
"Data is an ally; you can add it to your armour and use it to persuade and educate. I present compelling information using data, making my proposals more persuasive and impactful."
DATA-DRIVEN LEADER GRADUATE
"The quality and speed of my reporting has increased tenfold."
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
"With Python … I can now achieve the same results in just 10 to 15 minutes."
DATA ANALYST GRADUATE
"You don’t have to be some sort of professor to use data in the workplace."
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
"The programme has made Python and all the related tools it comes with more accessible to me. I feel more capable of performing data analyst tasks."
DATA ANALYST GRADUATE
“Developing a data dashboard now means my SMT have live, real-time access to Client Feedback. Which means I spend a lot less time converting, interpreting and representing the data."
DATA-DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE
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Hallmark’s company-wide data revolution
From 24 learners to a company-wide culture shift, Hallmark boosted data confidence to improve decision making across their teams. All in just 2 years with help from our Data Academy.
50%
less time spent on data tasks
13
hours saved per month in requests to central data team
4 in 5
people see significant measurable impact by the end of the programme
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