Data Engineer

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1?

At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.

Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

Role Overview:

We are recruiting for a Data Engineer to join our IT team at our Biggin Hill Media & Technology Centre. Reporting into the Head of Customer Data Operations, this role will lead all customer data activities from requirements being understood through to delivery.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive Engineering Excellence: Lead and manage all engineering activities across internal and external teams, ensuring high productivity and quality of execution.
• AWS Expertise: Strong expertise across AWS products, including S3, Glue, Spark, DBT, Terraform, and Redshift.
• Roadmap Prioritisation: Prioritize and manage engineering activities and personnel to deliver on a roadmap, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals as defined by the Head of Customer Data Operations.
• Improvement and Optimization: Continuously seek opportunities to improve processes, methodology and data governance.
• Standardisation of Delivery: Understand, define and standardise the approach, activities and artifacts required in order to deliver engineering activities; ensuring that all are robust, reliable and repeatable.

What Are We Looking For?

Experience

Prior to the role it would be essential that you have:

• At least 5 years' experience in Data
• At least 3 years' experience of managing resources via a systems integrator model

Some desirable experience that you may bring to the role:

• Experience of working across multiple teams with competing priorities is desirable

Qualifications

Not essential to be successful in the role but you may also have the following qualifications:

• Technology Degree

Why join the force behind the sport?

Joining F1 means becoming part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and personal growth. We offer a dynamic work environment where ideas are heard, and employee contributions truly make an impact. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people to play their role in accelerating the future of the sport. As a member of the F1 team, you will be able to access our amazing benefits:

• Private Healthcare scheme  

• Dental Care 

• 4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season  

• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies 

• A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill   

• Free healthy snacks in our offices 

• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch 

• 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure  

• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team  

• Discount on F1 merchandise 

• Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive 

• Perkbox benefit portal and more

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