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Company Description
Join us as a Senior Data Engineer, leading the charge in transforming our Reach data lake! Reporting to the Data Platform Tech Lead, you'll innovate new data ingestion processes, monitor existing ones, and develop robust ingestion frameworks. Collaborate with talented Data Engineers, Business Analysts, Product Managers, and BI Analysts to make a real impact.
Role Location
The role is fully remote, and so we are therefore open to candidates across the UK.
So, who are we?
We are Reach Plc, you might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it. We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human.
Oh, and we should probably also mention that with a monthly readership of 47 million people, Reach is the largest commercial publisher in the UK. At Reach, not only will you feel better understood, you will also feel you understand other people better too.
Job Description
As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of designing and implementing sophisticated data ingestion processes using Python and various cutting-edge data processing frameworks. Your expertise will enable you to acquire data seamlessly from diverse source systems, including APIs, S3 buckets, and SFTP servers.
You'll leverage Infrastructure-as-Code (IAC) tools to provision AWS infrastructure efficiently, ensuring our data platform remains robust and scalable. With a keen eye for detail, you'll monitor the data platform, implementing observability mechanisms to ensure all processes run smoothly.
Collaboration is key, and you'll work closely with business analysts, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure that all required data is ingested accurately and effectively. Your role will also involve creating comprehensive documentation of processes and design decisions, contributing to a culture of transparency and knowledge sharing.
Qualifications
We are seeking a candidate with a solid track record in designing and implementing innovative data solutions. Your experience should include working with enterprise-level data lakes, ideally within media or technology companies, where you've honed your skills in managing complex data environments.
You should have demonstrated expertise in building robust data pipelines and orchestrating workflows in an enterprise setting, ensuring seamless data flow and integration across systems.
Additionally, proven experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IAC) tools such as CDK or Terraform is essential. You'll be adept at deploying infrastructure and data processes within the AWS ecosystem, showcasing your ability to leverage technology to drive efficiency and scalability.
Key Skills
- Python for data ingestion and processing
- Pandas and AWS Wrangler
- Strong knowledge of AWS services, particularly: Athena, S3, Glue, Lambda, ECS/EC2.
- Excellent knowledge of SQL - DML & DDL
- Excellent understanding of unit testing for data processes
- Articulate communicator who enjoys inspiring collaboration within an organisation and between teams.
- Confident in managing personal workload on multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team
Additional Information
We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;
- Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
- 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
- Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
- Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
- As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
- Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest
- Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
- We are also a member of the 30% Club, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.
