Data Engineer

Harrods Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury retail company in Greater London is seeking a Data Engineer. This role involves building data infrastructures and pipelines from diverse sources. Candidates should have extensive experience in Python and PySpark, familiarity with Databricks, and knowledge of Azure services. The position offers a permanent contract with benefits such as flexible working, generous holidays, and employee discounts.

Benefits

Company pension

Flexible working

25 days’ holiday

Birthday off

Up to 33% in-store discount

Season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Experience in database management and software engineering.
• Knowledge in deploying machine learning models.
• Coordinate data access, preparation, and feature engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and implement data infrastructure and pipelines.
• Perform data analysis to troubleshoot issues.
• Monitor metrics and improve systems with teams.

Skills

Python

PySpark

Databricks

Git

CICD

Azure Services

Data Build Tool (DBT)

Job description

Data Engineer

We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our team here at Harrods. As the Data Engineer you will be responsible for building, testing and implementing data infrastructure and pipelines that collect, centralize, and curate data from multiple internal and external data sources

You may be required to be part of an on‑call rota, for out of hours assistants including weekend

About the Role

The Data Engineer will be responsible for building, testing and implementing data infrastructure and pipelines that collect, centralize, and curate data from multiple internal and external data sources. The candidate will have experience in database management, software engineering, deployment of machine learning models and coordinating data access, preparation and feature engineering.

You will also;

• Perform data analysis required to troubleshoot data related issues and assist in the
  resolution of data issue
• Implement strategies directed at acquiring data and promoting the development of new
  insights across the business
• Monitor the existing metrics, analyse data, and lead partnership with the teams in an effort to identify and implement system and process improvements
• Responsible for administering, monitoring, troubleshooting, analysing and resolving
  technical problems arises from the technical development

About You

You will have experience in database management, software engineering, deployment of machine learning models and coordinating data access, preparation and feature engineering. You will also have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, while having strong time‑management skills and the ability and willingness to multi tasks.

You will need to have:

• Previous experience using python and pyspark and building data pipelines (preferably using python and pyspark)
• Previous Experience with databricks and using git and CICD
• Hands‑on experience integrating Fabric with Azure services (e.g., ADLS, Synapse, Power BI).
• Proficiency in building and managing Fabric Dataflows and Data Pipelines for ingestion and
  transformation.
• Experience using DBT (Data Build Tool) for data modeling and transformation, integrated with Fabric environments.
  

About Us

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought‑after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.

Our Promise to You

Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.

In return you’ll receive an excellent benefits package, including a company pension, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, and your birthday off, up to 33% in‑store discount (including across our food hall and restaurants), and a season ticket loan.

Uniquely You

Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths.you can demonstrate the majority of skills and strong experience to thrive in this role, we would encourage you to apply.

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods

Additional Information:

Time Type: Permanent

Department: IT Data Analytics (Prathap Gangi)