Data Engineer

BT Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in the UK seeks a Lead Data Engineer to oversee data product development and mentor junior engineers. This role involves designing cost-effective data pipelines, ensuring compliance with data protection policies, and actively participating in delivering exceptional customer experiences. Candidates should have strong skills in cloud environments and big data frameworks.

Benefits

Annual on target bonus 10%

BT Pension scheme

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Enhanced women's health support

Life Assurance (4 x life cover pay)

Colleague discounts on broadband packages

Volunteering days

24/7 private virtual GP appointments

Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD setups and infrastructure as code frameworks.
• Strong experience leading, coaching, and mentoring.
• Experience working in Agile.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Engineer responsibilities including coaching engineers.
• Design and build data products and pipelines that are cost-effective.
• Ensure all data products adhere to data protection policies.

Skills

CI/CD setups

Infrastructure as code frameworks (Terraform or OpenTofu)

Open-source big data frameworks (Spark, Apache Beam, Apache Flink)

SQL

Python

Scala/Java

Cloud environments (ideally GCP)

SQL and NoSQL databases

Orchestration tools

Big data and ETL services

Serverless compute services

Kubernetes

Data management and data architecture

Data security and compliance

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Agile experience

Job description

London, Birmingham, Bristol

3 days in the office, 2 days remote

About EE

We're EE. We are the biggest mobile and broadband operator in the UK and we have a relationship in every second household in the country. But we're for everyone, on any network - serving up new tech, new services, and heaps of inspiration for every aspect of your connected life. We've been awarded the UK's best network for the last 10 years. It's central to our vision - to be the most personal customer‑focused technology company in the UK. That means earning a place on customers' home screens by offering them more than ever before, whether that's helping their home run smarter with EE Home, levelling up their play with EE Game, helping them work on their terms with EE Work, or even unleashing their kids' learning with EE Learn. We're also part of BT Group, which we're even bigger than you might think. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

Why this job matters

At EE, our ability to deliver brilliant, personalized experiences for all our 30m customers is fundamental to our future success. As a business we are investing extensively in the automation of our operations and networks, and in building our Base Management capabilities. Data driven automation and decision making has never been more important. Data Science & AI will create a new data capability for Consumer to allow us to create the best personal experiences for all our customers across all channels and drive Commercial Revenue.

What you'll be doing

• Data Engineer Lead within their Squad; including coaching and mentoring other engineers within the Alliance ensuring all adhere to Engineering standards and best practice; facilitating workshops and running training sessions where needed
• Ensure both self and others take responsibility for achieving brilliant customer and business outcomes through high-quality execution, collaboration, and a focus on continuous improvement.
• Design and build data products and data pipelines that are cost effective, performant and resilient.
• Build both batch and NRT data pipelines.
• Ensure all data products delivered and maintained to a high quality, accurate, secure, and always adhere to data protection policies.
• Support Data Product documentation, including clear and comprehensive user guides, and runbooks to aid control and knowledge transfer.
• Operational maintenance of all data products

The skills and experience you'll have under your belt

• Experience with CI/CD setups and infrastructure as code frameworks (ideally Terraform or OpenTofu)
• Experience with open-source big data frameworks (ideally Spark, Apache beam, or Apache Flink)
• Experience with NRT data pipelines is highly desirable
• High proficiency with SQL, Python and one of Scala/Java
• Strong experience of cloud environments (ideally GCP) in the following areas.
• SQL and noSQL databases
• Orchestration tools
• Big data and ETL services
• Serverless compute services
• Experience with K8 and cloud networking is desirable but not required
• Strong data management and data architecture experience
• Strong understanding of data security and compliance processes
• Strong communication skills and ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, written and verbal
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, planning skills and the ability to prioritise demand in line with business and commercial requirements.
• Strong experience leading / coaching and mentoring
• Experience working in Agile

Benefits

• Annual on target bonus 10% (based on both personal and company performance)
• BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays with the option to buy up to one week's work of your contracted hours. This will also increase with service.
• 2 weeks carer's leave
• From January 2025, all parents welcoming a new child will be eligible for our new Family Leave policy. You will receive 18 weeks at full pay, eight weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It is for all parents, no matter how your family is made.
• Enhanced women's health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• Life Assurance (4 x life cover pay)
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans.
• My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers.
• Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership.
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community.
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as 'My EV.'
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues

We value diversity and celebrate difference. 'We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It's fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.' We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you'll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won't be alone: we'll be there with help and support, learning and development.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full‑time, if you're a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.