Data Operations Specialist

Epic Games; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Epic Games is looking for a Data Operations Specialist to manage unstructured data workflows and support their MetaHuman division. The role involves data ingestion and management across cloud and on-prem systems, requiring strong technical skills and excellent communication. Epic offers an inclusive work culture and comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness programs.

Benefits

Pension

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Disability and life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Health checks

Meals

Mental well-being program

Qualifications

• Experience managing unstructured data across mixed storage environments.
• Proficient knowledge of Python and Bash scripting.
• Excellent communication skills and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Wrangle unstructured data across hybrid environments.
• Ensure data flow for the capture and processing pipeline.
• Manage archives and drive data management processes.

Skills

Data management

Python

Bash scripting

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant industry experience

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

DATA ENGINEERING What We Do

Our mission is to provide a world-class platform that empowers the business to leverage data that will enhance, monitor, and support our products. We are responsible for data ingestion systems, processing pipelines, and various data stores all operating in the cloud. We operate at a petabyte scale, and support near real-time use cases as well as more traditional batch approaches.

What You'll Do

We’re looking for a hands-on Data Operations Specialist to manage unstructured data workflows in a hybrid storage environment. You'll be the first dedicated member of the MetaHuman Data Management team, supporting 3Lateral Services and the R&D groups within the MetaHuman division and, on occasion, the wider Epic Games group.
You will be instrumental in ensuring that all captured data is managed efficiently and that a consistent approach is provided to data management. A successful candidate not only has strong technical expertise but also excels in communication and teamwork. It’s not intended for those pursuing careers in structured data pipelines or data analytics platforms.

In this role, you will

• Wrangle unstructured data across a globally distributed hybrid environment (on-prem and cloud), supporting VFX & RND pipelines (dataset file querying, sorting, naming, optimizing, structuring, moving, deleting and curating)
• Ensure data flow for the capture and processing pipeline, maintaining and reporting in detail on storage capacity and usage across multiple sites in parallel
• Manage archive, including data restoration
• Own and drive data management processes to support operational workflows
• Write scripts to automate data deletion processes and execute data deletions in close collaboration with the MH team
• Work on establishing data life cycle and deletion policies and support the metadata tagging process
• Interact with MetaHuman and Epic stakeholders to ensure alignment across data operations

What we're looking for

• Experience managing unstructured data across mixed storage environments, including on-prem file shares and cloud-based storage
• Understanding of storage infrastructure (data locations, server features, archive, capacity, availability, projections, etc) and pipeline.
• Understanding of storage protocols (NFS, SMB, S3) and storage concepts
• Proficient knowledge of Python and Bash scripting (e.g., automating file ops, batch cleanup, logging)
• Familiarity with command-line tools (e.g., find, du, rsync, robocopy, rclone)
• Strong organizational skills, flexibility, and curiosity
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to respectfully interact with co-workers at all levels in a professional environment
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to show initiative and proactively engage in implementing solutions when appropriate
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team and without direct supervision
• A methodically consistent approach to repetitive tasks; values accuracy and acute attention to detail
• Bachelor's degree 6.2 or relevant industry experience

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

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