Lead Data & Analytics Engineer

Jet2; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Jet2 is seeking a Lead Data and Analytics Engineer who will spearhead data and analytics solutions and lead a team of engineers. This role offers an opportunity to work partly remote and engage with cutting-edge data technologies, contributing to transformative travel experiences.

Benefits

Mostly remote work

Annual pay reviews

Generous discretionary profit share

Qualifications

• Experience in developing data pipelines including APIs and databases.
• Strong SQL skills with ability to write complex queries.
• Experience with cloud data warehouse technologies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex data and analytics solutions with cloud technologies.
• Manage and develop a team of data engineers.
• Promote a data-first culture within the organization.

Skills

Data pipeline development

Data warehouse design

SQL

Communication

Agile methodologies

Team management

Tools

dbt

Snowflake

Tableau

Microsoft Azure DevOps

Job description

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Lead Data and Analytics Engineer

As our Lead Data and Analytics Engineer, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary, agile, data delivery team focused on delivering innovative, robust, and efficient data solutions to complex business problems. You’ll collaborate with passionate data professionals, including data and analytics engineers, test engineers, data scientists, and data visualisation specialists.

Benefits include:

• Mostly remote work, with just one day each month at our Leeds Holiday House office.
• Annual pay reviews
• Access to a generous discretionary profit share scheme

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside solution and data architects to deliver complex data and analytics solutions, including data ingestion from various sources into cloud-based and on-premise analytics platforms, and produce data warehouse, analytical data sets, and visualisations.
• Manage and develop a team of Senior, Mid, and Junior Data and Analytics Engineers, including recruitment.
• Design and lead data modelling, transformation, and cleansing for our enterprise data warehouse, supporting both technical and non-technical users.
• Promote a data-first culture within the team and across the business, supporting learning and data enablement activities.
• Support production data assets and demonstrate passion for data to inspire your team.

Requirements:

• Experience in developing data pipelines from various sources, including databases, flat files, APIs, and event-driven data feeds; experience with dbt is preferred.
• Experience with data warehouse design and modelling, including conceptual, logical, physical, and dimensional modelling techniques.
• Knowledge of cloud data warehouse technologies such as Snowflake (preferred), Google BigQuery, AWS Redshift, or Azure Synapse, and familiarity with GCP, AWS, or Azure services like cloud storage, containerisation, orchestration, and security.
• Experience working in Agile environments, using Scrum or Kanban, with strong communication skills.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• Strong SQL skills, with the ability to write complex queries across multiple platforms; Python knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau (preferred), PowerBI, or Quicksight is desirable.

Join us as we redefine travel experiences and create memories for millions of passengers. At Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, your potential has no limits. Apply today and let your career take flight!

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