Principal Data Engineer

Arqiva; Winchester, London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in broadcasting and smart utilities is seeking a Data Engineer to lead the design and maintenance of scalable data pipelines. This role is crucial for ensuring data quality and accessibility, supporting analytics, and optimizing workflows. Join a forward-thinking company committed to innovation and growth, where you can develop your skills and contribute to exciting projects in cloud solutions. With a focus on wellbeing and a flexible working culture, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Private Medical

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits

Wellness programs

Gymflex

Travel insurance

Dental insurance

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in data engineering or related field.
• Solid understanding of information/data modeling approaches.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure data pipelines.
• Collaborate with data analysts and scientists to meet their data needs.
• Lead technical projects related to data infrastructure.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Integration

ETL/ELT

Data Architecture

Cloud Platforms

Agile Methodologies

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Data Engineering Tools

Database Systems

Data Warehousing Concepts

Job description

Location: We operate a flexible, hybrid working environment with the candidate required to travel to either our Winchester or London office once or twice a week.

We offer:

• Up to £80K
• 10% bonus
• Private Medical
• 25 days annual leave
• Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance
• Work. Life. Smarter. Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture

Purpose:

Leads the design, build, and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and infrastructure, ensuring data quality and accessibility. Applies data engineering techniques to support data analytics and data science teams by providing reliable data systems and optimising data workflows.

Accountabilities:

1. Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure data pipelines
2. Implement best practices for data integration and ETL/ELT
3. Collaborate with data analysts and scientists to meet their data needs
4. Optimise the performance and reliability of data systems
5. Lead technical projects related to data infrastructure
6. Provide thought leadership through data engineering expertise and act as an SME for the team
7. Own relationships with suppliers in this ecosystem and peers in the industry

Knowledge & Experience:

• Substantial experience in data engineering or a related field
• Solid understanding of information/data modelling approaches
• Strong knowledge of data architecture, database systems, and data warehousing concepts
• Experience working with data engineering tools, cloud platforms, and large-scale data platforms
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with both business and technical colleagues
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and iterative development approaches in data engineering

Why join Arqiva? We are the undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast, and the UK’s leading Smart utilities platform. This means we have a strong heritage and foundation for future growth for you to grow your career with us.

Our journey is to transition global media distribution to cloud solutions, where we aim to double our revenue and continue to grow by being an innovator of scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors. We have opportunities in new technology applications and products, providing chances to learn and develop with us.

Your wellbeing: Our wellbeing mission is to help our people to be the best version of themselves at work and still have the time and energy to live a full life outside of work.

Our focus for 2024 is to Win, Grow, Go Faster – find out more, contact us, and apply!

Inclusive Arqiva: Our networks include our Diversity Ambassadors, Eldercare, Spectrum, Working Families, Pride, Veterans, and Inspiring Women – join and contribute to our active networks!

Job Info

• Job Identification 23762
• Posting Date 02/19/2025, 02:54 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations: 64 Newman Street, London, GT LON, W1T 3EF, GB; Crawley Court, Winchester, HANTS, SO21 2QA, GB