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SpecsaversData Engineer
Data Engineer designing and developing data solutions at Specsavers. Collaborating on data pipelines and migrations with analysts and stakeholders.
About the role
- **Architect and Evolve Our Core Data Platform** You will own the technical vision and roadmap for our data platform, steering its evolution on our modern cloud stack and ensuring it meets the demands of a rapidly scaling business.
- **Own the Architecture:** Design, implement, and refine a robust data lakehouse architecture (e.g., Medallion) using Databricks and Delta Lake to ensure data reliability and performance.
- **Build Scalable Ingestion Frameworks:** Develop and maintain resilient, reusable patterns for ingesting data from a diverse set of sources, including our systems, transactional databases, event streams, and third-party SaaS APIs.
- **Define Data Modelling Standards:** Lead the implementation of our core data modelling principles (e.g., Kimball dimensional modelling) to produce curated, intuitive datasets for business intelligence and product analytics.
- **Implement Robust Governance:** Use tools like Unity Catalog to establish a comprehensive data governance framework, covering data lineage, fine-grained access controls, and a user-friendly data catalogue.
- **Manage Platform Performance and Cost:** Develop and implement strategies for monitoring, optimising, and forecasting our Databricks and cloud expenditure, ensuring the platform is both powerful and cost-effective.
- **Champion Engineering Excellence and Best Practice** You will be the driving force for maturing our data operations, embedding a culture of quality, automation, and reliability into everything we do.
- **Automate Everything with CI/CD:** Implement and advocate for automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., using GitHub Actions) for all data assets, including dbt models, infrastructure changes, and Databricks jobs.
- **Embed Git-Based Workflows:** Champion a Git-first culture for all data transformation code, establishing clear processes for branching, code reviews, and version control.
- **Embed Automated Data Quality: **Implement comprehensive, automated data quality testing at every stage of our pipelines using tools like dbt test, ensuring data is accurate and trustworthy.
- **Introduce Data Observability:** Establish thorough monitoring, logging, and alerting for all data pipelines to proactively detect, diagnose, and resolve issues before they impact the business**
Requirements
- Mastery of data architecture principles, data modelling frameworks (e.g., dimensional modelling), and a strong understanding of data governance and security best practices.
- A strong software engineering mindset, with significant experience implementing CI/CD for data, Git-based workflows, and automated data quality testing.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences and influence business decisions.
- A genuine passion for leadership and mentorship, with a track record of elevating the technical skills of those around you.
- **Tech Stack:**
- Dbt
- Databricks, Unity Catalog
- Terraform
- AWS: Redshift, Dynamo db, API gateway, Cloud Watch, Lambda, Streaming with Kenisis/Firehose, Glue, Bedrock
- Stitch & Fivetran
- Languages required include advanced SQL, python
Benefits
- Enjoy a flexible remote-first work policy (with a work-from-home stipend to set you up for success!)
- Own A piece of Deputy via our Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Take paid parental leave to support you and your family
- Stay protected with Group Salary Continuance Insurance
- Access support through our Employee Assistance Program
- Enjoy additional leave days — including study assistance, celebration days and volunteering
- Join our global working groups focused on collaboration, belonging and connection
- Get creative at our annual Hackathons
- Take advantage of our novated leasing for electric vehicles, internet reimbursement and more!
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