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Overview
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible for the overall technical direction, standards and principles of the data engineering practices. Leading all aspects of the build, development, and design of data products in line with the business or technical demands. Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:
Providing a framework for data engineering best practices and principles by setting coding standards, peer review process, etc. Staying abreast of the industry data engineering technology roadmap to stay at the leading edge of tooling for integration, streaming and transformation of high volume data sets. Responsible for providing technical direction to the engineering teams and upskilling teams to showcase good practice technology delivery. Provides engineering support as required to the data engineering resource within the delivery team. Provides urgent support for technical blockers and escalation for any issues in the production environment. Highly effective coach/mentor who is able to lead by example with an approachable demeanour. Demonstrable ability to apply critical thinking to problems and tasks. Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes. Works within the wider community of PE’s, Seniors and Product Owners to shape the future of the Data platform. Required Skills & Experience:
Highly skilled in building large scale distributed data processing systems (or experience in equal measure). They are SME on building and delivering data products. Programming in multiple languages within our data eco-system e.g. Python. Implement cloud data technologies on either GCP, Azure or AWS. Experience of mentoring and coaching data engineers. Experience of building and maintaining constructive and collaborative business relationships with other teams and functions. Advocate of Agile delivery methodologies. Our Behaviours
Be Customer Focused:
constantly improving our customers’ experience. Be Human:
acting with humanity and care. Be Curious:
thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious. Be Agile:
working with trust, pace and agility. Be Inclusive:
acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together. Be Accountable:
championing the plan to deliver results and growth. At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements. In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here! What we offer:
Private Health Care:
Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with Bupa. Kingfisher Pension Scheme:
Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. 25 Days' Holiday:
25 days per annum plus bank holidays. Staff Discount:
20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Life Assurance:
x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account. Bonus:
Competitive bonus scheme. Application Process:
Step 1:
Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website. Step 2:
A member of the Talent Acquisition team will review your application. Step 3:
You’ll have a telephone interview with a recruiter. Step 4:
Attend a face to face or virtual interview. Step 5:
Your recruiter will contact you with feedback and job offer details.
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As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible for the overall technical direction, standards and principles of the data engineering practices. Leading all aspects of the build, development, and design of data products in line with the business or technical demands. Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:
Providing a framework for data engineering best practices and principles by setting coding standards, peer review process, etc. Staying abreast of the industry data engineering technology roadmap to stay at the leading edge of tooling for integration, streaming and transformation of high volume data sets. Responsible for providing technical direction to the engineering teams and upskilling teams to showcase good practice technology delivery. Provides engineering support as required to the data engineering resource within the delivery team. Provides urgent support for technical blockers and escalation for any issues in the production environment. Highly effective coach/mentor who is able to lead by example with an approachable demeanour. Demonstrable ability to apply critical thinking to problems and tasks. Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes. Works within the wider community of PE’s, Seniors and Product Owners to shape the future of the Data platform. Required Skills & Experience:
Highly skilled in building large scale distributed data processing systems (or experience in equal measure). They are SME on building and delivering data products. Programming in multiple languages within our data eco-system e.g. Python. Implement cloud data technologies on either GCP, Azure or AWS. Experience of mentoring and coaching data engineers. Experience of building and maintaining constructive and collaborative business relationships with other teams and functions. Advocate of Agile delivery methodologies. Our Behaviours
Be Customer Focused:
constantly improving our customers’ experience. Be Human:
acting with humanity and care. Be Curious:
thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious. Be Agile:
working with trust, pace and agility. Be Inclusive:
acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together. Be Accountable:
championing the plan to deliver results and growth. At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements. In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here! What we offer:
Private Health Care:
Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with Bupa. Kingfisher Pension Scheme:
Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. 25 Days' Holiday:
25 days per annum plus bank holidays. Staff Discount:
20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Life Assurance:
x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account. Bonus:
Competitive bonus scheme. Application Process:
Step 1:
Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website. Step 2:
A member of the Talent Acquisition team will review your application. Step 3:
You’ll have a telephone interview with a recruiter. Step 4:
Attend a face to face or virtual interview. Step 5:
Your recruiter will contact you with feedback and job offer details.
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