Senior Data Engineer

Dentsu Aegis Network ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Job Description

The role is responsible for supporting the decision making based on data analysis and the development of business insights from the various data assets. The individual within this role will work closely with the team of the business and will be responsible for delivering timely and effective reports and insights to the business on both a regular and ad-hoc basis. The role will involve the analysis and interpretation of the various data sources to deliver value adding insights Job Title: Senior Data Engineer Job Description: Role Responsibility * Be instrumental in helping to develop the company's Enterprise Data Hub strategy and vision * Responsible for delivering the data solution components, dataflows and future iterations to support several strategic initiatives including the Media Ecosystem * Engaging with key stakeholders to understand and define data engineering requirements * Understand and document data structure and business rules within sources systems and core platform * Focus on identifying underlying data issues using data quality and profiling tools as appropriate * Contribute to the analysis, design, development and delivery of data migration, data integration and MDM projects by performing complex data mapping and data conversion activities using tools where available * Assist in technology selection where appropriate and justifiable to create the future platform for the Enterprise Data Hub * Following the creation of the Enterprise Data Hub team, line management responsibility of an agile team who will look to you as a mentor to develop their skills and as a coach to guide them through development * Allocate your team's workload and manage the expectations of key stakeholders * Collaborate with other Leads in Data Engineering and other Technology functions (e.g. DevOps, Security) to deliver secure, reliable, robust and scalable data solutions * Identify and implement data best practices in conjunction with your peers, both within Enterprise Architecture, Integration and Technology as a whole but also wider into the core DAN business * Troubleshoot and take ownership of issues in our development, test and production environments. Including performance optimization and continuous tuning * Continuous learning and evaluation of the latest development methods, tools, and technologies Who are we looking for? * Significant experience of data engineering experience * Proven experience managing small data teams and mentoring engineers * Hands on project delivery experience within a number of data related initiatives. This should include experience of data design, data mapping and data quality assessment * Demonstrable experience with a number of data related projects * Industry experience working with data preparation and ETL type solutions * Proficient in the use of multiple database technologies i.e. Postgres, Mongo, SQL etc, * Proficient in one or more data related programming languages i.e. Python, R, SQL * Proficient in the use of Google analytics, Power BI , Tableau * Highly experienced in Agile development * Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS * Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery an advantage * Knowledge of microservice architecture and API Management an advantage * Working experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes an advantage * Strong interpersonal and communication skills * Demonstrates and adheres to the DAN company values as below What you'll get from us Dentsu Aegis Network is a fantastic place to work with many great benefits on offer including 25 days' annual holiday, Pension, Cycle to Work Scheme, and get your Birthday day off! Not only is it an incredibly fun place to work but as part of a multinational organisation there are many opportunities to advance your career within the wider business once you have proven yourself. About Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) DAN is headquartered in London and operates in 145 countries worldwide with more than 45,000 dedicated specialists. Dentsu Aegis Network is Innovating the Way Brands Are Built for its clients through its best-in-class expertise and capabilities in media, digital and creative communications services. Our values and behaviours: Agile - Anticipate business needs, continuous process improvement, be flexible whilst maintain high standards Pioneering - Being constantly curious, be bold in challenging the status quo, support a culture of openness Ambitious - Strive for excellence, drive hard to achieve, learn from experiences Responsible - Uphold the highest levels of integrity, lead by example, be courageous in raining concerns Collaborative - Operate as one finance team locally and globally by sharing best practice and following standard practices and processes Inclusion & Diversity We value the strength diversity brings to our business and are working hard to build a more inclusive workplace through partnerships with Stonewall, Business Disability Forum and Business in the Community's race and gen