Data Engineer
Runcorn, England, United Kingdom
Initial Description
This is an incredible opportunity to join a growing and highly talented Business Intelligence team. You will be responsible for delivering and maintaining business critical reporting systems across the Protein Works including marketing, trading, operations and finance. You will have a strong understanding and appreciation of data engineering concepts and how to apply them using the Google Cloud Platform. You will possess an unwavering passion for data and how it can improve business performance.
The role: Data Engineer
Immediate Responsibilities
Managing and delivering end to end BI reporting projects from initial brief/requirement gathering to data pipeline development (APIs/ETL/ELT/SQL) to visualization
Undertaking ad hoc BI tasks based on business requirements and priorities
As part of the BI team you will be responsible for the day to day maintenance and enhancement of the data quality, security and performance of the Data Lake/Warehouse
Assisting your Data Analyst colleagues to generate impactful business insights and analysis
Support the Senior Data Engineer in managing the BI ticket system to ensure tasks are resolved in a timely and effective manner
You’ll Naturally Be Like This…
Possess a “can-do” attitude
Highly enthusiastic with a drive to improve and develop new ways of working
Ability to clearly communicate complex topics in simple terms, to a variety of audiences
Avid self-learner & share knowledge across the business
Highly motivated self-starter
Place a high value on delivering business impact
Positively impatient
Great at building positive, productive collaborations and teams
Excellent interpersonal skills
Non-Negotiables
Demonstrable data engineering experience with an enterprise data warehouse platform
Extremely strong SQL skills
Significant API experience
Experience with visualization tools e.g Data Studio, Tableau, Power BI
Ability to gather requirements from stakeholders across the business and turn into actual deliverables
Solid spreadsheet experience: Excel & Google Sheets
Highly numerate, logical and analytical
Highly organised and excellent verbal and written skills
Ability to multi-task and deliver to deadlines
Excellent relationship building skills and ability to influence at various levels
Well-organised, with an eye for detail in everything you do
Desirables
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
Experience with the Google Cloud Platform/Data Stack including:
BigQuery
Cloud Functions
Cloud Storage
Pub/Sub
IAM Management
Looker Data Studio
Coding experience with Python/Javascript/C#
Familiarity with statistical/machine learning/AI concepts and techniques
Understanding of data pipeline/orchestration tools e.g. dbt, dataform
Appreciation of GCP’s serverless technologies e.g. Cloud Run/Workflows
Understanding of Google’s marketing stack, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, Google Search Console
Experience with low-code/no-code data platforms e.g. Retool, Hex