Senior Data Engineer

Apply for the Senior Data Engineer role at Simpel en Duidelijk Advies.

The Data Engineering Team is a highly skilled and effective team within the Product & Technology department at Immediate Media. The team delivers multi-department projects and services the data requirements of the business.

You will have technical experience and a passion for solving data problems. You will be comfortable handling data in any format, data modelling and ETL processes. You will have demonstrable technical skillset as data engineering skills are paramount. You will have good communication skills and be comfortable working with stakeholders and translating business requirements into technical specifications. You should be delivery driven, self‑motivated and capable of independent working. You should strive for best practice and technical excellence and be a person that actively looks for continual improvement.

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• Build and manage robust data pipelines and integrations.
  
• Develop and own data solutions to meet company needs.
  
• Take ownership for delivering engineering tasks on time and to specifications.
  
• Be a technical expert in the data engineering discipline.
  
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders outside the team.
  
• Be responsible for data quality and ensuring problems are resolved swiftly.
  
• Co‑responsible for robust processes and technical best practice.
  
• Co‑responsible for the data platform and technology.
  
• Foster skills, share knowledge and cross‑train with peers and juniors.
  

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• Extensive experience delivering data engineering projects.
  
• Advanced SQL skills.
  
• Advanced Python skills.
  
• Knowledge of Databricks.
  
• Experience with PySpark library.
  
• Experience with code control/Git.
  
• Experience managing CI/CD processes.
  

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• DBT experience.
  
• Atlassian (Jira, Confluence).
  
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform).
  

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• A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival.
  
• Supportive well‑being initiatives and benefits, talks & workshops, and Mental Health First Aiders & Champions.
  
• 25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Years which are in addition to your annual entitlement.
  
• Claim back everyday health care cost with Medicash, our Health Cash back plan.
  
• Lease an electric vehicle through our EV salary sacrifice scheme.
  
• Tailored training and development through both our in‑house learning platform and LinkedIn Learning.
  
• A progressive and transparent culture focused on your development.
  
• Flexible / hybrid working plus early finish Fridays.
  
• Cycle to work scheme.
  
• Enhanced family policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility and carers policy.
  
• Competitive pension plans and Life Assurance.
  
• A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces.
  

Immediate is an equal opportunities employer. We will never treat anyone less favourably because of their sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marital/civil partnerships, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief or disability. We are committed to supporting applications from those who are returning to work following a career break, maternity leave or caring responsibilities.