Data Engineer

Frasers Group
Shirebrook
1 year ago
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Job Description

We are seeking a talented and motivated Mid-Senior Data Engineer to become an integral part of our expanding Data Infrastructure & Engineering team. In this role, you will take the lead in developing, maintaining, supporting, and integrating our evolving data systems, which form the backbone of our organisation’s analytics and decision-making capabilities. Your work will include designing, coding, testing, and documenting new or enhanced data systems, ensuring they are robust, efficient, and aligned with our business needs.

A core aspect of this position will involve creating and managing scalable, secure, and efficient data pipelines and applications to support advanced data analytics and insights. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, identify opportunities for optimisation, and implement innovative solutions to complex data challenges.

Every day will bring new and exciting data problems to solve, ranging from ingesting and processing large volumes of diverse data to enhancing system reliability and performance. By continuously improving our data infrastructure and processes, you will play a key role in driving our organization’s analytical capabilities and enabling data-driven decision-making. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled data engineer looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

This role is hybrid with 3 days a week at our Shirebrook office. 


Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Experience:3+ years of hands-on work in data engineering, showcasing your ability to design and manage robust data systems.
  • Expertise in Data Warehousing:Deep understanding of enterprise data warehousing methodologies, including architecture patterns and best practices.
  • Cloud Proficiency:Skilled in cloud platforms such as Azure or GCP, with a preference for GCP.
  • Tools of the Trade:Proven experience with BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, or Synapse, with BigQuery as the preferred tool.
  • SQL Mastery:Advanced SQL expertise, including proficiency in writing stored procedures and optimizing complex queries.
  • Database Design:Solid understanding of database design principles and best practices in data modeling.
  • Soft Skills:Exceptional communication abilities, creative problem-solving, and a proactive approach to challenges.
  • Resilience:Capacity to thrive under pressure and confidently take the initiative.

Bonus Skills (Not Required, but a Plus):

  • Experience with orchestration tools like Cloud Composer or Airflow.
  • Familiarity with integration services such as Fivetran or similar platforms.
  • Python



Additional Information

Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:

Reward, Recognition and Opportunities

Frasers Champion- Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have thought without limits, owned it or been relevant.

Fearless 1000– By October 2025, we want our share price to hit £10. If that happens for 30 or more consecutive trading days, all colleagues across the business will receive a bonus! The top 1000 performers in the company will receive unprecedented bonuses, worth from £50,000 to £1million! Senior leaders across the business nominate these performers twice a year for embodying our core values and delivering exceptional performance*.

*subject to terms and conditions

Frasers Festival– an event like no other! Our Frasers Festival is our celebration for Head Office and Retail Staff across the UK and Europe – hosting a MEGA brand village, guest speakers from the world's biggest brands, evening entertainment, the ultimate Frasers Fearless Fitness Challenge and much more.

CEO Sessions –Once a quarter we offer 20 employees the opportunity to attend our “CEO Sessions” ran by our CEO and leadership team. Employees have the chance to connect, network and submit questions around specific topics such as our Sports or Luxury business.

Retail Reconnect –In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, Head Office employees will gain insights by spending two days in one of our stores or the Warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work.

Employee Welfare

Frasers Fit– Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free.

Retail Trust– We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.

What’s next?

Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to confirm a few key details before being booked in for a first stage interview with the Recruiter- this will be behaviourally focussed and centred around how you align with our Culture and Values. If successful we anticipate two further interview stages with the Hiring Manager/wider team which will be more technically focussed and could include a presentation/task so we can see your skills in action.

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