Data Engineering Specialist

Why this job matters:

At BT, our ability to deliver brilliant, personalized experiences for all our 30m customers is fundamental to our future success. As a business we are investing extensively in the automation of our operations and networks, and in building our Base Management capabilities. Data driven automation and decision making has never been more important.  Data Science & AI will create a new data capability for Consumer to allow us to create the best personal experiences for all our customers across all channels and drive Commercial Revenue.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Engineering Specialist lead within their Squad; including coaching and mentoring other engineers within the Alliance ensuring all adhere to Engineering standards and best practice; facilitating workshops and running training sessions where needed
• Ensure both self and others take responsibility for achieving brilliant customer and business outcomes through high-quality execution, collaboration, and a focus on continuous improvement.
• Design and build data products and data pipelines that are cost effective, performant and resilient.
• Build both batch and NRT data pipelines.
• Ensure all data products delivered and maintained to a high quality, accurate, secure, and always adhere to data protection policies.
• Support Data Product documentation, including clear and comprehensive user guides, and runbooks to aid control and knowledge transfer.
• Operational maintenance of all data products

SKills & Experience:

• Experience with CI/CD setups and infrastructure as code frameworks (ideally Terraform or OpenTofu)
• Experience with open-source big data frameworks (ideally Spark, Apache beam, or Apache Flink)
• Experience in Integration technologies like Kafka, API, Pub/Sub
• Experience with NRT data pipelines is highly desirable
• High proficiency with SQL, Python and one of Scala/Java
• Strong experience of cloud environments (ideally GCP) in the following areas.
• SQL and noSQL databases
• Orchestration tools
• Big data and ETL services
• Serverless compute services
• Experience with K8 and cloud networking is desirable but not required
• Strong data management and data architecture experience
• Strong understanding of data security and compliance processes
• Strong communication skills and ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, written and verbal
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, planning skills and the ability to prioritise demand in line with business and commercial requirements.
• Strong experience leading / coaching and mentoring
• Experience working in Agile

About us

BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled.  As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business. 
 
Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband.  Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. 
 
While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come.  This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies.  
 
Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented.  BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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