Data engineer

We are seeking a passionate Senior Data Engineer to support the delivery of our data transformation. Working within a squad of data engineers, you will work with partners from across the business to implement the data strategy, delivering value to the organisation and achieving our goal of democratising data. You will be an advocate for our industry leading BEAM Cloud Data Platform.

• Build and maintain high-quality, reliable data solutions and own it with a high degree of automation in the cloud.
• Own complex tasks in the backlog and deliver them routinely with no significant issues.
• Support other data engineers to produce clean, quality code through code reviews and pair programming.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines that adhere to ETL principles and business goals.
• Drive solution through experimentation and innovation.
• Support the build of analytical tools that use the data pipeline to deliver actionable insights, enabling data driven decision making, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.

• Extensive proven experience in cloud-based data technologies and data warehousing design principles, preferably Azure.
• Deep understanding of design/building end-to-end data solutions.
• Solid experience with ETL tools, Databricks, SQL.
• Solid experience with Python/SQL/Spark.

• After completing your probationary period, you’ll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.