In Team Digital, we’re planning for a future where the technology solutions we co-create and design enable us to achieve our goal of protecting our greatest natural resource and allow our customers, communities and the environment to thrive.
As a team, our vision is to create an everyday digital experience for the people we serve - our customers - by putting them at the heart of everything we do. As part of our award-winning team, you’ll help the business become an intelligent, connected organisation to deliver our digital transformation and turnaround... as part of the digital team what role are they playing in making this happen?
The purpose of this Data Engineering role is to help build out the next evolution of the Thames Water Enterprise Data Platform (EDP). The role will collaborate with colleagues from across Thames Water, including our bespoke data product teams, to contribute to the overall goal of becoming a data-driven organisation with a centralised enterprise lakehouse at its core.
What you’ll be doing as a Data Engineer
- You will work with the wider data hub engineering team to acquire data from Thames Water data source systems, and implement ETL/ELT data flows into the EDP by utilising the capabilities of Databricks and Azure Data Factory.
- Engineer data by our medallion architecture framework into bronze, silver and gold levels of curation, you will then help expose this data to the analytical user community for BI system use.
- Document source to target mappings and ensure corporate data requirements are documented and appropriate policies and procedures are in place.
- Ownership of several data pipelines and resolution of failures.
- Manage the investigation of corporate data requirements, documenting them according to the required standards utilising the prescribed methods and tools.
Base location - Reading/Swindon - Hybrid.
Working Pattern - 36 hours.
What you should bring to the role
We want to bring together a team of brilliant tech minds with game-changing ideas. We’re looking for people who will help us re-imagine the way we work and the way we get things done:
- A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Open to new ways of doing things.
- Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
- People who think and behave differently to the way we do. People who don’t want to just be another cog in the machine.
- Strong experience as a Data Engineer and Azure data factory.
- Extensive experience in data engineering.
- fully experienced in dealing with stakeholders.
- Proficient in data modelling tools.
- Proven expertise in data warehousing solutions.
- MCSA Data Engineering with Azure / M10979 Azure Fundamentals qualification is desirable.
- Knowledge of Business analysis techniques.
What’s in it for you?
It’s an incredibly exciting time to join Team Digital, the best people to tell you why, are the people in our team. Take a look at the video below to find out what they think.
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- Competitive salary up to £55,000 per annum.
- Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays).
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
- Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
- Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.
We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.
Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.