Lead Data Architect

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Global Full time

Job Description

Lead Data Architect

Reporting of the Role

This role reports to the Director, Group Data.

Overview of job

We're looking for a Lead Data Architect to play a central role in the evolution of our Data Platform and its application for use cases across the company. It is a unique opportunity to continue the work to develop and maintain a robust data infrastructure that supports the organisation's data-driven initiatives across Global's multiple data products.

3 best things about the job

  • Lead the design for how we evolve our data platform, which will underpin critical business decisions and insights for Global's future
  • Get to see the big picture: to do the above well, you'll get to learn about data use cases across the organisation, as well as getting to know our outstanding data sets
  • Coach, mentor, and support other team members in data engineering and beyond

Measures of success -

In the first few months, you would have:

  • Acquired a deep understanding of our data platform, its architecture, engineering challenges, work methodologies, and the use cases it can support
  • Fostered an active and collaborative way of working within the team, demonstrating effective leadership and support for others
  • Learned about use cases for our data platform, and found opportunities to evolve it for the future
  • Shown passion to research and apply the latest data tools and techniques in the market

Responsibilities of the role

This position requires someone to have a deep understanding of data architecture and engineering best practices, as well as a track record of successfully building data platforms.

  • Designing our future architecture. We're continually looking to evolve our data platform, and to consider application to new use cases - including personalisation, generative AI technology in ad creation, low latency programmatic advertising, and many others. You'll be designing our future data architecture with a focus on the long term
  • Owning and improving our data infrastructure. You'll need to go beyond the architectural vision alone and support our work in building our data platform for the future. You'll be capable of being hands-on and contributing to our delivery
  • Obsessing over quality. You'll know that "garbage in" can mean "garbage out" in data. We'd expect you to strive for high standards of data quality, and to ensure our platforms are built to a high standard as well
  • Coaching and supporting others. While this is not a people management role, you'll be a senior technical leader in the team. As such, we'd look for you to coach and guide junior engineers who you work closely with

What you will need

The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

  • An excellent applied understanding of modern data architectures and data modelling to improve data usage across the business
  • A strategic approach to problem solving and the ability to see the big picture at all times.
  • Extensive experience with programming languages (ideally Python)
  • Proficiency with cloud services (ideally AWS)
  • A strong understanding of modern distributed computing systems. You will have real-world experience of running them in production environments using Spark or PySpark, both for batch and streaming data flows.
  • Knowledge of continuous delivery and continuous integration (i.e., Jenkins)
  • Good communication skills, demonstrated in the design of solutions and technical decisions, being able to bridge the gap with non-technical partners and transmitting knowledge with less experience engineers
  • Influence long term roadmap, by advocating for technical investments and building future proof software
  • Coach and Mentor other team members, by helping them grow and develop their skills, and demonstrating best practices

Bonus Points for:

  • AWS/Azure/GCP Certifications
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform)

Everyone is welcome at Global

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can't possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that's why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that different will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.

Although we cannot make guarantees, we welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Global

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