Senior Data Engineer

**About us**:
**About the role**:
The ASRS stream is responsible for the bots and grid that form the core of our automated warehouses. We continuously capture data from thousands of bots across the world, and accessing and understanding this data is critical to being able to operate them efficiently and economically, as well as driving future design improvements. The data that you manage will be used for a wide range of initiatives, from improving wireless connectivity through simulation to evolving our maintenance approaches, and you will see those projects directly make an impact.

The Senior Data Engineer's role is to ensure that we have data in the right format and the right places with the right tools to provide a compelling competitive advantage for Ocado Technology: Role and responsibilities include:

- Supporting the creation of the Data Engineering vision for ASRS
- Building and enhancing the data model for automation within our Customer Fulfilment Centres, in close collaboration with the stream's Data Analysts
- Building automated and reliable production pipelines providing data we can trust
- Create the support process for production pipelines
- Work collaboratively with Product Analysts, Data Scientists, Product Managers and Software Engineers to understand data requirements
- Define best practices in data engineering and support Software Engineers across the stream in developing good quality data feeds

**What we're looking for**:

- Experience with data engineering and data modelling across multiple complex domains
- Ability to code in Python or Java
- Have expert knowledge of SQL
- Know the latest data tooling in the cloud space (ideally GCP)
- Are comfortable getting hands on with data technologies
- Have experience with agile planning and delivery
- Can thrive in ambiguous environments where success often depends more on the ability to influence and ownership isn't always 100% clear
Bonus points if you also have experience in some or all of the following areas (in no particular order):

- dbt and Looker
- DataOps
- Data Observability
- Defining and measuring data quality

**What do I get in return**:

- Flexible working patterns and options for remote working (depending on your role/team)
- Wellbeing support through Apps such as Unmind and an Employee Assistance Programme
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
- Pension scheme(various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
- Private Medical Insurance
- 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete)
- Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Opportunity to participate in Share save and Buy as You Earn share schemes
- Income Protection(can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance(3 x annual salary)
- Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices
- Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices

**Location**
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**About Ocado Group**
When our journey started, we were all about changing the way people shop for groceries. 20 years later, we're developing our own ground breaking technology, opening multiple sites at an accelerating rate and engaging in exciting new business partnerships around the world
Transforming an industry also means transforming the way we do business. As we continually develop new technologies and customer propositions, we're looking for the Everyday Pioneers to lead us into the next stage of our evolution: enhancing our capabilities, inspiring our teams and developing new ways of working.
Changing the way the world shops, for good.