Data Engineer

Job Description

Why you should join us...We connect with millions of people every day, make content they cant get enough of and reflect and shape the world we live in... and we do all this through the power of creativity.At ITV, were well on our way to becoming a digitalfirst business. Were transforming the way we work so that tech is at the heart of everything we do. Its what our More Than TV strategy is all about. And none of it would be possible without our data - and the people behind it.Business Area Overview:Our datateam is responsible for helping us realise the value of data. That could mean anything from upskilling and training our people, to increasing our revenue through experimentation and personalisation. The list is truly endless.The Innovation strand consistsof Data Scientists, Operational Researchers and Behavioural Scientists. As a mix of number crunchers and behavioural experts, they put their curiosity to work in influencing the business.As we enter the fourth industrial revolution, anyone who joins the teamwill have the opportunity to work on genuinely groundbreaking innovations so that we can continue to blend science into a creative business.This role entails...Sitting in the data innovation function, we have opportunities for data engineers to join our DataEngineering team. The engineers will be instrumental in delivering our data strategy. You will be part of a cross functional team and work on domain specific data products in collaboration with business stakeholders, data strategists and data scientists.KeyResponsibilities: Build highly scalable data pipelines leveraging our data platform for both batch and streaming data Process large amounts of data using spark to ensure data are readily available for machine learning models, analytics and business intelligenceCollaborate with a cross functional team including data strategist, data scientists and business stakeholders Optimise and maintain existing data pipelines to improve performance, data quality and increase business impact Communicate complex solutions in aclear and understandable way to both experts and non-experts. Prototype new approaches and productionise solutions at scale for our millions of active users Work closely with backend engineer to create source aligned data products inline with business requirementsand engineering best practices Responsibility line managing junior team members Passion for learning new skills and staying up-to-date with the latest technologies Be a team player in our collaborative and cross-functional environment Minimum Criteria: Provenexperience designing and implementing data pipelines leveraging Spark, Kafka, SQS .... Strong experience with Spark (Scala or Pyspark) Ability to write production-grade Python and / or Scala code Experience standardising ETL pipelines Experience deployingcode using jenkins as CI/CD Good knowledge of AWS data servicesITV strongly encourages applications for this role from candidates with a disability and as a Disability Confident Leader, we have committed to interview all candidates with a disability whoseapplication meets the minimum criteria for the role. (minimum criteria above)Key Criteria: Passion for learning new skills and staying up-to-date with the latest technologies Be a team player in our collaborative and cross-functional environment What we canoffer:We offer a competitive salary and 5 weeks holiday on top of public holidays, plus the option to buy more. Other benefits include annual bonus plan, life assurance cover, and interest-free season-ticket loans, an opportunity to buy ITV shares, and thechance to join pension, health insurance, childcare vouchers and cycle to work schemes.We want to be the most flexible employer in Media. We offer Smart working and we will support you and provide you the right environment and work/ life balance.We reach millionsof people everyday, thats why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We have various networks who celebrate and support our colleagues. We try to embed an inclusive mindset in everything we do.Werehappy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application process as part of our reasonable adjustments approach. So we encourage you to get in touch with us if you require anything via the apply button.* There may be a few exceptionswhere we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications