Global Lead Data Engineer

Job Description

Dr. Martens is a globally famous and culturally influential British brand with over 60 years of heritage. Our products have become cultural icons, instantly recognisable and with timeless appeal, which is still relevant to consumers across the world today.As brand custodians, we are lucky to work for a dynamic, thriving, and ethical business, with people from diverse backgrounds, who bring their true selves to work, and where anyone can grow their career. Do you have what it takes THE GIG The D&A Team has set the vision “To make every DM decision better with data” and is embarking on a transformational journey to “Execute faster in creating trust, access and value globally from all our data to empower our colleaguesto stride forwards”. It is an exciting time to join the D&A team, with the opportunity to both set and guide the team and DM’s strategic direction. As a Lead Data Engineer, you will provide technical guidance and leadership to our talented team of Data engineersworking on our data pipelines and data warehouse. Performing this role you will be central to the success of the Data & Analytics department’s global Data Transformation initiative. We are in the midst of the journey, so you will get the opportunity to defineour data engineering approach, making fundamental changes by designing and implementing a modern data ecosystem that underpins DMs bold growth ambitions. You will work closely with the broader business, supporting, challenging, and championing data and analyticsfor better decision-making. You will also be responsible for: · Guiding the team to consistently deliver high-quality technical outputs · Growing your team in terms of skills and personal growth · Showing an example with hands-on developments which are ofhigh quality and tested thoroughly · Establishing the data warehouse as a trusted, stable, and reliable source of insight for the business · Building analytics datasets that utilise our pipelines to provide actionable insights into customer understanding,operational efficiency, and other key business performance metrics. · You strive for improvement in your work and that of others, proactively identifying issues and opportunities · Provide hands-on support to users reporting data incidents, helping the widerteam triage and respond to user queries promptly. · Embedding technical architecture and documentation standards, governance, policies, processes, and procedures. THE STUFF THAT SETS YOU APARTTechnical Skills · Azure and its various services · Advanced SQL skills · Cloud data warehouse platforms such as Snowflake, RedShift, Azure Synapse · Developing Spark/Databricks pipelines usingPython Collaboration and Relationships Work with the wider Data and Analytics team and the business to build a seamless and well-integrated data ecosystem, aligned with DMs needs, quality standards and service commitments. · Become a trustedmember of the Data and Analytics team, building relationships across the wider business. · Demonstrate credibility and always have straightforward professional communication, being transparent and open about challenges and successes. · Manage a data engineeringteam building and supporting modern data engineering solutions. Leadership · Youll play a key role in our Leadership team so your technical capability will go hand in hand with the below: · Operate with a large degree of ownership and a self-reliantmindset, able to decide how and when to involve senior stakeholders · Demonstrate great leadership and relationship management that delivers results through effective teamwork and communication · Take ownership of your development, proactively seeking outfeedback to build self-awareness · Lead, coach and develop members of the Data Engineering team, promoting best practices in development and continually benchmarking against industry standards Technical Assurance · Assure that all the technical designs and solutions developed within your Data Engineering team are fit for purpose and support the wider business and data strategy. · Look for continuous improvement of the data and analyticsplatform performance · Best practices in data engineering are dear to your heart, but youre not dogmatic · You have experience with numerous technology stacks and approaches YOUR FUNDAMENTAL QUALITIES It’s never just a job at Dr. Martens. It’s a way of life. We live and breathe our core Fundamentals - INTEGRITY. PROFESSIONAL. PASSIONATE. TEAM PLAYERS. They define who we are and how we get the job done. We believeeach role is as unique as the person who does it. To be an Technology Project Manager, you will have a strong understanding of, and passion for, our business and always set the performance bar high. You will have a professional and flexible approach to workincluding travel to and work from different locations as required. You will also be: ·Focussed on delivering the desired business outcomes as quickly and cost-effectively as possible while managing risk ·A great leader and who delivers results through effectiveteamwork, great communication and strong stakeholder-focussed relationships ·Capable of both detail orientation and big-picture thinking, able to develop plans that deliver the right outcomes. OUR FUNDAMENTAL QUALITIES It’s never just a job at Dr. Martens. It’s a way of life. We live and breathe our Fundamentals: INTEGRITY. PROFESSIONAL. PASSIONATE. TEAM PLAYERS. We’re a diverse bunch who believe each role is as unique as the personwho does it. Are you ready to fill your boots Apply now. At Dr. Martens, we are committed to creating an environment where we can all be proud to work and be our best. Part of this commitment is being an equal opportunity employer. All qualifiedapplicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, and age. #LI-RC1