Data Engineer - Cloud GCP

Description

Position at EssenceMediacom

Data Engineer – Cloud (GCP )_Data Management

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Overview of role

As a lead consultant within the Data & Technology team you will lead in the development and automation of data solutions for clients. This is a hands on role and you will be responsible for managing and delivering various client projects that aggregate data sources into a single view for both the client and indeed EssenceMediacom.

Marketing industry data is often incomplete, inconsistent and stored in silos with access primarily through APIs and FTPs. It is therefore our responsibility to help clients both internal and external who each have their own requirements for reporting. EssenceMediacom has invested in a technology stack based on GCP and PowerBI in order to adapt quickly to differing client requirements. We need a creative, experienced and motivated individual to help lead cloud engineers and be the core escalation point on projects, you will also have a key role in implementing engineering solutions for our clients.

Reporting of the role

Reports to Director, Head of Data Management

3 best things about the job

• You’ll have access to the latest and greatest in cloud and dashboarding technologies
• Continuous learning, autonomy & room for development with the best in the industry.
• You’ll be working in a close knit, friendly team who are there to support you at every stage of your career.

Measures of success

In three months, you would have:

• Understood the Data & Technology team’s existing tools and techniques and how we work with the wider agency.

In six months, you would have:

• Started to build your own contacts network, be the lead on 1-2 key projects and be considering improvements that can be made to our tools or processes

In 12 months, you would have:

• Work directly with clients to sell in, lead and deliver on projects that drive Data & Technology forwards

Responsibilities of the role

• Manage and contribute to the strategy for EssenceMediacom’s data management discipline. Implementing the use of best practice and the latest technologies.
• Design, develop and maintain cloud solutions
• Bringing consistency to our Data handling and schemas across EssenceMediacom clients.
• Ensuring data validation and consistency across all media channels.
• Developing and executing queries whilst also validating the accuracy and completeness of the data.
• Working with planning teams to translate functional specifications into technical designs for implementation and deployment.
• Design and build data pipelines using a cloud platform.
• Design and build data pipelines using a cloud platform.
• Manage and provision the cloud solution infrastructure.
• Design for data security and compliance.
• Manage and automate ETL and cloud deployment implementations.
• Able to manage Cloud databases.

What you will need

Essential

• Eeperience in cloud platform knowledge: GCP (Certification advantageous), other cloud platform knowledge would be considered
• Demonstrable deep knowledge and experience in cloud migration, cloud strategy and transformation, cloud architecture and engineering.
• Technical depth and experience with SQL.
• Experience of working directly with clients and managing stakeholder expectations
• Line management experience
• Experience working with digital marketing and/or web analytics data.
• Cost-effective cloud delivery.

Desirable:

• Experience working with dashboarding tools (PowerBi preferred)
• Experiencing working with tools such as: Jira, Confluence
• Has worked in a technical team that use Agile, Scrum methodologies
• Experience of DevOps tools: Github/Gitlab

About EssenceMediacom

We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients’ businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability.  

EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our “new power” where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.  

(Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location)

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