Lead Data Engineer

Wppmedia

London, United Kingdom
On-site
Google cloud platform (gcp)
AWS
SQL
Serve as the technical figurehead for the data engineering practice across WPP Media’s broader Business Intelligence & Data Engineering agency teams

Job Summary

  • Serve as the technical figurehead for the data engineering practice across WPP Media’s broader Business Intelligence & Data Engineering agency teams.
  • Define and drive the overarching data engineering strategy and architecture for WPP Media, ensuring scalability, reliability, and innovation across diverse client needs and platforms.
  • Continuously identify, evaluate, and integrate emerging trends, technologies, and best practices into our data engineering workflows.

Matching Summary

Serve as the technical figurehead for the data engineering practice across WPP Media’s broader Business Intelligence & Data Engineering agency teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • AWS
  • SQL
  • dbt
  • Adverity
  • Terraform/Terragrunt
  • CI/CD pipelines

Nice-to-have

  • Digital advertising data
  • Python or R
  • Data mesh principles
  • Agile/Scrum methodologies

Key Requirements

  • Progressive experience in data engineering
  • Demonstrated leadership responsibilities
  • Expert-level proficiency in SQL
  • Experience with modern data transformation tools like dbt
  • Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or Terragrunt

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