Data Engineer – TV Advertising Data (FAST)
hace 4 días
City of London
Data Engineer – TV Advertising Data (FAST) Location: London – 3 days onsite Salary £75,000 - £85,000 Neg DOE Reference : J13057 Note: Full and current UK working rights required for this role We’re currently seeking a Data Engineer to build the foundations behind the rapidly growing FAST (Free Ad Supports Streaming TV channels) A pioneering opportunity to be involved with direct to consumer advertising for a Global player in the field. Someone who is passionate about how data drives the industry and to help optimise campaigns, measure performance, and monetise content. Key Responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines that transform raw data into reliable, analytics-ready datasets, • Ingest, integrate, and manage new data sources across advertising, audience, platform, and content data within Microsoft Fabric environment, • Deliver robust data flows that underpin global FAST dashboards, monetisation insights, and audience viewing metrics, • Work closely with the central Data & Analytics team to enable high-quality Power BI reporting and analysis, • Ensure strong data governance, integrity, and security across the Azure/Fabric ecosystem, • Optimise data pipelines for performance, scalability, and efficiency, following best-practice engineering standards including version control and code reviews, • Monitor pipeline health, data freshness, and quality, implementing proactive alerting and issue resolution, • Translate business and analytical needs into well-structured data models and technical solutions, • Automate data workflows to minimise manual processes and improve operational reliability, • Maintain clear documentation of pipelines, datasets, and data flows to support collaboration and smooth handovers, • Stay current with data engineering best practices, particularly within the Microsoft technology stack Skills & Experience • 5+ years’ experience working as a Data Engineer or in a similar role, • Proven experience with cloud-based data platforms (Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, Springserv); Microsoft Fabric experience is a strong plus, • Strong proficiency in Spark SQL and PySpark, including complex transformations, • Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines using tools such as Azure Data Factory or equivalent, • Ability to write efficient, reusable scripts for transformation, validation, and automation, • Hands-on experience integrating data from APIs (REST, JSON), including automated data collection, • Solid understanding of data modelling best practices for analytics and dashboards, • Confidence working with large, complex datasets across multiple formats (CSV, JSON, Parquet, databases, APIs), • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve data issues, • Excellent communication skills and experience working with cross-functional teams, • Genuine curiosity about how data drives content performance, audience behaviour, and monetisation If this sounds like the role for you then please apply today!