Data Engineering Tech Lead

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineering Tech Lead to drive the design, development, and implementation of data processing pipelines using PySpark. As a technical leader, you will collaborate with our engineers, platform team, and wider business stakeholders to ensure we deliver high-quality, well-architected data solutions.

• Deep expertise in PySpark is essential
• Hands on experience with GCP and modern data tools (Airflow, BigQuery, etc)
• Expertise in delivering production-grade code including automated testing and able to deploy code via CI/CD platforms (e.g. Github Actions, Jenkins)
• Proven ability to lead technical projects from conception to completion
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and business audiences
• Passion for coaching and growing engineers
• Experience in the broadcasting and streaming domain a plus
Other things we're looking for (key criteria)
• Cloud Platform: AWS/GCP
• Apache Spark, Airflow, Messaging Queues
• Artifacts/ storage: Cloud Image Repos (i.e. Artifact Registry), GCS, S3, BigQuery
• Languages: Python, SQL, and Scala is a plus but not essential
  
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• Flexible working with a range of options
• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension contribution
• Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life