Data Engineering Tech Lead
Data Engineering Tech Lead
Data
Permanent
White City | Manchester | Leeds
Hiring range: £85,000 - £95,000
For more information please email TalkingCareers@itv.com
Your work matters to millions.
Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it's not surprising that you'll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we're at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.
When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact's felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.
Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don't just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.
Your impact sends ripples.
The role
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.
Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)
- 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
ITV is for everyone.
ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we'll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).
We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.
Find out more about applying with a disability.
* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.
Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.
ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:
- 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
Closing date: Friday 17th January 2025]]>