Senior Data Engineer

Job Description

Join the Data Engineering Chapter, the heart of Tesco Mobile's data operations, where your work powers the business by capturing and managing rich customer interaction data. This data enables us to deliver outstanding customer experiences while driving innovation and profitability.

As a valued member of our team, you'll tackle challenges with inventive, resilient solutions. You’ll dive into the entire development lifecycle, drawing on your expertise in data modelling, process design, development, and testing. Our primary tools include SQL stored procedures, scripting, and Power BI, though we're on an exciting journey to transition our data into an Azure/Databricks environment—an opportunity to work at the forefront of data engineering and advance our data modernisation strategy.

You’ll collaborate closely with Product Owners, delivering capabilities where they’ll have the most business impact.

Who we are

Tesco Mobile is a totally unique business, a 50/50 joint venture between VMO2 and Tesco that launched back in 2003 and has gone from strength to strength as we’ve launched into new services, markets and customer propositions.

Tesco Mobile has more than 5 million customers and is award-winning, instilling agile methodologies and cultivating a fantastic can-do attitude across it's teams. We're always on the lookout for the best talent, be that from our two shareholders or the wider industry.

Working at Tesco Mobile means being employed by one of our joint venture shareholders – Virgin Media O2 or Tesco Mobile, our Head Office vacancies are advertised under both brands. Our culture is uniquely Tesco Mobile with a great sense of community, but with all the benefits of working for one of the shareholders as well. We pride ourselves on being a company where everyone’s welcome and truly feels able to be themselves. We not only celebrate diversity but recognise the value and opportunity it brings in helping us to care for human connection – we are supermarket mobile!

The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

• Proven experience in SQL Server development with a strong focus on stored procedures.
• Skilled in handling large data feeds and files.
• Solid understanding of GDPR compliance and data management best practices.
• Strong problem-solving abilities for data-related issues.
• Excellent communication skills to engage both technical and non-technical audiences, including third-party suppliers.
• Effective team player with a collaborative approach to achieve shared goals.

The other stuff we are looking for

We'd also love you to bring;

• Experience in Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
• Familiarity with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.

What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Tesco Mobile means you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

We're all about hybrid working here, so expect to have a base location where you'll have the right facilities to enable amazing collaboration and quality time with your team, alongside all the right kit to work from home too.

Next steps If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include three stage interview process.Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed. Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the Tesco Mobile family. #LI-LM1