Senior Data Engineer - Reading, United Kingdom - Thames Water

Thames Water
Thames Water
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Reading, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK's largest water and wastewater company.

We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes_,_ keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.

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At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.

What you'll be doing

As an advocate of Data Engineering across departments and teams, you will bring awareness of data engineering and platform opportunities and capabilities to those we work with, as we work together to roll out our hub-and-spoke model for data.


We're looking for you to do:

  • Leading the development and operation of our Data Platform and environments
  • Leading multiple projects and working collaboratively across the business
  • Leading, Growing and managing Data Engineering teams and skills
  • Negotiating with partners and monitoring the technical quality of Data Engineering work being delivered
  • Leading in the design of data platform architecture, data engineering, and presentation layers
  • Owning and communicating the Data Engineering strategy for the organisation

What Skills are we looking for?:

  • Proven experience in leading and growing successful data engineering teams
  • Expert with substantial experience in Databricks and Azure
  • Experience working with agile delivery frameworks
  • Strong software delivery methods and knowledge
  • Commercial experience as a data engineer working on a wide variety of projects
  • Prior creation and implementation of best practices for data platforms and data lakes
  • Evidence of strategic thinking and vision for use of data in a commercial setting

What's in it for you?

Our competitive salary and package include a bonus, car allowance, private healthcare, an excellent contributory pension and 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service.

Thames Water is a dynamic,?rewarding?and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner.

If you join our team, you'll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working?arrangements?and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packedfull of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.


  • Find out more about?working at Thames Water.
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, that when a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers.

As part of your role, you'll be required to participate in a rota to provideCustomer Incident Support, as requested by the Company from time to time.

This may be by supporting our customers on the frontline as an Ambassador or being part of the team managing the incident as a Control Tower Lead.

This is incredibly rewarding, and you'llbe given full training - it's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

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