As a Data Engineer / AI Engineer in the Operational Analytics team, you will be the hands‑on builder who designs, develops, and maintains our data infrastructure from the ground up — ahead of full IT handover. This is not a Database Administrator role. We need someone who has built things from scratch, is comfortable operating in ambiguity, and is excited to shape both the engineering and AI layer of a growing analytics function.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Write clean, well‑documented Python and SQL code with a focus on performance, maintainability, and reusability.
* Architect and develop data models within our centralized data platform, ensuring data quality, consistency, and traceability.
* Build new data assets from raw sources, bridging operational systems and the analytical layer until IT takes full ownership.
* Develop and implement AI/ML‑enabled data features — including data enrichment, anomaly detection, and predictive pipelines.
* Integrate AI APIs and LLM‑based tools into data workflows to accelerate analytics at scale.
* Work closely with analysts and business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into robust engineering solutions.
* Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines that ingest, transform, and serve data across the organization.
* Support the transition of built solutions to IT once production‑ready, ensuring proper documentation and handover.
What You’ll Bring
* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering or a related field.
* 3+ years of hands‑on experience in data engineering, strong managing large datasets and fluent with SQL querying, including building ETL/ELT pipelines and data models from scratch.
* Strong proficiency in Python (pandas, PySpark, or similar) and SQL.
* Experience with cloud‑based data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure DL, AWS S3, Databricks).
* Practical knowledge of AI/ML concepts and experience integrating AI capabilities into data products or pipelines.
* Excellent communication skills: able to engage with business stakeholders and translate requirements into technical designs.
* Comfortable working as a builder and owner before IT infrastructure is fully in place — a "zero‑to‑one" mindset.
Nice to Have
* Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow, dbt, or Azure Data Factory.
* Exposure to LLM frameworks (LangChain, OpenAI API, Azure OpenAI).
* Experience with version control (Git/GitHub) and CI/CD practices for data pipelines.
Location
Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, United Kingdom
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