We are seeking a talented and experienced Data Engineer to join our innovative and collaborative Database and AI Team. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping our data strategy and driving business success.
Job Overview
Job Title: Database Engineer
Location: Liverpool City Centre on a hybrid working basis
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 depending on experience
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm
What you will be doing
* Design and implement robust data ingestion pipelines for unstructured data using modern data engineering tools and frameworks.
* Develop and maintain scalable storage solutions (e.g., data lakes, NoSQL databases) optimized for unstructured data.
* Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and software engineers to ensure data availability, quality, and usability.
* Apply data parsing, extraction, and transformation techniques (e.g., NLP, OCR, image/audio processing).
* Implement data governance, metadata management, and data cataloging for unstructured data assets.
* Monitor and optimize data workflows for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
* Ensure compliance with data privacy and security standards.
* Share knowledge and mentor team members.
* Stay ahead of the curve with the latest database technologies.
* Experience with real-time cloud streaming solutions.
What we are looking for
* Experience dealing with unstructured data including voice, chat, image.
* Proven ability to manage secure, high-performance database environments.
* Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
* A passion for continuous learning and innovation.
Desirable skills
* Databricks.
* Azure Fabric.
* Confluent/Apache Flink Knowledge.
Benefits
* 35 days’ holiday (including bank holidays) with additional buy/sell options.
* 24/7 mental health support & free counselling available.
* Grow with us: Through career fairs, leadership programs, and learning on the go!
* Flexible benefits, including early access to salary via our internal platform.
* Hybrid working options to support work-life balance and individual needs.
* Recognition awards, social events & more.
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