Overview

Position Title: Data Engineer

Company: Home Bargains

Location: Halesowen, UK

Job Description:

You will be the first full-time Data Engineer to join our new Data Analytics and AI team, which sits within the wider Innovation function, you will have the opportunity to have considerable influence over the direction of data engineering workstreams and strategy, with ample room for innovation. Working alongside our Data Scientists and Analysts, you will be responsible for our data warehouse infrastructure, ensuring that data flows consistently from our business operations to the teams that need it most.

Responsibilities:

  • You will be responsible for the entire end-to-end of data provisioning, from identification and scoping through design, implementation, testing and ongoing management
  • Build and maintain data feeds
  • As a Data Engineer, your primary responsibility is to build and maintain the data feeds that underpin the work of the Data Analytics and AI Team
  • You will need to employ engineering best practices to create data feeds that are robust, scalable and efficient
  • In addition to the warehouse itself, you will use Kubernetes to deploy containerised data transformation applications and manage orchestration with Apache Airflow
  • The core of our data platform is a modern, scalable cloud data warehouse, from which we develop and deploy data products for use across the business
  • You will play a leading role, alongside your IT colleagues, in the management and further development of this critical infrastructure

About Home Bargains

TJ Morris Ltd, trading as Home Bargains, is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.

Having started more than 40 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 530 stores we have over 4.5 million customers each week.

We offer a wide range of products and brands including; health & beauty, food, toys and games, household, clothing, seasonal, sweets, snacks, drinks and alcohol, as well as our own range of affordable home style.

With plans to increase our store portfolio to 900 stores throughout the UK we are a fast-paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) - and we wouldn't have it any other way!