Safestore Self Storage
Data Engineer
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Data Engineer
Safestore is searching for a Data Engineer, responsible for designing, building and maintaining databases and scalable ELT/ETL pipelines to support business reporting, analytics and decision-making. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a quickly modernising data stack supporting multiple branches of our business operations.
The postholder will develop and maintain data pipelines, integrate data from multiple sources, and support the continuous improvement of the organisation's data infrastructure. This role requires a proactive and analytical individual who enjoys solving complex problems, working collaboratively and driving best practice in data engineering and DataOps.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Design, build and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform and deliver data from multiple sources.
- Troubleshoot and resolve data quality, data integration and performance issues.
- Identify optimal data storage solutions for ingesting new data sources.
- Ensure data solutions comply with organisational security, governance and compliance requirements.
- Utilise version control and DataOps best practices, including source control, code reviews, testing and deployment automation.
- Contribute to CI/CD processes to support efficient and reliable deployment of data solutions.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation relating to data architecture, pipelines and processes.
- Collaborate and pair-code with data engineers and data scientists.
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Experience and Skills Required
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a Data Engineering or related role.
- Strong programming skills in Python.
- Strong SQL development and database querying skills.
- Experience designing, developing and supporting ETL/ELT pipelines in a production environment.
- Experience working with a cloud warehousing eg: BigQuery.
- Understanding of data modelling principles and database design.
- Experience with DataOps practices, including version control in GitHub.
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Benefits
- Hybrid working
- Annual bonus linked to performance
- Attractive sharesave scheme (which, to date, has delivered great returns for our colleagues)
- 25 days paid holiday per year (excluding bank holidays)
- Pension scheme
- Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues
- Wellbeing initiatives such as discounted gym membership and a cycle to work scheme
- Colleague and family discounts on Safestore products and services
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced parental leave
About Safestore
Safestore is the UK’s largest self-storage group, and part of the FTSE 250. We believe that engaged colleagues, who feel valued by our business, are the foundation of our customer-focused culture. We know our people as individuals, and show respect for each other, enabling everyone to have a voice so that they can bring their full, unique selves to work. We are exceptionally proud that, in 2021 and in 2024 we were awarded the prestigious 'Investors in People’ Platinum accreditation.
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