Data Systems Engineer

Job Description

Salary
£50,000-55,000 a year plus benefits

Contract Type
Permanent

Hours of Work
40 hours a week, Monday to Friday

Location
Thames Clippers – Clipper House, Trinity Buoy Wharf, Poplar, London E14 0JY

Closing Date
Thursday 19th January 2023

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Full Description

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers (UBTC) are looking for a Data Systems Engineer to support our Director of IT in technically delivering our data and analytical products alongside data science and BI developers.

You’ll be part of a cross functional team, working closely with our business stakeholders in all areas to enable data driven decisions, acting as a bridge between our back-end IT function and the BI Team and key reporting stakeholders.

With a DevOps focus you’ll not only ensure existing data feeds are optimised and continue to run, but introduce new feeds and system integrations to further enhance our data portfolio.

You’ll manage the pipelining (collection, storage, access), engineering (cleansing, feature creation / selection) and understanding (documentation, exploration) of the data, whilst actively participating in the development of the data warehouse and subsequent enhancements.

We’re looking for someone who has experience using Data platforms, enabling non-technical users to gain insights into key business metrics.

You’ll design, implement, and use effective database structures to ensure data is organised effectively and ready for downstream development of data science and analytics.

You’ll have Strong SQL and data profiling skills; hands-on ELT experience using tools like Streams and Tasks or DBT.

With a proven ability using Azure, MS SQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Monitor Reporting Server, SFTP, interfacing through VPNs & Firewalls.

You’ll be familiar with a traditional BI application such as Power BI, Tableau or Spotfire and have a solid understanding of data warehousing principles, concepts, and best practices (e.g., ODS, Data Mart, Data Lakes, Data Vault).

We’ll give you all the training you need regarding our systems as well as a thorough induction on how we work at Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, so you will be set up for success.

Where: You’ll be based at our offices at Clipper House, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London E14 0JY, a short walk from Canning Town tube or a hop across the river on our staff boat, from North Greenwich tube. We offer flexible start and end times and welcome flexible working conversations.

So why apply?

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers are London’s leading River Bus service. Our fleet of high-speed catamarans provide commuters and sightseers with a unique way to travel around the capital. We carry around 5 million passengers a year and currently employ around 470 people, which is set to increase over the next few years.

UBTC is an entrepreneurial and inclusive organisation where we respect and value everybody’s contribution. We empower and trust our people to do the right thing. We strive to be excellent in everything we do, and it is our people that help to make our business a great place to work. There is real potential for internal development and promotion within our business and internal succession is one of our core principles.

Our commitment to inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe in equality of opportunity for all and our approach to recruitment and selection is fair, open and based purely on merit. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. If you require reasonable adjustments in any recruitment process with us, please make us aware.