<p><strong>Lead Data Engineer, based Waltham Abbey (Hybrid role). Salary £60-80k p.a. + many benefits.</strong><br>An exciting time to join an award-winning business in a phase of growth, in a newly created role to lead a team and be hands on in replacing old tech systems and create ETL pipelines. We’re a small high-impact team but Jollyes is growing! Still small enough that you can launch a new product within days, but big enough to see the effect on hundreds of thousands of transactions – it’s a great time to embark on your tech career with Jollyes! &nbsp;</p><p><br><strong>The Benefits</strong><br><br>At Jollyes, we’re as passionate about our people as we are about our pets! We think our tail-wagging benefits package reflects our appreciation for all that our colleagues do and provides support where it’s needed most.</p><ul><li>Competitive salary of £60-80k p.a. (depending on level of experience – this is a new role to the business so let us know what you can bring in terms of experience and team leadership)</li><li><strong>iTrent financial wellbeing</strong> package, powered by Stream, enabling access to earnings before pay day plus lots more discounts and savings benefits.</li><li><strong>Retail Trust membership </strong>– counselling, wellbeing and financial support for the retail industry</li><li><strong>Colleague ‘Treats’</strong> – numerous discounts on up to 800 high street retailers and online service providers&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Colleague ‘We Care’ wellbeing &amp; medical support services</strong> – online GP, mental health support, get fit programme and much more&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><strong>30% off Jollyes branded products</strong> (and 20% off other brands in store for your pet’s needs!) with discounts for our groomers and pet clinics too.</li><li><strong>Workplace pension scheme provided by Legal &amp; General </strong>(contributions EE 3%, ER 5%)</li><li><strong>Additional paid leave </strong>for your wedding, new pet coming home and your birthday off!</li><li><strong>Enhanced Maternity &amp; Paternity leave </strong>and family friendly policies &nbsp;</li><li><strong>Buy/Sell holiday scheme </strong>– can purchase or sell up to 5 days</li><li>Discounted membership for David Lloyd Clubs&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Further benefits on completion of probationary period (including enhanced pension scheme and PMI)<br><br>This is a full time, hybrid role involving a minimum of 3 x office days per week at our pet-friendly support office in Waltham Abbey (Essex) and up to 2 x days per week from home (or other Jollyes location as preferred). 37.5 hours per week.</p><p><br><strong>The Role – Lead Data Engineer &nbsp;</strong><br><br>This role sits within our IT team. Success measures will include project delivery and impact, data quality and management, innovation and technology, stakeholder engagement, financial impact and team management.</p><p>A full job description is available on request, but to summarise your key responsibilities:</p><ul><li><strong>Backend Development</strong>: Design, build, and maintain serverless and traditional backend architectures using best practices. (We build on AWS using Lambdas and ECS images – largely in NodeJS.)</li><li><strong>ETL Pipeline Management: </strong>Develop and optimise data pipelines to enable seamless data flow and transformation. (We currently use a mix of SSIS, ETL Works, Airflow, Snowflake and are moving to Airflow/Snowflake only architecture.)</li><li><strong>Snowflake Management: </strong>Create production-ready procedures in Snowflake for moving and analysing data.</li><li><strong>System Optimisation: </strong>Improve existing backend systems for enhanced performance, scalability, and reliability. (We’re migrating away from an old ERP monolith to a SAAS architecture. On top of this, there’s always new systems arriving for different teams across the business!)</li><li><strong>Cross-functional Collaboration: </strong>Work with teams across finance, marketing, and supply chain to support data needs and align technical solutions with business objectives.</li><li><strong>Technical Leadership:</strong> Provide guidance on architecture decisions, ensuring that solutions are aligned with long-term technical goals and day to day team leadership.</li><li><strong>Data Governance &amp; Security: </strong>Ensure compliance with GDPR, data retention policies, and Jollyes’ information security standards</li><li><strong>Documentation &amp; Standards: </strong>Establish best practices for coding, version control, and<strong> </strong>deployment across the data stack. (Currently, we use Bitbucket, but have poor documentation.)</li></ul><p>&nbsp;<br><strong>The Skills – Lead Data Engineer </strong><br><br>We’re looking for someone who’s curious, analytical, and ready to own the data infrastructure of Jollyes - someone who loves problem-solving and wants to grow in a fast-paced retail environment.</p><ul><li>Share our values of being: Wise, Focused, Genuine, Eager, Together</li><li>Proficient in SQL and Python with&nbsp;Experience with ETL workflows</li><li>Experience with cloud-based data environments (AWS: S3, Lambda, ECS)</li><li>Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.</li><li>Effective communication (written and oral), with attention to detail and technically opinionated</li><li>Curious and action-orientated: driven to make data useful</li><li>Comfortable making decisions and implementing new solutions</li><li>Can handle sensitive and confidential information</li><li>Experience working with non-data stakeholders to translate their needs and generate useful results presented in an understandable way</li><li>Familiarity with orchestration tools (Airflow, DBT) and data warehouse modelling</li><li>Managing other data engineers</li><li>Experience with customer and commercial datasets, especially in retail or FMCG</li><li>A love of pets!<br>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>About Jollyes Pets</strong></p><p>Jollyes are an award-winning UK pet retailer with over 100 stores and over 50 years of pet expertise between our paws. Winners of the Retail Week award for ‘Best Retailer 2024’ (under £250m t/o), and listed in the Sunday Times ‘Best Places to Work’ you really can be sure you’re joining a great brand and employer, trusted by our customers and our colleagues. Accredited by 'Rest Less' as an age-inclusive employer we welcome applications of all ages (16+), and with our accreditation to the Pet Sustainability Coalition, we're friendly to pets people and the planet too!<br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><em>To Apply:</em></strong></p><p>If you’re looking for a career with a company who will truly value you and recognize your contribution with some fantastic rewards and benefits, where you can really make a difference, click to apply today!</p><p><strong><em>Respectfully no agencies please</em></strong></p>