Global Head of Data Engineering
Global Head of Data Engineering
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08-04-2025
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Job Description
At Octopus weve developed data platforms on cuttingedge technology to provide data services to our businesses around the world. The data platform enables selfservice of data analytics to hundreds of data hungry users as well as automation of all our data workflows from simple ETL jobs to ML training and prediction.
This supports work across the whole energy domain from measuring performance of our green energy generation assets to processing billions of smart meter readings for innovative tariffs.
We are looking for an experienced head of data engineering to lead our strong team and evolve our data platform to the next level. The successful candidate will report into the Global Head of Data Science a member of Octopus Energy Group senior leadership team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work on data problems that genuinely move us closer to Net Zero with a company that is passionate about building great technology to change the way customers use energy.
What youll do
- Lead our central data platform and analytical tooling teams helping our data engineers grow and do their best work
- Stay connected to data engineers across the business and around the world offering guidance and support to keep them moving in the right direction
- Keep our data platform rocksolid and reliable making sure it can handle the demands of a fastscaling business
- Shape the future of our technology platform keeping our tools ahead of the curve in an everevolving landscape
- Keep a close eye on spending ensuring we invest wisely in the platforms and tools that power analysis and data visualisation
What an ideal candidate will have
- Experience as a managerofmanagers
- Handson experience working with cuttingedge tools such as those in our data platform stack (as below)
- An ability to balance multiple stakeholders and set clear priorities for an organisation
- Experience in supplier management and managing large spends with third parties
- Managed data platforms at large companies as well as building platforms from scratch at startups
Our data platform stack
- We employ software engineering best practices to design test and deploy our data platform and services using the below technologies:
- Python as our main programming language
- Databricks as our datalake platform
- Kubernetes for data services and task orchestration
- Terraform for infrastructure
- Streamlit for data applications
- Airflow purely for job scheduling and tracking
- Circle CI for continuous deployment
- Parquet and Delta file formats on S3 for data lake storage
- Spark for data processing
- DBT for data modelling
- SparkSQL for analytics
Why else youll love it here
- Wondering what the salary for this role is Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters its something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we dont advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesnt apply to Octopus whats more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn decide and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy alongside a wide range of amazing coowners on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022 on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. Weve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
- Visit our UK perks hub Octopus Employee Benefits
Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks but well always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way youll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then Drop us a message at and wed love to help!
If this sounds like you then wed love to hear from you.
Are you ready for a career with us We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential.Need any specific accommodationsWhether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference let us know and well do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!
Studies have shown that some groups of people like women are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100 of the job requirements. Whoever you are if you like one of our jobs we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus were looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities an inclusive work environment and fairness for everyone.
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