Data Management Developer Lead
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Job Description
Job Description:
Merkle a dentsu company powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance Merkle delivers holistic end-to-end experiences that drive growth engagement and loyalty. Merkles expertise has earned recognition as a Leader by top industry analyst firms in categories such as digital transformation and commerce experience design engineering and technology integration digital marketing data science CRM and loyalty and customer data management. With more than 16000 employees Merkle operates in 30 countries throughout the Americas EMEA and APAC. For more information visit .
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to oversee the development of our database marketing solutions using database technologies such as Microsoft SQL Server/Azure Amazon Redshift Google BigQuery. The role will be involved in design specifications troubleshooting and issue resolution. The ability to communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences is key.
Lead and mentor a team of software and data engineers fostering a culture of technical excellence collaboration and continuous improvement
Architect design and oversee development of scalable reliable and secure cloud-based solutions
Guide the team in data engineering best practices building maintaining and optimizing data pipelines storage solutions and analytics platforms
Collaborate with product managers architects and stakeholders to align technology strategy with business objectives
Ensure software and data solutions follow best practices in security compliance performance and cost optimization
Drive adoption of modern engineering practices: CI/CD infrastructure as code automated testing and observability
Conduct technical reviews provide hands-on support in critical projects and unblock complex engineering challenges
What you bring
Proven leadership experience in building and guiding high-performing engineering teams
Strong hands-on expertise in cloud platforms (GCP AWS or Azure) with emphasis on cloud-native architectures
Deep understanding of data engineering ETL/ELT real-time/batch processing data lakes/warehouses and data governance
Track record of delivering complex scalable systems that drive measurable business impact
Strong software engineering foundation across different languages and frameworks
Expertise in DevOps and SRE practices: CI/CD pipelines monitoring alerting reliability engineering
Ability to translate business needs into technical roadmaps and actionable plans
Excellent communication skills with experience collaborating across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Passion for mentoring engineers enabling career growth and cultivating a culture of innovation and ownership
A problem-solvers mindset with a focus on scalability performance and long-term maintainability
A few of the benefits
Youll have a great compensation package private health & dental insurance corporate discounts and career development through Dentsu University and free access to LinkedIn learning
29 days of annual leave (25 days of regular holidays birthdays off and 3 additional wellness days)* pro rata
We also offer the opportunity to volunteer for up to 2 days per year and tend to close down the agency between Christmas and New Years
Youll have a hybrid working schedule with flexible start/end hours
Inclusion and Diversity
At Dentsu we embrace diversity and inclusion valuing the unique perspectives and contributions of every individual. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and innovation benefiting our employees partners and communities.
We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race ethnicity nationality religion gender gender identity sexual orientation age disability marital status or any other protected characteristic. Beyond recruitment we strive to create an environment where everyone feels respected supported and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
We recognize the importance of work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements for all roles. If you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or medical condition during our recruitment process please contact us at quoting the reference number of the role that you are applying for. Your needs will be handled with respect and confidentiality to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience.
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Location:
LondonBrand:
MerkleTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentEmployment Type
Full-Time
