Data Engineer Manager

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the worlds leading brands. With exceptional talent trusted data and intelligence and world-class partnerships all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform WPP Open we help clients navigate change capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPPs AI-driven media operating unit bringing together media data and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence clients see exactly where how and why their media investment is working.

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AboutWPP Media

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AboutWPP MediaData Technology and Analytics(DTA):A LeadingWPP MediaBrand

DTA is WPPs global data products and technology arm. Were on a mission to transform marketing by building the fastest most connected data platform that bridges marketing strategy to scaled activation.

We work with agencies and clients to transform the value of data by bringing together technology data and analytics capabilities. We deliver this through the Open Media Studio an AI-enabled media and data platform for the next era of advertising.

Were endlessly curious. Our team of thinkers builders creators and problem solvers are over 1000 strong across 20 markets around the world.

Role Summary and Impact

As a Data Engineer you will be a hands-on technical contributor within the Data Technology & Analytics team responsible for designing developing and automating robust data solutions for our diverse client base. You will play a critical role in building and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers our insights and analytics.

You will work extensively with the Measure data platform a unified system for data connection ingestion transformation and reporting built on a robust technology stack including Adverity GCP and PowerBI. This role involves actively contributing to client projects that aggregate diverse data sources into a single unified view ensuring data integrity and consistency to enable comprehensive insights and custom visualisations. You will apply and help champion data engineering best practices throughout the data lifecycle.

In this role you will:

• Develop Data Solutions:Design build and implement robust data engineering solutions and data pipelines within the DTA team ensuring high standards for data quality reliability and performance.
• Data Pipeline & Transformation:Develop maintain and optimize efficient scalable and reliable data pipelines (ETL/ELT) for ingesting transforming and loading diverse data sources into our data platforms primarily BigQuery.
• Platform Expertise:Work with and contribute to the Measure data platform utilizing tools like Adverity Google Cloud Platform (GCP) BigQuery and dbt to create and enhance data architectures.
• Collaboration & Requirements:Collaborate effectively with BI specialists analytics teams and planning teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical data engineering specifications.
• Data Integrity & Quality:Write and optimize complex SQL queries implement data validation rules and support monitoring processes to ensure the accuracy completeness and consistency of data assets.
• Innovation & Best Practices:Stay up-to-date with new data engineering trends and technologies contributing to the adoption of best practices and continuous improvement of our data capabilities.
• Performance Optimization:Assist in troubleshooting and optimizing data pipeline and database performance for large datasets and complex transformations.
• Maintain an understandingof digital advertising and ad serving technology (e.g. ad serving vendor ad servers web analytics attribution) pursuing advanced accreditation where relevant.

Skills and Experience

AtWPP Media we believe in the power of our culture and our people. Its what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each this role it will be critical to embraceWPP &WPP Mediassharedcorevalues:

Essential

• Hands-on experience in data engineering analytics engineering or a closely related data field.
• Practical experience with cloud data platforms specifically Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services (e.g. BigQuery Cloud Storage Cloud Functions Composer).
• Strong proficiency in SQL for data manipulation transformation and analysis.
• Experience in designing building and maintaining data pipelines (ETL/ELT).
• Experience with data transformation tools like dbt (Data Build Tool).
• Experience working with data ingestion tools (e.g. Adverity or similar ETL platforms).
• Understanding of data modeling techniques (e.g. star schema snowflake schema).
• Experience working with digital marketing media campaign data ad serving technologies and/or web analytics data.
• Good communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts and contribute to team discussions.
• Proactive and eager to learn new technologies and apply best practices in data engineering.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with a scripting language like Python for data automation and manipulation.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Exposure to CI/CD practices for data pipelines.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Basic understanding of data governance principles.
• Experience working with dashboarding tools (PowerBi preferred)

Life atWPP Media& Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media includes investing in our employees to help them do their best work and were just as committed to employee growth as we are to responsible media Mediaemployees can tap into the globalWPP Media& WPP networks to pursue their passions grow their networks and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising. We have a variety of employee resource groups and host frequent in-office events showcasing team wins sharing thought leadership and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our benefits include competitive medical group retirement plans vision and dental insurance significant paid time off preferential partner discounts and employee mental health awareness days.

WPP Mediais an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard toparticular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

We believe the best work happens when were together fostering creativity collaboration and connection. Thats why weve adopted a hybrid approach with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

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