Senior Analyst - Data Engineering (Databricks) - Crawley Job details Salary: Competitive Hours: Full Time Location: Hybrid working -The VHQ Crawley 3x days on site and 2x days from wfh Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 1st December 2024 In a nutshell Senior Analyst - Data Engineering (Databricks) Shape the Future of Data at Virgin Atlantic Are you ready to lead the way in developing innovative data solutions at Virgin Atlantic? As a Senior Analyst - Data Engineering, you will lead the design, development, and optimization of ETL processes to ensure our data is reliable, high-quality, and efficient. Your leadership will mentor junior team members, promote best practices, and foster a culture of growth and excellence. You will review new data sources, align them with business needs, and implement rigorous data quality checks to enhance our platform. By developing scalable, high-performance data models, you will work closely with data scientists and analysts to drive our analytics capabilities forward. Your technical leadership will shape the future of data engineering at Virgin Atlantic. If you're passionate about data engineering and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, this is your chance to make a lasting impact and take your career to new heights at Virgin Atlantic. Day to day Lead the design, development, and optimisation of cutting-edge data engineering solutions to support critical business functions. Communicate with stakeholders keeping them up to date and making sure the solutions fulfil their requirements while also making sure they are developed to the required best practises. Work with cross-functional teams to gather insights, understand data needs, and create solutions that fuel business success. Develop and optimise data pipelines and ETL processes that ensure seamless, high-quality data movement across systems. Dive into data analysis and perform rigorous quality assessments to uncover and resolve data issues, ensuring flawless insights. Design and maintain dynamic data models and databases, empowering reporting and analytics that drive key decisions. Implement best-in-class data engineering strategies while upholding data governance standards to maintain the highest level of data integrity. About you Demonstrated ability to lead the design, development, and optimization of data pipelines and models, ensuring high performance and scalability. Experience in effective communication with senior stakeholders. Previous experience as a senior data engineer or in a similar role. Proficiency in SQL, Python, and data engineering tools, with hands-on experience in cloud technologies and scalable data warehouses. Databricks and Azure experience is highly beneficial. Understanding of data warehousing concepts and dimensional modelling. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Proficiency in effectively operating within a dynamic, fast-paced and agile work setting. Be yourself - Our differences make us stronger Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong. To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, (recruitmentfly.virgin.com) feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered.