Overview of role Location: Liverpool As a member of the IS Grocery Service Centre team, the Data Engineer plays a pivotal role in advancing our data infrastructure, analytics capabilities, and data-driven initiatives. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining efficient data pipelines, ETL processes, and data models that empower our business to derive meaningful insights from our data sources. Key Accountabilities • Data Pipeline Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and build robust data pipelines that collect, transform, and load data from various sources into our data ecosystem. • ETL Processes: Develop and enhance ETL processes to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of data flowing through the pipelines. • Data Modelling: Work closely with data analysts and scientists to design and implement effective data models that align with business requirements and support analytical needs. • Database Management: Administer and optimize databases and data storage solutions, ensuring data availability, performance, and security. • Technical Problem Solving: Identify and troubleshoot data pipeline and ETL issues in collaboration with the technical support team, minimizing downtime and maintaining data quality. • Data Governance and Compliance: Implement and adhere to data governance standards and protocols, ensuring data security, privacy, and compliance with relevant regulations. • Collaboration: Collaborate with data analysts, key business users, and other team members to understand data requirements and provide technical expertise in shaping data solutions. • Performance Monitoring: Monitor data pipeline performance, proactively addressing bottlenecks and optimizing processes for improved efficiency. • Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on emerging data engineering technologies, best practices, and tools, and propose innovative solutions to enhance our data capabilities. • Emerging Technologies: Data Engineers stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks in the data engineering space to incorporate the latest advancements into their work. • Documentation: Thorough documentation of data processes, pipeline workflows, and system configurations is crucial for knowledge sharing, troubleshooting, and onboarding new team members. The Right Person • At least 3 years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a related role within IT. • Proficiency in T-SQL, Management Studio, Visual Studio, SQL Server databases. • Strong understanding of database warehousing, the Microsoft SQL Stack, Power Platform and Azure Cloud Data services. • Hands-on experience with SSIS, Data Factory and ETL frameworks. • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyse complex technical challenges. • Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams. • Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously. • ITIL certified/qualified. • Beneficial if educated to degree level or has equivalent qualifications or experience. • Dynamics 365 experience - Desirable Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £13.9bn and 128,000 employees in 53 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon. We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s, Bürgen and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products. The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry. Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS. If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.