Data Engineer

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of elite global sport?

We are passionate about delivering one of the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacles, leaving a positive legacy wherever we operate. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do. Decades on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact beyond the track.

Everything you see on screen or at a live event is made possible by our passionate and dedicated people. Whether it’s engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications, there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

Role Overview

We are recruiting for a Data Engineer to join our IT team. Reporting into the Head of Customer Data Operations, this role will lead all customer data activities from requirements gathering through to delivery.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Drive Engineering Excellence

Lead and manage all engineering activities across internal and external teams, ensuring high productivity and quality of execution.

Cloud Platform Expertise

Strong expertise across cloud data products and services, including object storage, ETL tooling, distributed processing frameworks, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud data warehousing.

Roadmap Prioritisation

Prioritise and manage engineering activities and personnel to deliver against a defined roadmap, ensuring alignment with strategic goals as defined by the Head of Customer Data Operations.

Improvement and Optimisation

Continuously seek opportunities to improve processes, methodology, and data governance.

Standardisation of Delivery

Understand, define, and standardise the approach, activities, and artefacts required to deliver engineering initiatives, ensuring all outputs are robust, reliable, and repeatable.

What Are We Looking For?

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5 years’ experience in data engineering or a related field
• At least 3 years’ experience managing resources via a systems integrator or third-party delivery model

Desirable:

• Experience working across multiple teams with competing priorities

Qualifications

Not essential to be successful in the role, but you may also have:

• A degree in a technology-related discipline