Data Engineer

Data Engineer

About GKN Automotive

GKN Automotive is a world-leading global automotive technology company at the forefront of innovation. Its origins date back to 1759 and for the last 70 years it has been putting key technologies into series production.

We are the trusted partner for most of the world’s automotive companies, specialising in developing, building, and supplying market-leading drive systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies.

GKN Automotive is part of Dowlais Group plc, a specialist engineering group focused on the automotive sector.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

We are looking for a skilled Data Engineer to join our Data and Analytics team and contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of scalable data solutions using Microsoft Fabric technologies. 

In this role you will focus on building robust data ingestion and transformation pipelines across our enterprise data platform, enabling reliable, high-quality data for analytics and operational use. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of data modelers, platform engineers, BI developers, and other data experts to build maintainable and performant solutions.

This position is well-suited for someone passionate about working with modern data tools, solving complex integration challenges, and building efficient, maintainable solutions in a collaborative environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE: 

• Technical leadership in data ingestion, transformation, and availability for analytics in alignment with architectural standards, data governance, and best practices
• Create and optimise data models and schemas for optimal storage and retrieval performance
• Design, develop and maintain scalable pipelines using Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory, Spark, T-SQL)
• Develop and optimise both batch and streaming data transformations using Spark Notebooks
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines for reliability, performance and cost-effectiveness
• Define and improve technical requirements, standards and development patterns, document data architecture, data flows and technical designs for team use
• Collaborate with IT colleagues and business partners to clarify needs and deliver appropriate solutions.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Proven expertise in data ingestion, transformation and orchestration
• Strong understanding of data modelling, schema design, data warehousing principles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Azure/Fabric stack, including:
• Data Factory/Pipelines
• Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, OneLake
• ETL scenarios, Synapse Notebooks, Spark, T-SQL, Python
• Hands-on experience with relational (MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with performance tuning, data partitioning, and large-scale data processing.
• Understanding data governance, data quality and security best practices.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skill, effective collaboration and communication skills
• Optional but beneficial: exposure to CI/CD, DevOps practices.
• Proven experience with Azure or Microsoft Fabric-based data platforms
• Exposure to production-grade data solutions with performance and scalability in mind
• Relevant certifications in Microsoft Azure or Microsoft Fabric will be an advantage
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science / information technology, or related field

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE:

• Market-leading global company with lots of potential to grow
• Opportunity to work on versatile projects and learn
• Attractive salary and benefits at a stable and financially healthy company
• Employee friendly work culture in global IT team working hybrid.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please follow the link on our careers page and submit your resume in English because we are an international environment, and English is our business language.

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we have a process in place to support you – please feel free to get in touch with us at accommodations@gknautomotive.com

DEADLINE:

The closing date will be June 14th

GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers.

As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success. A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world.

GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request any such accommodation.

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