Data Engineer

We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our eCommerce Data team at NEXT. Based from NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire with a competitive salary range of £49,000 - £60,000 with great benefits!

 Let’s talk numbers. When it comes to UK retail, it’s hard to find a bigger name. We sell thousands of items an hour and are expanding our e-commerce business by the second. For anyone in Tech, this is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive. 

eCommerce Data provides the department and the business the means to see what is working and what is not by drawing data and analysing patterns of shopping on our site and in general.

The role
As a Data Engineer within eCommerce Data team NEXT you will be working with Big Data to help the business make informed decisions. What else is involved?

• Develop and implement data transformation processes, including data cleansing, aggregation, and enrichment, to prepare data for data science, analysis and reporting.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into data warehouses or data lakes.
• Integrate data from multiple sources, both internal and external using third party APIs, ensuring data quality, consistency, and reliability.
• Monitor data pipelines and datasets for performance issues, data quality problems, and errors. Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders, to understand data requirements and deliver data solutions that meet business needs.
• Document data engineering processes, data flows, and data models to ensure clarity and maintainability of the data infrastructure.
   

You’ll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office. Our offices are inspiring, yes. But we understand that life happens. So, we’re big on making sure your work, works for you which is why we offer flexible working.  Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. 

So if you’re an expert in Data Engineering, have strong proficiency in SQL & Python and have a good understanding of working with data pipelines in Spark/Databricks, with great communication skills and the ability to translate business needs to technical requirements for building data engineering solutions, this is the place for you - and your career. 

Benefits

• Competitive salary band of £49,000 - £60,000
• Flexible working 
• Annual company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in NEXT and claim your share of our success
• Annual Pay Reward
• Pension 3% Employer/ 5% Employee
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (can also buy/sell up to 3 days)
• 25% staff discount and free next day delivery to desk for online purchases
• A newly refurbished subsidised restaurant and bar
• Staff shops in Yorkshire and Leicestershire
• Juice bar and coffee shop
• Gympass - discounted gym membership
• Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas
• Onsite nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
• A digital GP healthcare service
• & loads more!

The business

You know NEXT, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 43,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count, we have over 500 stores, plus NEXT Online and it’s now possible to buy online from over 70 countries around the world.

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!