Data Engineer in Crawley

Viridien (www.viridiengroup.com) is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future. With our ingenuity, drive and deep curiosity we discover new insights, innovations, and solutions that efficiently and responsibly resolve complex natural resource, digital, energy transition and infrastructure challenges.

The Data Engineer plays an important role in the development of our software solution, used by our clients to help them with their complex data transformation challenges. Our system combines the latest ML based techniques with logic-based transformation, overseen by domain experts, to provide innovative solutions to our clients. This role supports the development of the data system focusing on orchestration, resilience and scaling. Additionally, we aim to provide a framework on which our data transformation modules can be developed by a growing team of junior engineers and technical SMEs. The role may also support the implementation of the systems, including deployment and integration with clients' own data stores, processes and workflows.

Data Hub is a dynamic team of scientists and developers who love solving complex problems. We provide leading edge technology solutions and services to solve our clients' data transformation and analytics challenges across a range of industries including geothermal, environmental, hydrocarbon and mineral exploration. You will be working in an open and collaborative environment with opportunities to learn, grow, and develop. We have an informal team culture and believe work should be fun and rewarding. You will be based in one of our hub locations (North Wales or Crawley), hybrid or remote will be considered, and you will be working alongside our teams of data engineers, machine learning engineers, software engineers and subject matter experts.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, deploy and maintain connectors and integrations between our data system and clients systems, such as systems of record or downstream consumption channels.
• Contribute to the development of our data platform infrastructure. This includes our orchestration systems, data processing logic and the interactions between system components.
• Help develop a flexible framework for data transformations by creating a modular system where new transformation logic can be easily developed and integrated into our product offering.
• Build and maintain robust data pipelines with a focus on dynamic, end-to-end, metadata driven solutions that consider a wide range of implications, such as downstream application/UI data access patterns, maintainability, monitoring, access control etc.
• Influence our choice of architecture and technology. You will be expected to communicate design ideas and solutions clearly through architectural diagrams and documentation to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Awareness of best practices in software and data engineering, writing secure, performant, and maintainable code (Python, SQL). You will have a keen eye for minimising technical debt and optimising performance where it matters.
• Partner with data analysts, data scientists, and other end-users to understand their requirements and ensure the platform and its data are accessible, reliable, and meet project delivery needs.
• Share your work and best practices; collaborate with others; ensure what we build and how we build it aligns to our ambition for growth.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Experience of developing data integrations with geoscience or other scientific data types, particularly in oil and gas and/or mining domains.
• Previous experience of designing, building and maintaining data transformations in a system or product setting.
• Ability to write secure and performant code in Python and SQL, and ability to optimise queries and data pipelines.
• Experience using orchestrators and ETL tools, especially Airflow.
• Significant RDBMS experience (PostgreSQL, Oracle).
• Experience with other database types such as NoSQL database (e.g. Neo4j, Elastic) or Vector also beneficial.
• Data architecture experience relating to data modelling, data warehousing and schema design (3NF, dimensional modelling, medallion architecture).
• Experience using docker, VCS (git, Gitlab) and knowledge of CI/CD.
• Enthusiastic attitude towards learning and the flexibility to adapt to new challenges or changes in direction.

Preferred

• Knowledge of DevOps and DataOps best practices.
• Kubernetes deployment experience.
• Microsoft Azure and cloud native data technologies, e.g. Azure Data Factory, Databricks.
• RESTful API / GraphQL.
• Infrastructure as Code.
• Previous experience building web applications together with wide-ranging knowledge of web frameworks, HTTP, networking, security etc.

Why work with us?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Highly attractive bonus scheme.
• Hybrid model and flexible working with up to 2 days at home.
• Initial 22 days annual leave with future increases, complemented by a flexible buying and selling holiday program.
• Company pension with generous employer contribution.
• Wellbeing Unmind app - puts you in control of your mental health.
• A flexible benefits platform with numerous discount schemes - gym membership, restaurants, cinema tickets, and much more!
• Regular social club events, spontaneous reward events throughout the year.
• Cycle purchase scheme.
• Flexible Private Medical & Dental care programmes.
• Bank Holiday Swap - our holiday swap program allows you to change it for another day of your choice!
• Relaxed dress code policy.

Learning and Development

At Viridien, we foster a culture of continuous learning and provide tailored training programs through our Learning Hub, designed to enhance technical, commercial, and personal growth.

We Care about the Environment

We encourage and actively support a strong sense of community, through volunteering and various company initiatives, as well as a strong company commitment to protecting our environment through sustainable solutions, energy saving and waste reduction enterprises. We see things differently. Diversity fuels our innovation, we value the unique ways in which we differ, and we are committed to equal employment opportunities for all professionals.