Data Automation Engineer (AI Enablement) in Milton Keynes

About Us

At Mercedes-Benz Cars, we’re passionate about what we do. Whether we’re exploring ways to make motoring more sustainable, or pushing the boundaries of technology, innovation underpins everything we do. It’s an exciting time to join us, why not be part of the journey?

How you’ll play your part

We’re looking for someone who is agile and a team player, who understands complex data environments of analytics platforms and can bring their solid experience in end‑to‑end data solutions. In this role you will design, operate, and continually improve secure, reliable, and automated data pipelines and platform components that enable scalable analytics, AI‑ready data, and data‑driven operations across MBUK.

What you’ll do

• Design, build, and automate end‑to‑end data pipelines in Azure, ensuring secure, reliable, and efficient ingestion, transformation, delivery, and documentation.
• Continuously optimise pipelines and integrations, improving speed, scalability, and reliability, including the use of AI‑driven automation.
• Deliver high‑quality datasets and data models (DWH, Lakehouse) that power analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance daily data operations, resolving issues quickly and proactively strengthening resilience.
• Improve performance and observability, optimising data flows and enhancing monitoring, alerting, and automated preventative rules.
• Support data governance and compliance, ensuring data quality, lineage, archiving, masking, encryption, and automated controls.
• Contribute to platform‑level enhancements, improving CI/CD, orchestration, scheduling, and monitoring for scalable, AI‑ready foundations.
• Advance the MBUK data strategy, exploring new technologies and automation opportunities.

What experience and knowledge you’ll bring

• Designs and delivers cloud‑native or on‑prem data solutions.
• Leads and coordinates AI/ML initiatives, including identifying LLM use cases and integrating them into business and data workflows.
• Advanced SQL and Python skills, writing highly optimised queries across large datasets to create AI‑ready data.
• Collaborative team player and confident independent contributor.
• Proactive, taking ownership to deliver practical solutions.
• Strong knowledge of technical ecosystems, including data integration patterns and system architecture fundamentals.
• Clear, confident communicator across all audiences.
• Analytical, accurate, and skilled in solving complex problems.
• Hands‑on experience with data integration and transformation tools (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Databricks).
• Transforms complex analysis into clear, actionable insights.
• Experienced in Agile ways of working (Scrum, Kanban, Lean).

What’s in it for you

As well as the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, with a great team and culture, we’ll offer you a competitive salary and discretionary bonus structure. We also hope you’ll love our products as much as we do, with access to our colleague car schemes. On top of that, you’ll be able to join our pension scheme and you’ll get a flexible benefit pot that can be used to find the benefits that are right for you. We are pleased to be able to offer a hybrid working approach – achieving a great balance between remote and office working. We’re here to support you – we offer access to colleague wellbeing resources, including an Employee Assistance Programme and Mental health First Aiders, as well as flexible opportunities to support work life balance. We’ll also encourage your development, with the training and knowledge you need to reach your potential.

Who we are

Through the doors of Mercedes-Benz, you’ll find a passionate team working to deliver cutting‑edge IT solutions that drive innovation and efficiency across our business areas. We know that to keep this team motivated, we need to ensure that everyone has equal opportunity. We celebrate a culture of appreciation and respect, where everyone is valued for who they are. We believe our backgrounds, experiences and cultures contribute to our shared experience and shape who we are and what we do. The diversity of our colleagues reflects the diversity of our customers. This diversity is the driving force behind our ideas.

What’s next?

Once you click apply, we’ll take you through to the Mercedes-Benz Group careers portal – this is our parent company site, so don’t worry, you’re in safe hands. Here, you’ll find a short application form to complete. Please be assured that we’re here to support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond, and reasonable adjustments are available to any candidates who need them. We’re also open to working flexibly and are happy to discuss flexible working options.

Due to UK legislation, we need to let you know that we can only accept applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

Managing your data

We care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by submitting an application to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process. Data categories that we process in relation to your application are the ones that you provided as part of the application process. We process your personal data in relation to the application, in accordance with the legal requirements. Recipients of your personal data within our company are the managers of the specialist unit in charge of filling the role and the responsible colleagues from HR. Your application data is held in our secure application tracking system called Taleo – you’ll be given access to a candidate zone where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you by email or phone throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your progress through the recruitment process. You can also seek ‘job alerts’ once you are registered in Taleo and it’s possible that your details may be returned in searches we conduct for new positions and we may contact you by email to let you know about them. We limit the storage of your data to the necessary period. Contact us for further information. If you have any questions about any matter relating to data protection or the personal data that we process about you for the purpose of personnel recruiting, please contact the Mercedes-Benz UK Data Protection Officer at the following address: Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd, Legal Department, Tongwell, Milton Keynes, MK15 8BA.