Lead Data Engineer - MLOps

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  • Leicester
  • £64,000-79,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 hour ago
Job Category: MarketingJob Description:We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join our eCommerce Data team at NEXT. Based from NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire with a competitive salary range of £64,000 - £79,000 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.About the role:As an ML Ops Data Engineer within the eCommerce Data team at NEXT your role will involve building and maintaining robust data pipelines and deploying machine learning models into production. You will work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and IT teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of data and machine learning systems. What else is involved?Data Engineering
  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
  • Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across all data platforms.
  • Collaborate with data scientists to understand data requirements and provide necessary data infrastructure.
  • Manage and optimize databases and data warehouses for performance and scalability.
ML Ops
  • Develop algorithms and models to solve specific problems.
  • Train and fine-tune models using large datasets.
  • Implement machine learning pipelines and workflows.
  • Optimize models for performance and scalability.
  • Collaborate with data scientists to translate prototypes into production-ready solutions.
  • Monitor and maintain deployed models to ensure they perform as expected.
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.What we're looking for
  • Strong knowledge of Python, Spark and SQL and experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Knowledge of data preprocessing and feature engineering.
  • Advanced expertise in Spark to be able to scale data science models on large datasets efficiently while keeping cloud costs down.
  • Experience with machine learning frameworks such as MLFlow, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn.
  • Understanding of CI/CD tools and practices for machine learning.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
So if you have proven experience within Data Engineering 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 £64,000 - £79,000
  • 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!
About Us: 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!About the Team:
  • 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
  • Company performance based bonus
  • Sharesave scheme
  • On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
  • 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
  • Early VIP access to sale stock
  • Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
  • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
  • Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
  • Free on-site parking
  • Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
  • Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
  • Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
  • Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
  • Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

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