Data Architect

Penguin Books Limited
London
3 months ago
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Data Engineer

Are you a visionary Data Architect with a passion for transforming raw data into actionable insights?

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative individual to join our Data Engineering team. Reporting to the Head of Data Engineering, you will collaborate closely with our experienced Data Architect and a talented team of Data Engineers. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise in data engineering and architecture to design and implement robust data pipelines, models, security domains, and flows. Your designs will be brought to life by our Data Engineers, with opportunities for you to dive into the engineering work as well. 

About Technology

Following the successful completion of our recent technology, data and process merger, our Technology division is charging ahead with our strategic plan to amplify the voices of our organisation. This includes leveraging the potential of Cloud solutions, continuously enhancing our security measures, revitalising legacy applications, and enhancing our interactions with strategic partners and suppliers. Our Technology Division spans across two vibrant office locations in London and Colchester, where approximately 200 colleagues are dedicated to empowering our mission – we make books for everyone, because a book can change anyone.

At the heart of this mission is our pivotal Data team, and with your contribution, we can elevate our agile maturity to unprecedented levels.

Key responsibilities:

Design and architect robust, scalable, event-driven data pipelines with full data telemetry using observability and monitoring technologies.

Develop a roadmap and plan for migrating legacy data and technologies into the new Enterprise Data Platform.

Implement "security by design" and "quality by design" principles to create performant data environments for confident use by analysts and decision-makers.

Ensure the data architecture supports our PowerBI reporting and analytics suite.

Set the technical direction for data architecture in collaboration with the Head of Data Engineering, data engineering team, and data strategy.

Foster a Dev/DataOps culture and working practice within the team.

Translate and assign the backlog into features and developments to achieve prioritised business outcomes.

Design structures to support first and third-party data use, ensuring compliance with data policies and protecting users' data.

Support data governance by aligning data structures to policies, capturing them in the data catalogue, and implementing them through the data architecture.

Stay updated with industry trends in data management and continuously seek improvements to the platform design for enhanced service, efficiency, and business outcomes.

What you will bring:

Extensive experience architecting cloud-based data engineering, BI, and data science solutions.

Proven expertise in designing scalable schemas to ingest various types of data, including transactional, web analytics, CRM/marketing, and both structured and unstructured data.

Strong background in coding and tool-based solutions for data ingestion and storage, with the ability to determine the most beneficial approach.

Experience migrating legacy data solutions into the cloud, including refactoring, and addressing potential challenges or opportunities.

In-depth technical experience with various databases, including AWS functions, Postgres SQL, SQL Server, and Datavault.

Experience building data structures to support first and third-party analysis under GDPR guidelines.

Demonstrated capability in migrating legacy physical environments to cloud-based platforms.

Capable of working with engineering teams to design and build complex data environments.

Strong SQL skills and expert knowledge of data modelling, with an understanding of different data structures and their benefits and limitations under specific use cases.

Strong knowledge of cloud computing, architecture, and implementation, with an emphasis on AWS, and a solid understanding of the Snowflake platform and ecosystem.

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone. 

Our approach to hybrid working

While our offices are places for you to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, having flexibility about where you work is just as important for doing your best work and for your wellbeing. So, we don’t have a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to how we work in different teams across Penguin Random House UK.

This is a hybrid role, based in our offices in London. We are happy to discuss hybrid working arrangements with you during your recruitment process.

Application instructions 

Please apply with yourCV and cover letteroutlining why you are the right candidate for the role by11:59pm on Sunday 19th January.

We anticipate a two-stage interview process which will include a virtual first-stage interview and in-person second stage interview. We are happy to discuss this further with you throughout the recruitment process. 

Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate. 

What you can expect from us:

Salary: circa £70,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition. Our benefits include:

Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance

Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks

Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme, free and discounted books

For our full benefits list please visit:


The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing . Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: Penguin Books Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City:London 

Postal Code: SW11 7BW 

Job ID: 275715

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