Lead Data Engineer - MLOps

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!