Lead Data Engineer - MLOps

We are looking for aLead Data Engineerto join our eCommerce Data team at NEXT. Based at NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire, offering a competitive salary range of £64,000 - £79,000 along with great benefits.

eCommerce Data provides insights by analyzing shopping patterns and drawing data to help the business understand what is working and what is not.

About the role

As a Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops) Data Engineer within the eCommerce Data team, your responsibilities will include building and maintaining robust data pipelines and deploying machine learning models into production. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and IT teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of data and machine learning systems.

Data Engineering Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across all platforms.
• Collaborate with data scientists to understand data requirements and provide infrastructure.
• Manage and optimize databases and data warehouses for performance and scalability.

ML Ops Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms and models to address specific problems.
• Train and fine-tune models with large datasets.
• Implement machine learning pipelines and workflows.
• Optimize models for performance and scalability.
• Work with data scientists to translate prototypes into production solutions.
• Monitor and maintain deployed models to ensure performance.

This role is based at our Leicestershire Head Office. We offer flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.

What we're looking for

• Strong knowledge of Python, Spark, SQL, and experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with data preprocessing and feature engineering.
• Expertise in Spark for scaling data science models on large datasets efficiently while managing cloud costs.
• Experience with ML frameworks such as MLFlow, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn.
• Understanding of CI/CD practices for machine learning.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

If you have proven experience in Data Engineering, strong communication skills, and the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions, this is the place to grow your career.

Benefits

• Salary: £64,000 - £79,000
• Flexible working
• Annual performance bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• Annual Pay Reward
• Pension: 3% Employer / 5% Employee
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy/sell up to 3 days)
• Staff discount (25%) and free next-day delivery
• Refurbished restaurant and bar
• Staff shops in Yorkshire and Leicestershire
• Juice bar and coffee shop
• Gympass discounted gym memberships
• Free company bus service to Leicester
• Onsite nursery (salary sacrifice scheme)
• Digital GP healthcare service

About Us

Next is a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We are a leading fashion retailer, with over 500 stores and online shopping available in over 70 countries.

About the Team

• Discounts on products and partner brands
• Performance-based bonuses
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site nursery
• Health and wellbeing services
• Free parking
• Financial wellbeing programs
• Apprenticeships and training
• Support networks and wellbeing initiatives

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