Lead Data Engineer at Telefonica Tech

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Trusted Advisor, Technical Authority, Data Strategy, Data Delivery, Technical Presales, Architectural Designs, Data & AI Solutions, Strategic Decision-Making, Agile Environments, Data Platform Methodologies, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure, AWS, Data Engineering

Industry

Telecommunications

Description

Company Description Telefónica Tech (part of the Telefónica Group) is a leading NextGen Tech solutions provider with a highly diversified team of over 6,000 exceptionally skilled employees and +60 nationalities. We serve more than 5.5m customers every day in over 175 countries, with a global ecosystem of market-leading partners. Global strategic hubs: Spain, Brazil, the UK, Germany. The Telefónica Tech UK&I hub has an end- to-end portfolio of market leading services and develops integrated technology solutions to accelerate digital transformation through: Cloud, Data & AI, Enterprise Applications, Workplace Services and Cyber Security & Networking. Values: Open, Trusted and Bold Trusted Partners: Microsoft: Top 3 Service Providers, Azure Expert Status, Fastrack & Inner Circle Partner HPE: Platinum Partner – FY23 UK&I Solution Provider of the Year Palo Alto & Crowdstrike: part of our NextDefense Cyber Security Portfolio Fortinet: Elite VIP Program – one of only 2 in the UK AWS: Advanced Solution & Managed Service Provider Program Job Description THE ROLE You will act as the trusted advisor for key customers, helping them on their journey to extract value from data. Day-to-day you will interact with senior stakeholders to understand the opportunities that exist to drive business value from data and translate those opportunities into technology solutions. You will be the technical authority within each customer you work with and help to steer the customer in the right direction from a strategic perspective. RESPONSIBILITIES Acting as a trusted advisor and thought leader for key, strategic customers Acting as a technical authority within customers to advise them on complex technical issues Triaging customer requirements/use cases and assembling the right team of experts to deliver Engaging with senior customer stakeholders to steer their data platform strategy in alignment with business needs Lead data delivery project work Technical presales engagements Document enterprise data architectural designs Qualifications REQUIREMENTS Experienced in the delivery of complex data & AI solutions Strategic and operational decision-making skills Ability to guide, direct or influence people Ability to identify opportunities and issues Willingness to learn based on feedback Able to help others develop Willingness to stay up to date with the latest trends, technologies and best practices Experience working within agile, fast-moving environments Understanding of data platform methodologies and architecture approaches (Kimball, Inmon, Data Vault, Data Mesh, Data Products, Lakehouse's, etc) The ability to document architectural designs in the form of conceptual, logical and physical models Ability to discuss enterprise data and the impact on a business including master data management, data quality, data literacy and initiatives such a single customer view Ability to present technical solutions in a way that engages both technical and non-technical stakeholders What about technical skills? Deep technical experience (multiple, complex solutions delivered) in at least 1 of the following: Azure Databricks Microsoft Fabric Azure Synapse Analytics Public Cloud Experience in Azure and/or AWS Subject matter expertise in at least 3 of the following areas: Data Engineering Data Modelling Data Strategy / Governance Data Visualisation Data Science / AI DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure Application Development Experience of TOGAF, DAMA or a similar architectural framework (nice to have) Experience of data management tools such as Purview, CluedIn, Collibra, Informatica or Profisee Certifications (Nice to have) Databricks Certified Associate / Professional Databricks Partner Solution Architect Champion Microsoft Azure Certifications – Data Engineering, AI, Solution Architecture Additional Information At Telefónica Tech, we believe inclusion is the bridge that empowers everyone to be their authentic selves. We celebrate and respect our differences because diversity drives innovation and makes us stronger. Be yourself with us, and feel that you belong. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We are also committed to equity, accessible hiring practices, and creating an inclusive culture through many means including TogetHer (Women's network) and our Employee Resource Groups which include Diversity and Inclusion, Telefónica Tech Pride, Neurodiversity, ELEVATE (African and Caribbean heritage network), and Sustainability. We don’t believe hiring is a tick box exercise, so if you feel that you don’t match the job description 100%, but would still be a great fit for role, please get in touch. Department: Data&AI Employment Hours: Full time

Responsibilities

The role involves acting as a trusted advisor and technical authority for key customers, helping them extract value from data by understanding opportunities and translating them into technology solutions. Responsibilities include steering customer data platform strategy, leading data delivery projects, and engaging in technical presales activities.