Location
London / Manchester - Hybrid

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£50,000 - £60,000 per year

About the Role
Our Central Data Team builds and manages data processes that fuel analytics and machine learning at ITV. We cover Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Data Governance and AI Innovation, empowering the organisation to make accurate and informed data-driven decisions. The Data Platform Team builds and maintains the infrastructure that underpins the production, discovery, and consumption of data. You will join a team delivering tools and capabilities that allow a range of users to work with data effectively, safely and efficiently. You will be challenged in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with autonomy, mastery and purpose to succeed. We value smart work as much as hard work, encouraging automation wherever possible.

Main Responsibilities
Deliver the technical implementation of our data platform, working closely with product owners, architects, and end users. Collaborate with Data Engineers to design, build and maintain Data Products delivering critical analytical data to people and systems. Solve interesting and difficult technical challenges while keeping solutions simple by obeying the Principle of Least Astonishment. Maintain a common set of tools and standards. Empower data teams (Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Analysts) to take ownership of the operation, performance and availability of data services. Ensure the Data Platform remains secure, well governed and well managed. Build new platform capabilities with self-service in mind. Monitor the platform proactively to identify and resolve issues before stakeholders are affected.

Experience
- Working with cloud infrastructure and platforms, ideally Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Knowledge of infrastructure as code, containerisation, automation and monitoring tools.
- Experience using version control tools such as git.
- Designing, building and operating highly available, highly scalable systems.
- Understanding of data platforms and tooling in the data domain.
- Working knowledge of Unix-based operating systems (Mac/Linux).
- Experience using a scripting or programming language (e.g. Python, Ruby).

About You
- Passionate about working within an agile, multidisciplinary DevOps team.
- A team player who collaborates and shares knowledge effectively.
- Clear communicator who welcomes constructive feedback.
- Analytical thinker who enjoys solving complex design challenges.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated; however, relevant experience and skills as outlined above are essential.