Data Engineer

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

IT&S Group

Job Description:

Let me tell you about the role

Our data engineers build and run the data pipelines and platforms that bp pulse relies on every day. The team builds on Databricks and AWS.

As a Data Engineer, you will build and maintain data pipelines, help keep our data accurate and well-governed, and work closely with senior engineers who will support your growth. It's a hands-on role with plenty of room to develop a great fit if you have solid fundamentals and want to deepen your skills on a modern data stack.

What you will deliver

• Build and maintain reliable, scalable data pipelines on Databricks and AWS.
• Implement data ingestion, validation and transformation.
• Write well-tested software to build, integrate and quality-assure data across bp pulse, meeting privacy and compliance needs.
• Follow good engineering and data practice: technical design, testing, code review, source control, documentation, data modelling and observability.
• Help build and improve CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Run data quality checks to keep data accurate and reliable.
• Help keep pipelines and services healthy monitoring, alerting and business-hours support.
• Work with senior engineers and people across the business to turn needs into dependable data products.

What you will need to be successful

Essential

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining reliable, scalable data pipelines and data products, often alongside more senior engineers.
• Experience with Databricks, PySpark, Spark SQL and Delta Lake (or a similar lakehouse platform, with a real appetite to grow on Databricks).
• Experience with AWS data and serverless services (e.g. Lambda, Glue, S3, Kinesis, SNS/SQS).
• Good Python and SQL skills.
• An understanding of data modelling and data quality fundamentals.
• Some experience with CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A curious, continuous-improvement mindset.
• A degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Desired

• Experience with dbt or Apache Airflow.
• Familiarity with data quality tools such as Great Expectations.
• Familiarity with open table formats such as Delta, Apache Hudi or Apache Iceberg.
• Experience with Terraform or another infrastructure-as-code tool.
• No prior experience in the energy industry needed.

What we offer

In return, bp offers a competitive salary and bonus, a strong pension, private healthcare, flexible working and real support for your learning and career growth. [P&C to confirm country-specific benefits.]

About bp

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, API and platform design, Cloud Platforms, Collaboration, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Creating a high performing team, Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Emerging technology monitoring, Facilitation, Information Security, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Problem Solving, Relational Data Modeling, Risk Management, Scripting, Secure development, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development, Solution Architecture {+ 6 more}

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About Us

We’re an international energy company with global scale, ambitious plans and a team of brilliant people delivering energy to the world, today and tomorrow.