Senior Data Engineer
You will be part of the Operations Delivery Intelligence (ODI) directorate and work in data delivery teams that build and operate the pipelines and platforms underpinning data products across the organisation. The team plays a critical role in enabling scalable, secure and high‑performing data solutions that support business decision‑making and value creation.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test and deploy secure, scalable data pipelines
- Operate and maintain data products, ensuring availability, performance and resilience through monitoring, alerting and incident management
- Write code and automation scripts to manage and optimise data flows
- Participate in service reviews, health checks and root cause analysis to improve reliability and reduce operational overhead
- Contribute to data processing documentation and ensure changes are tracked and version controlled
- Support senior engineers in defining and embedding engineering patterns, coding standards and automated testing practices
- Actively participate in agile ceremonies, delivery planning and retrospectives
- Improve developer experience by working with data product teams to streamline integration and resolve platform issues
- Line manage Data Engineers and support their development
- Participate in an on‑call rota to support data products
Qualifications
- Strong hands‑on data engineering capability in cloud‑based environments
- Deep understanding of data ingestion, processing, testing and monitoring practices
- Experience supporting production data systems and resolving operational issues
- Confidence writing maintainable, well‑tested code and automation
- Strong delivery and accountability mindset
- Ability to work collaboratively within agile teams
- Clear communication skills and openness to feedback
- Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
- Extensive experience in a technical or engineering role within a cloud data engineering environment
- Extensive experience with BA core coding languages and technology stack
- Experienced in CI/CD processes and agile development workflows
- Sound working knowledge of information security principles and access control within platform environments
- Degree or equivalent training in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline is desirable
Benefits
You will receive access to staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights, up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends and family, and the opportunity to develop across the business through internal mobility programmes. Competitive salary and rewards accompany your wide array of benefits.
Diversity & Inclusion
British Airways is committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels they can be themselves. We value differences and invite people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and help us become a better BA.
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You will be part of the Operations Delivery Intelligence (ODI) directorate and work in data delivery teams that build and operate the pipelines and platforms underpinning data products across the organisation. The team plays a critical role in enabling scalable, secure and high‑performing data solutions that support business decision‑making and value creation.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test and deploy secure, scalable data pipelines
- Operate and maintain data products, ensuring availability, performance and resilience through monitoring, alerting and incident management
- Write code and automation scripts to manage and optimise data flows
- Participate in service reviews, health checks and root cause analysis to improve reliability and reduce operational overhead
- Contribute to data processing documentation and ensure changes are tracked and version controlled
- Support senior engineers in defining and embedding engineering patterns, coding standards and automated testing practices
- Actively participate in agile ceremonies, delivery planning and retrospectives
- Improve developer experience by working with data product teams to streamline integration and resolve platform issues
- Line manage Data Engineers and support their development
- Participate in an on‑call rota to support data products
Qualifications
- Strong hands‑on data engineering capability in cloud‑based environments
- Deep understanding of data ingestion, processing, testing and monitoring practices
- Experience supporting production data systems and resolving operational issues
- Confidence writing maintainable, well‑tested code and automation
- Strong delivery and accountability mindset
- Ability to work collaboratively within agile teams
- Clear communication skills and openness to feedback
- Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement
- Extensive experience in a technical or engineering role within a cloud data engineering environment
- Extensive experience with BA core coding languages and technology stack
- Experienced in CI/CD processes and agile development workflows
- Sound working knowledge of information security principles and access control within platform environments
- Degree or equivalent training in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline is desirable
Benefits
You will receive access to staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights, up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends and family, and the opportunity to develop across the business through internal mobility programmes. Competitive salary and rewards accompany your wide array of benefits.
Diversity & Inclusion
British Airways is committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels they can be themselves. We value differences and invite people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and help us become a better BA.
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