Data Engineer - Azure

The role

As a Senior Data Engineer in the Global Operations Centre, you will design, build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines on Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage and serverless technologies. You will also lead automation with Python, API orchestration, and support analytics and media teams.

What you will do

• Design, develop and optimize enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage and serverless technologies
• Write and tune complex SQL, including query optimization, partitioning and indexing, for analytics and real-time processing
• Lead automation frameworks using Python and API orchestration
• Own production pipeline reliability and resolve critical issues through root-cause analysis
• Set coding and architectural standards through code reviews and technical audits for the offshore engineering team
• Maintain documentation, data lineage and automated CI/CD deployment practices
• Support analytics and media teams by turning business challenges into scalable technical solutions
• Act as subject matter expert in pipeline architecture, orchestration and schema evolution
• Lead modernization initiatives such as Databricks, DBT and DevOps practices
• Ensure SLA adherence and regulatory compliance through monitoring and risk mitigation

Required qualifications

• 3-5 years of progressive experience in data engineering
• Expert-level mastery of Azure Data Factory, SQL and cloud data platforms (Azure and/or GCP)
• Proven expertise designing, optimizing and managing large-scale production data pipelines
• Deep skills in SQL performance tuning, ADF orchestration and CI/CD automation
• Advanced knowledge of production operations, troubleshooting and high-availability data processing at scale

Nice to have

• Adverity
• Dataflow
• BigQuery
• Databricks
• DBT
• Terraform
• Wrike, Jira or Azure DevOps
• DP-203 or GCP Data Engineer certifications

Benefits

• Access to internal learning platforms, certifications and training sessions
• Life insurance
• Wellness programs
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness day
• Employee resource groups and in-office events
• Access to global WPP Media and WPP networks

Before you apply

• Candidates who do not meet every listed criterion are encouraged to apply
• Accommodation or flexibility can be discussed with the hiring team during the interview process

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's global media collective, bringing media, data and partnerships together for clients. It is an equal opportunity employer.