Data Engineer

London

Data Science

About the Role

At ITV in the Media & Entertainment space, Entertaining with purpose, connecting millions through creativity every day.

As a Data Engineer in the BDE team, you will be a key contributor to the Synapse platform - ITV’s operational data engine. We are currently on an ambitious journey to transition our data landscape to make it fit for future needs which collect and measure user behaviour, ensuring high-quality data powers ITV's core viewer experiences. This role is roughly balanced across three pillars: 50% Feature building: Building new pipelines, data products and real-time capabilities. 25% Platform & service health: Observability, cost, decommissioning and infrastructure-as-code for your own services, alongside our dedicated DevOps engineers. 25% BAU & support: Ensuring platform stability and performance.

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Requirements

Hands-on experience with GCP (Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Dataflow, Composer/Airflow, Cloud Functions, GKE and Cloud Build), or equivalent experience on another cloud and a willingness to go deep on GCP.
Strong SQL, and proficient in at least one of Python, Java or Go with a willingness to pick up the others.
Experience with streaming data, SQL-based transformation tooling, and CI/CD pipelines.
Good knowledge of Terraform and of deploying containerised services.
Ability to work within a complex high-level architecture involving event-driven streaming and multi-project environments.
Comfortable in a mature Agile environment, participating in daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
Able to work in a matrix organisation and a distributed team (UK, Brazil and Spain), liaising with Product Managers and stakeholders across Personalisation, Marketing, Commercial and Finance to refine requirements into technical tasks.
A desire to improve existing validation tools and contribute to the team's 'tool chest' of reusable components.
AI-curious: We are actively experimenting with AI-assisted engineering (Claude Code, Gemini ADK, Vertex AI agents) and want people who are keen to learn to use it well.

Benefits

Flexible working with a range of options
Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
Annual bonus opportunity
Competitive pension contribution
Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life

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Frequently Asked Questions About Working at ITV

Common questions candidates ask about this role and ITV's workplace

ITV is a global production and distribution business that creates, owns, and distributes high-quality content for multiple platforms worldwide. It serves as a leading creative powerhouse, connecting with audiences globally through compelling storytelling and innovative production. ITV supports a wide array of functions globally, including creative development, content production (scripted and unscripted), post-production, international sales, and format distribution.

Please review the specific job listing or contact ITV's recruiting team for details on remote or hybrid work options for this role.

Salary information may vary by role and location. Please check the specific job listing or discuss compensation during the interview process.

ITV is an established organization in its industry. The company focuses on maintaining a supportive workplace culture for all employees.

Key benefit categories include: Time Off & Work-Life Balance, Financial & Security, Health & Wellness, Career Development. For this role specifically, benefits include: Flexible working with a range of options, Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more, Annual bonus opportunity, Competitive pension contribution, Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares, Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as We Pull Together and Creativity Drives Everything and Authentic Inclusion.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: Inclusive Culture Where Everyone Belongs and Investment in People Development.

ITV has a supportive and collaborative culture, recognized as a loved place to work by its team members.

ITV currently has 14 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Sales and Business Development, Data Science, Finance and Accounting. You can view all current openings at certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/itv/jobs.

The interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by team interviews. Please contact ITV's recruiting team for specific details on this role's process.