Data Engineer
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Job description
Ownership of design, development, evolution and maintenance of the company's metocean data pipeline. Lead on architectural design of how data is transmitted, received and supplied to Partrac Data Centre, including automated preprocessing before reaching the Partrac database. Ensuring scalability and cost-effectiveness of these processes to support company expansion and deliver high quality data to clients., To design, build, and maintain the robust data pipelines transforming metocean data-collected from Floating and Subsea sensors -into high-quality, structured datasets which underpin the company's key client deliverable. With the recent release of Partrac's newly developed Floating LiDAR and a bespoke built Data Centre you will have the opportunity to shape the data architecture which provides key input into the offshore wind industry. You will be at the forefront of the companies developing strategy working with a multiskilled team of scientists, engineers and project managers., * Provide technical management of data architecture, cloud engineering, and system integration, developing the companies metocean data infrastructure.
- Automate and optimise current data analysis pipelines for both offline and real-time streaming data. Including the adoption of advanced AWS services and modern DevOps practices (e.g., serverless workflows, monitoring, CI/CD).
- Collaborate across teams to align technical solutions with business needs.
- Mentor and train colleagues across survey, data analysis, and data management teams.
- Provide ongoing technical support and system updates to ensure reliability of commercial buoy deployments.
Requirements
- Enthusiasm to operate as part of a small but highly productive and quality focussed team
- Experience in requirement gathering, specification, implementation, testing, deployment, architecture and maintenance
- Proficient in python and/or typescript programming language
- Experience on building cloud architecture (preferably AWS CDK)
- Experience using git and GitHub for version control and CI/CD
- Ability to communicate with data analytics team to build data processing procedure
- Clear and concise documentation of all software built
- Experience with SQL
Desirable:
- A degree in computer science, electronics engineering or equivalent software development experience
- Experience developing SPAs with React in a TDD environment
- Understanding of network architecture (VPNs, VPC, routing, subnetting, IP management)
- Experience of range of communication technologies - Satellite, LoRa, HF
- Previous experience with Iridium SBD data
- Implementing system components as microservices
- Experience writing unit, integration, and automated tests.
Benefits & conditions
Working at Partrac and the wider Venterra Group means you are trusted to use your initiative. We will give you the freedom to follow your ideas and to make an impact.
You will find yourself in a culture that champions quality, continual improvement, openness, personal development and teamwork. If you are on the lookout for new, better ways to do things and want to be supported by a talented team of peers, you will fit right in here.
Some of the benefits our team love include:
- Working in a market leading team with a high level of industry recognition
- Interesting and varied projects that make a difference
- A resilient, dynamic working environment
- Regular training and professional development
- A friendly, supportive team environment
- Generous holiday allowances
- Flexible working options
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- EV Scheme
The role is based with our team on the outskirts of Newton Abbot and easily accessible from Exeter, Plymouth and Torbay, we also offer hybrid working opportunities to support work-life balance. About us
At Partrac, we are committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We take inclusion and diversity seriously. We know that getting this right is critical for us to live our organisation's values. We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. We are an equal opportunity employer. Our vision is for Partrac to be a place where people of all ethnicities feel welcomed to work.