Data and Analytics is foundational to our Petcare OGSM and will drive our transformation to a business that is powered by data.
To deliver on this ambition set by this OGSM we require the very highest level of technical / engineering expertise within Global Petcare Data & Analytics
There is a need to expand this high performing team of creative, skilled individuals – to help build out new capabilities and bring fresh ideas to the table

What are we looking for?

• For this role, we hope you have the following skills we require to round out our team:

  • An inspirational enthusiasm for tech and innovation

  • Software development practices

  • Knowledge and experience with containerization and cloud microservices architecture

  • Knowledge and experience in using orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow/Kubernetes)

  • Proven ability to mobilise others and lead technical change

  • Strong knowledge and experience in processing big data using Spark

  • Strong coding expertise in PySpark, or Scala with Python experience

  • Experience building Spark applications

  • Experience working in a cloud environment (Azure, AWS, GCP, Yandex)

  • Experience in building data pipeline/ETL/ELT solutions

  • Ability and strong desire to research and learn new technologies and languages

  • Highly knowledgeable in the contemporary data engineering and analytics landscape, the current tools, the latest approaches

  • Experienced in practices of DevOps and CICD within a data platform

  • Capacity and enthusiasm for mentoring and coaching data engineers of varying experience

  • Able to communicate effectively with all levels of the business to help present new ideas and provide recommendations for new technologies

  
  Nice to Have

  • Advantageous - Full stack web app development

  • Advantageous - Microsoft Azure cloud technologies e.g. Blob Storage, ADLS, Azure DevOps, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions

  • Advantageous - Delta Lake storage layer

  • Advantageous - Data visualisation tools e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, Thoughtspot, D3.js

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Lead technical design and implementation of data engineering solutions utilizing software development practices on a developing/growing platform adopting containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Lead and facilitate conversations/discussions/plans on how to transition existing notebook-based projects to robust cloud-agnostic deployable products.

• Be a key contributor to decisions around the direction of integral data engineering projects/pipelines to serve the growing and changing demands of the data platform across the business divisions.

• Collaborate and contribute to the design and build of Spark applications on cloud container infrastructure.

• Promote DevOps & CI/CD methodologies to collaborate on a growing platform

• Partner with product managers to drive the provision of business value through technical excellence

• Partner with scrum masters to efficiently deliver agile technical solutions

• Exercise excellent communication to collaborate with various members of the data solutions team

• Enthusiastically evolve your technical skillset, engage in training and learn new technologies and techniques

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.