[Hiring] Senior Data Engineer @Reach plc

Role Description

The Senior Data Engineer will play a key role in the evolution of the Reach data lake including creating new data ingestion processes, monitoring existing processes and building out the ingestion frameworks. The Data Lake is built using AWS services including Athena (Iceberg & Parquet), Glue, S3, Lambda and ECS.

Key Responsibilities

• Build & Maintain Pipelines: Design robust Python data ingestion processes from diverse sources (APIs, S3, SFTP) using AWS tools (Athena/Iceberg/Parquet, Glue, Lambda, ECS) and Redshift.
• Infrastructure & Monitoring: Provision AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and embed clear observability mechanisms to ensure high data reliability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with analysts, product managers, and business teams to ensure seamless data delivery and articulate technical design decisions clearly.
• Quality & Best Practices: Write comprehensive documentation, enforce unit testing standards, and champion a culture of data quality, inclusion, and non-discrimination.

Qualifications

• Advanced Python (Pandas, AWS Wrangler), strong SQL (DDL/DML), and deep expertise across AWS data services (Athena, Glue, S3, Lambda, ECS, Redshift).
• Proven experience with IaC, unit testing for data workflows, and pipeline observability.
• Exceptional ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical partners, foster collaboration across teams, and manage multiple priorities independently.

Benefits

• 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), with an extra day after you've been with us for three, five, and 10 years.
• An extra day's paid leave each year to volunteer for a cause close to your community or your heart.
• Big moment day - an extra day’s paid leave for a moment that matters to you.
• Bonus scheme - you'll get a stake in our success and a chance to add to your annual earnings.
• Help saving for your retirement - we'll match your company pension contributions up to 6%.
• Supportive and progressive people policies, including enhanced family leave and policies to promote flexibility, inclusion, and progression.
• A healthcare cash plan - giving you money back for a range of medical expenses.
• Car lease scheme - you can buy a brand new electric or hybrid car through our leasing partner.
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your family.
• Financial Wellbeing – Access Stream, our app for managing your finances, pay, rewards, and benefits all in one place.
• Access to lots of discounts - including 15% off with Reach's very own online marketplace, Yimbly.
• Interest-free loans - including for season tickets and technology.

Company Description

Hello, we’re Reach. Every day, our trusted news, stories and content connect with millions of people where they live - whether that’s on their social feed or at their neighbourhood newsstand; through their local community or their take on the hot topic of the day.

We're home to more than 120 brands - from household names like the Mirror, Express, Daily Star and Daily Record, to local titles like MyLondon, BelfastLive, and the Manchester Evening News, and brands making a splash in the US like the Irish Star.

It's our ability to understand people and the things that matter to them that makes us Britain and Ireland's largest commercial news publisher. We reach around 70% of the UK's online population, 10% of the US online population, and over 100 million social followers around the world.

As a modern media organisation, we're much more than just news. We know everyone has their own story to tell, so we’ve built an environment where every background is respected and every day is a day to explore.