Junior Data Engineer

Two Circles is a vibrant, multi-award-winning and rapidly-expanding sports marketing agency. We work with some of the world’s biggest sports organisations including the NFL, Premier League and UEFA.

We’re looking for growth-oriented, dynamic and motivated new team members to help us build a once-in-a-lifetime sports business and reimagine the commercial frameworks of the global sports industry.

Every day, our team analyses billions of pieces of behavioural, attitudinal and purchase data from sports fans spanning the globe, using the latest machine-learning and data visualisation technology. We do this to give our clients the tools and insight required to build direct relationships with fans, grow engagement, and drive revenue across their eventday, sponsorship and media businesses.

We have a global team of nearly 500 Two Circlers working from five offices across the world (London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Bern) who work cross-region to service our expanding international client base. See here for some examples of our work.

As part of our ongoing growth, we are looking to innovate with our technology stack and are seeking a Data Ops Engineer to onboard Clients and maintain the Two Circles services and products we provide them, including:

• Data Operations: Configuring and maintaining the cloud-based applications, components and infrastructure that underpins our market-leading products and services, from provisioning environments all the way to user access management and permissions

• Data Management: Aggregating and structuring diverse sets of data, and providing machine-learning-powered models to forecast and influence commercial performance
• Data Analytics: Analysing commercial performance, audience segmentation, and monitoring sales and marketing campaigns in real-time

It is a fantastic opportunity for a smart, dynamic and ambitious person interested in working for sport’s most exciting agency at our UK headquarters, located at the heart of London’s technology hub.

Role Profile:

As a Data Ops Engineer at Two Circles, you play a key role configuring and supporting data and BI solutions for the largest sporting organisations in the world. Using your keen eye for detail, logical and analytical mindset and understanding of configuring data technology, you help implement Two Circles’ industry leading data solutions for our clients and projects. You collaborate with multiple internal teams to understand requirements, thoroughly planning and testing changes before accurately implementing them to a high standard of client and colleague satisfaction. You are a natural problem solver, managing multiple proactive and reactive tasks and assignments, effectively prioritising your work, identifying risks and clearly communicating these to stakeholders. You thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment and are equally comfortable discussing technical concepts with your DataOps & Engineering peers as you are explaining them to less technical colleagues.

When you are not delivering against specific projects or contributing to effective IT Operations activities, you are spotting opportunities to add value or realise improvements, working on your own professional development and learning objectives or sharing knowledge with other Two Circlers.

This role will be part of the DataOps & Engineering Team.

Requirements

Your main duties & responsibilities:

• Monitoring our data management platform and associated data pipelines, working with Engineering colleagues to provide expert support as required
• Supporting the onboarding of new clients into our Data Analytics and Management products including configuration of data ingestion, data mapping, opt-in tracking, customer matching, data export and client facing dashboards and analytics
• Using Data Management hubs to configure and manage client environments, including implementing changes, testing and supporting the regular release of feature updates
• Working across the DataOps & Engineering function to help input into feature specification and ideation to improve product and services offering
• Providing client-facing Marketing and Consulting teams with accurate and informative reports on data quality, integrity of transformation procedures and timeliness of task sequences and schedules

• Reconciling data throughout stages of collection, processing and presentation
• Playing a role in our User Access Management process across Two Circlers and Client users
• Protecting the data entrusted to us by our clients at all times

The ideal background and skills we are looking for include:  

• Demonstrable knowledge of data-intensive technology environments, or equivalent higher education qualification
• Analytical mindset with some experience of Systems and Data configuration, e.g. DWH, CMS, CRM, ERP, PIM
• Basic knowledge of at least one of the following data query languages; SQL or Python/Pyspark
• Awareness of Data Protection, Privacy and Governance principles, e.g. GDPR
• Producing and maintaining good standards of documentation

• Great self-starting attitude and keen to join an entrepreneurial organisation where every working day is different
• Excellent time management, organisational skills and attention to detail
• Problem solver - you have a curiosity and a willingness to learn new things
• A team player who contributes to collective goals above personal gain