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This role is offered on a permanent basis with hybrid working from our office in Embassy Gardens, London.\nThis role will play a key part in the continued development of our new end-to-end cloud data platform, helping us to ensure that our data architecture and platform strategy remain closely aligned with the needs of the business and the value we want to create.\nWorking closely with the Product Manager, Data Platform and Lead Data Engineer, you’ll use your data management and architecture expertise to design robust, scalable data foundations and structures that support clearly defined business outcomes.\nYou’ll help to translate product priorities, epics and user stories into practical architectural designs that can be delivered by our Data Engineering team, whilst supporting our broader move towards a Dev/DataOps culture and a more product-led approach to data.\nAbout the team\nThe Technology team provides expertise and effective solutions to Penguin Random House. We integrate flexibility and agility which supports our consistent way of working. We set ourselves up for success by holding ourselves accountable and welcoming change. Each member of the Technology team brings skill and initiative to their role; we take personal ownership within a one team culture, working collaboratively to meet expectations from our stakeholders who trust us to deliver.\nThe role\nKey responsibilities:\nDesign robust, scalable data pipelines and architecture to bring together internal and external data sources within our cloud data platform.\n\nDevelop the architecture and migration approach for moving legacy data into Snowflake, whilst supporting appropriate data lake and transformed data layers.\n\nEmbed security, quality, performance and scalability into the design of our data environments, ensuring they can be used confidently by analysts and decision makers.\n\nEnsure the data architecture supports our Power BI reporting and analytics capability, as well as wider analytical and business intelligence needs.\n\nSet the technical direction for data architecture, ensuring it remains aligned with our wider data strategy, platform roadmap and business priorities.\n\nSupport strong data governance by ensuring data structures align with agreed policies, are appropriately catalogued and enable secure and compliant use of first and third-party data.\n\nPartner with data science and analytics teams to design environments and structures that support advanced analytics, machine learning and AI use cases.\n\nStay connected to developments across the data industry, identifying opportunities to improve the platform, increase efficiency and support new business outcomes.\n\nWhat you’ll bring\nEssential criteria:\nExtensive experience architecting cloud-based data engineering, BI and data science solutions.\n\nExperience with dbt for transforming, modelling, testing and documenting data within a modern data platform.\n\nStrong experience designing scalable data models and schemas for a range of structured and unstructured data, including transactional, web analytics, CRM and marketing data.\n\nExpert knowledge of data modelling and data structures, with the ability to select the right approach for different business and technical use cases.\n\nVery strong SQL skills, alongside technical experience of database technologies including PostgreSQL, SQL Server and Data Vault.\n\nExperience designing both code-based and tool-based solutions for data ingestion and storage, with the judgement to understand when each approach offers the greatest benefit.\n\nExperience migrating and refactoring legacy data solutions and physical environments into cloud-based platforms, including identifying and managing the challenges and opportunities involved.\n\nExperience designing data structures that enable the appropriate use of first and third-party data whilst supporting GDPR requirements.\n\nThe ability to work closely with engineering teams to design and build complex data environments, proactively addressing data issues as they arise.\n\nStrong influencing and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical colleagues, peers and business stakeholders.\n\nAn inclusive and collaborative approach, with an appreciation of diverse perspectives and ways of working.\n\nPlease note: You must currently be based in the UK with full right to work to be considered for this role.\n\nDesirable criteria:\nExperience working within the media sector or a similarly complex organisation.\n\nExperience with AWS Functions and related cloud technologies.\n\nApplication instructions\nPlease apply with your CV by 23:59 on Sunday 15th November 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the advert may close at any time. We would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.\nAI\nHere at Penguin, we believe in the power of authenticity and human creativity. When you apply for a position, we want to encourage you to showcase your unique voice. Throughout our recruitment process, please share your own thoughts, experiences, and skills. This helps us get a true sense of who you are and what you might bring to our team.\nWe celebrate creativity and diverse perspectives, so please be yourself! While we recognise AI tools can be helpful, we recommend using them thoughtfully to ensure your responses reflect you.\nDisability Confident\nAs a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section.\nThere may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview. We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing . Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable with, for us to support your request.\nSalary\nThe salary for this opportunity is up to £65,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus a generous bonus scheme and benefits.\nHybrid working\nWhile our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important.\nFor this role we expect that you will work from our head office in Embassy Gardens, London a minimum of 2 days per week (Tuesday & Thursday) with additional days for team meetings, townhalls etc as required. There may also be occasional travel to our warehouse site in Frating, Colchester.\n Disclosure requirements pertaining to the collection of your personal data:\nResponsible for processing the information provided in your application is the company specified in the job advertisement, with its registered office as indicated. The company processes your data for the purpose of establishing an employment relationship on the basis of Art. 6 (1) b GDPR / Section 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG.\nThe retention period for your data is determined by the statutory time limits applicable in the respective country, beginning upon completion of the recruitment process. 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