Senior Data Engineer

About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com . About WPP Media WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. Some of the things we’d like you to do: Deploy data collectors in Adverity to gather data from media, agency system, and other sources Development and maintain data quality checks and procedures, helping stakeholders overcome data issues before they impact the quality of the reporting solution Support the translation of user requirements and business needs into technical specifications Be a proficient user of Google Cloud Platform and associated technologies, ensuring your work incorporates industry best practice Monitor automated jobs, troubleshooting data issues as-and-when they arise Support other members of the team responsible for “last mile” transformation and visualization of data within Google Data Studio reports and dashboards Serve as a technical and professional leader for junior staff Provide hands-on support to users of reporting solutions, helping the wider team triage and respond to user queries in a timely manner Attending internal stakeholder meetings, presenting your solutions, and providing updates on your work. Support the development strong working relationships with third-party data providers that we rely on for access to necessary data. A bit about yourself : Required Bachelor degree in Science or Engineering 3+ years’ experience (professional or academic) in data engineering, preferably handling advertising media or marketing data Professional experience with Python , ETL Development, SQL and DBT Analytically minded, enabling you to understand and overcome technically complex challenges, and to tell compelling stories with data Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to manage multiple tasks in an autonomous way Strong spoken and written communication skills, ensuring your thoughts and needs are heard and understood An ability to demonstrate a passion for the digital marketing ecosystem, and an understanding of the role that data plays within it Delivers best results when working in a team environment, and an ability to partner effectively with people of varying degrees of technical capability Desirable Previous experience working with data and technology Experience with digital marketing platforms and the data they generate, in particular Google Marketing Platform, Facebook, Tiktok etc. An understanding of how data is tracked and exchanged in the process of digital advertising (e.g. role of ad s…