Data Engineer

About the role

We are recruiting for a Data Engineer to be responsible for the continued development and improvement of the club’s data platform. Responsibility for technical direction and architectural standards across data pipelines, warehouse infrastructure and model deployment.

Working closely with Research Systems, Data Science and Performance Insights, the Data Engineer ensures that our data infrastructure remains reliable, scalable and aligned with the evolving needs of the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain data pipelines supporting analytical and performance workflows.
• Contribute to the development and optimisation of Snowflake as the club’s primary data warehouse.
• Support model deployment and production workflows.
• Work within established standards across orchestration, containerisation and CI/CD processes.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and colleagues across teams to deliver maintainable solutions.
• Support the phased transition away from legacy systems as part of longer-term platform evolution.
• Ensure good standards of documentation, testing and operational robustness.
• Contribute to performant usage of large-scale tracking data for analysis, including support for key moment retrieval and downstream modelling.

Technical Requirements

• Experience with AWS (preferred) or comparable cloud platforms.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience with data warehousing (Snowflake desirable).
• Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Familiarity with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g. Dagster, Airflow).
• Experience implementing CI/CD practices for data systems.

Please note, this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and access to our benefits kit bag which includes but not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme matching up to 5.5%
• Life Assurance Cover
• Free financial guidance and mortgage advice
• Car salary sacrifice scheme for affordable driving
• Cycle to Work scheme to keep you active
• Purchase season ticket loans for easier commuting
• Exclusive shopping discounts & cashback with top retailers
• Will Writing Service for future planning
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• Medicash Health Cash Plan for everyday healthcare needs
• Volunteering opportunities to give back to the community
• Special LFC perks – retail discounts, partner offers, free LFCTV GO access, and priority tickets for matches, events & concerts

…and much more! LFC Benefits.pdf

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

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