Senior Data Engineer

A division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), CAA Portas is the leading management consulting firm dedicated to sport. We believe in the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives, communities and nations. We provide inspirational leadership to power this transformation, having fun and showing the passion for doing what we love. ​

We help sports leaders across the world on their most important, complex and urgent challenges and opportunities to achieve more for their organisations such as: ​

• Delivering significant and sustainable business performance
• Transforming organisations and develop future sport leaders
• Driving increased and more effective funding into sport
• Achieving lasting positive change in society

Overview

We are expanding our Data & AI team and are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join the team to lead work at the forefront of sport. You’ll be responsible for improving our data and pipelines while also supporting our clients with their own data engineering and infrastructure needs. As part of cross-functional teams you’ll be working with the leading strategy consultants in the industry to help decision making across sporting performance, commercial and operations.

As part of a fast-growing area, you will have the opportunity to shape how we build and scale our global data infrastructure from the ground up.

Responsibilities:

• Data Pipelines: Build and manage data workflows using Python, SQL, and cloud storage
• APIs & Data Feeds: Deploy simple APIs to serve models or data to internal and client teams
• App Deployment: Support lightweight web app deployment (e.g., Streamlit) for internal or client use
• Database Management: Maintain schemas, optimize performance, and manage access controls
• Cloud Infrastructure: Manage lightweight cloud environments and infrastructure.
• DevOps Support: Handle deployment setups, secrets management, and basic orchestration
• Code Quality: Promote clean, testable, and well-documented code.
• Team Collaboration: Work with data scientists and analysts to productionize and standardize workflows
• Mentorship: Guide junior team members and help grow data engineering capabilities

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience in data engineering or similar roles
• Passion for sport and the application of data within it
• Strong Python and SQL skills
• Proficiency with at least one major cloud platform (Azure or AWS preferred)
• Experience with orchestration tools and CI/CD tools - experience with Github Actions is a plus
• Familiarity with containerisation (e.g. Docker) and basic API/model deployment
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced consultancy or agency environment
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

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Compensation And Benefits:

We offer a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition to monetary compensation, we provide health insurance, gym subsidy, balanced work vs personal life.

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Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”) is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally recognised protected basis under UK law.

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