Games Workshop PLC

About the Company

Games Workshop has been making Citadel Miniatures, the finest fantasy miniatures in the world, for 40+ years. Set in the worlds of Warhammer these miniatures are prized by collectors & gamers alike. Our global HQ is in Nottingham, UK & is home to over 1500 employees. This is where we design our miniatures, games, books, paints, brushes & all the other products our community needs to engage in our hobby. We also design & make the tools that allow us to manufacture our miniatures to the highest standards. Every Citadel miniature sold worldwide is designed, engineered, manufactured & packed at our HQ, and then dispatched to one of our global warehouses or straight to our customers

We have hundreds of retail stores around the globe, as well as trade sales teams selling to over 5000 independent retailers worldwide. We have offices in North America, run from Memphis & Dallas, Ingleburn Australia, Barcelona, and several locations in Asia including Shanghai and Toyko.

Games Workshop welcomes everyone. We are a diverse group of individuals who work together with the shared goal of making Games Workshop the best it can be. We are committed to making the Warhammer Hobby and our business even better. Our ambitions remain clear, to make the best fantasy miniature figures in the world, to engage and inspire our customers, and to sell our products globally at a profit. We intend to do this forever. Our decisions are focused on long-term success, not short-term gains. We are passionate about our products but you don't need to be a hobbyist to work with us, just committed to making sure we achieve our shared goals.

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Company Name

Games Workshop PLC

Job Title

Data Engineer

Job Description

About The Job

Games Workshop is recruiting an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer initially on a 12-month contract to support the reporting needs of a global change initiative and to replace legacy Access Databases used for ETL and reporting.

We are looking for an experienced individual who understands the value of teamwork to work collaboratively with the business to design and implement robust ETL solutions based on documented requirements ensuring you use a methodical approach to ensure data is extracted efficiently, transformed and then loaded for optimal performance. Using your strong people and communication skills will enable you to conduct peer review solution with other members of the team ensuring you assist in both internally and in User Acceptance Testing

Possessing strong analytical and critical thinking skills as well as having the ability to deconstruct complex challenges into manageable steps will allow you to maintain data integrity championing the accuracy and consistency of MI reporting through implementing robust reporting. Being a credible and knowledgeable individual understanding what good data looks like will allow you to advocate for best practice coding, testing and version control within MI projects always ensuring a high quality and maintainable solution.

You will demonstrate a strong commitment to consistency, ensuring that all tasks are completed with the highest level of accuracy you create well performing data structure and streamline data processing workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

This role requires excellent working relationships, strong critical thinking, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines and ensure initiatives align with Games Workshops business goals.

The ideal candidates will have demonstrable experience within Data Warehousing within a Business Intelligence environment (both On premises and Cloud) coupled with the ability to write good quality design specifications. You will have knowledge of SQL Server, Transact SQL, Writing Stored Procedures, Tables, Views, and Functions along with ETL experience and Azure Data Factory along with an investigative and inquisitive mindset being focused on continuous improvement to learn new languages, frameworks and tools.

If you are someone who approaches challenges with humility and embodies the courage to drive positive change apply today.

Working at Games Workshop

At Games Workshop we are looking for people who will do their best to understand the needs of the company and to put those needs first when they are at work. Because of this we believe that what you are like, hence the attitude you show to work and the way you choose to behave is even more important than your skills and experience.

The Warhammer World site is based just outside of Nottingham city centre and benefits from a nearby tram stop and free onsite car parking.

In return for your hard work, you will receive 33 days holiday per year (including public holidays), matching contributory pension scheme up to 7.5%, profit share bonus (subject to GW meeting profit targets) and option to join our Share Save scheme. Oh and let’s not forget, a staff discount of between 25% and 50% on our products!

Other Essential Information

Location: This position will be granted on a hybrid working basis and on a 12 month fixed term contract.

Closing date: The closing date for applications is midnight, UK time, on Sunday 30th 2025.

How to Apply

To apply, please send us a letter or a video telling us why you want this job. This is a great opportunity for you to let us know that you understand what we are looking for.

Please include an up-to-date CV to support your application. When you’re ready, please click apply, below.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Hybrid

18-03-2025