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Important Note

To our wonderful friends and followers around the world, Jagex is not pausing its search for the most talented people to join its ranks. We’re a successful, robust and growing business, after all.

In light of the current situation concerning coronavirus, we have already made changes to the way we recruit, and of course are mindful of following all necessary processes to ensure the safety of our staff and anyone we might come into contact with.

Jagex has switched to working almost entirely remotely, and in line with that our recruitment and selection process has moved to an entirely remote one with video calls being the preferred method of interview.

Our hiring managers are engaged, we are well-prepared and we sincerely look forward to talking to you soon. Our team of expert recruiters will be in touch with you to talk you through the process and changes and what to expect.

So, don’t delay, get that application in today!

Company Overview

A leader in creating deep and engaging experiences on PC and mobile, Jagex was founded in 2001 and is today one of the UK’s biggest and most respected video game developers and publishers.

Famed for its flagship MMOs RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, Jagex has welcomed more than 260million player accounts to its world and created a $1bn lifetime franchise revenue. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds.

Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly-active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped.

Jagex is expanding and extending its portfolio with fresh franchise titles, new IP and, in 2018 launched Jagex Partners, delivering third-party publishing and operational services exclusively for the living games of the future.

Jagex employs more than 400 people at its Cambridge headquarters and is on the hunt for talented people to work across the business to help the company to achieve yet another year of record growth and player satisfaction.

Job Purpose

Analytics and Data Sciences (ADS) is the heart of player, product, and business insights on our titles. The is one of the most critical roles we have as it acts as both a part of the game development team and as a centre of growth for our Studio in unlocking insights about our players and our business. The person in this role is most successful when they can merge analytical skill with game knowledge to drive incredible player experiences. If that’s you then we should talk!

As the Cloud Data Architect, you will be responsible for developing data architecture plans and driving the plans to fruition in collaboration with business owners, analysts, data scientists and data engineers. You will define and enforce data architecture standards, procedures and policies to ensure consistency. You will also guide data engineering in the delivery of data solutions.

Key Duties

  • Assist in designing phased cloud data strategies, including building phased implementation roadmaps
  • Design and develop scalable data ingestion frameworks to transform variety of datasets
  • Building conceptual and physical data models, optimized for operational or analytical use cases, utilizing industry best principles, patterns and standards
  • Work with business stakeholders, product analysts and data scientists to ensure that business requirements are properly understood by all parties and recorded/managed appropriately
  • Define and identify appropriate sourcing for reference data types and prioritize/direct work to deliver MDM solutions for these
  • Drive Data usage strategies, principles, standards and best practices via development and communication

Essential Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience
  • Proficiency in relational database architecture, design and development
  • Familiarity with multiple database environments and tools
  • Experience in languages such as Python, Java, Scala, and/or Go
  • Proficiency in SQL
  • Knowledge of Big Data technologies;
  • Knowledge of data science and data mining
  • Knowledge of agile methodologies
  • Familiarity with QA processes and test-driven development
  • Passion for data and analytics and a drive to improve technically
  • Passion for video games
  • Games industry experience preferred

Company Benefits

  • Flexible Working
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Private Health Care
  • Gym Membership
  • Generous Pension Contributions
  • Life Insurance
  • Free Cycle Repair
  • Income Protection
  • Dental Plan
  • Free Fruit and Drinks
  • Subsidised Canteen

Feel like you fit this role, but don’t meet all the requirements? We strive for fresh perspectives, so as long as you can demonstrate how your attitude and other abilities might make up for any gaps we would welcome your application!

Jagex are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.