Data Engineer (Data Tower)

The Data Tower supports a number of different data functions including the creation of models, data quality and data issue management. The Data Tower is aligned with the Data Team under the Chief Data Officer. The team works closely with many other teams across the organisation and is responsible for serving data through the Data universe.


Your Tasks:
• Building end-to-end technological solutions for the Data Tower, including:
• Understand requirements of teams looking to engage with Dataiku
• Develop prototype solutions to meet these requirements
• Ensure the creation of robust, production-ready solutions using Dataiku
• Build dashboards and reports in Power BI for stakeholders in the wider business
• Use a DevOps methods to develop, test and deploy solutions
• Develop expertise in the software and platforms used by the data team such as; Dataiku, Sigma, Snowflake and Power BI
• Keep up to date on the latest technological developments and advise the wider team and organisation on these developments as necessary
• Work within the constraints set down by the wider technological environment


Experience Required:
• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a data engineer, working in programming, data transformations, and data warehousing


Your skills:
• Strong programming skills using Python, SQL or R and knowledge of SQL databases
• Ability to translate requirements into robust processes using software and code
• Understanding and implementation of development and governance cycles to build and maintain solutions
• Experience developing end-to-end solutions that meet the needs of multiple different stakeholders
• The ability to design, build, and deploy interactive user interfaces for interrogating data
• Experience building processes to enhance governance and sign-off procedures
• Project management experience in a fast-moving environment, working within context and constraints of a wider organisational development framework
• Good communication skills, in particular, able to understand and communicate complex technical issues clearly to a non-technical audience


Nice to have:
• Innovative with an ability to adapt quickly to new technologies; Dataiku, Sigma, Power BI, Dash, RShiny
• Experience in the insurance industry would be beneficial, but not essential
• The ability to manage the conflicting needs of multiple stakeholders