Hours:

35 hours per week, hybrid working can be considered - minimum of two days per month to be worked from Head Office

Salary:

£58,396 Per Annum

Closing Date:

Sun, 25 Aug 2024

Skipton Building Society

Senior Data Engineer

Up to £58,396 Per Annum plus substantial benefits

Who We Are?

You’ll be Joining our rapidly expanding Engineering team, where you'll collaborate with talented Data and Software Engineers and engage closely with stakeholders throughout our Technology function and wider business. Your role is pivotal in driving our innovative solutions forward, aligning with our ambitious change agenda.

Together, you'll help shape the organization's future by pushing boundaries, and transforming ideas into reality. Join us in this journey of growth, creativity, and collaboration as we set new benchmarks in data engineering excellence. Your contribution is key to our shared success.

What Will You Be Doing

We are deeply committed to advancing our Data Strategy, embarking on a transformative journey from traditional on-premise infrastructure to a cutting-edge cloud-based architecture. Our pioneering Enterprise Data Lakehouse, powered by the Microsoft Azure technology suite including Data Lake, Delta Lake, Databricks, and dbt, represents the forefront of innovation in data management.

We seek an individual with a proven track record in Azure cloud technologies to join our team, contributing their expertise to shape and execute the design and implementation of our cloud-native platform.

Collaborating closely with Technical Leaders, Data Engineers and Analysts, as well as cross-functional teams throughout the organization, you will be instrumental in delivering robust solutions that address the Society's evolving data needs.

As an experienced data professional, you will be at the forefront of our Society's transformation, actively engaging in change initiatives and driving process enhancements. Your proactive approach will be pivotal in identifying opportunities for optimization and generating novel ideas to unleash the full potential of data, ultimately maximizing value for our Society.

We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning.  Using Agile techniques, you will regularly deliver incremental enhancements to our products. You will actively participate in design and code reviews, providing direction and mentoring to others.

You will do this working in a collaborative, trusting, environment, one that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers and colleagues.

As the UK tech industry booms, this diverse sector is alive with career potential. 

What Do We Need From You?

Detailed knowledge of:

• Experience in Design & Architecture of Azure Data solutions
• Knowledge of data modelling principles, including data lakes and warehousing tools
• Experienced in implementation of end-to-end ETL pipeline solutions
• Experienced in the maintenance and optimisation of Data Lakehouse solutions to maximise performance.
• Knowledge of Data analysis (any exposure to analytical tools would be advantageous)
• Knowledge of Testing and software release management
• Experience in business process and requirements analysis
• Experience of full life-cycle software development
• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.

Technology:

• Azure cloud services - particularly Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage
• DBT (Data Build Tool) for transforming and modeling data
• Leverage SQL, PySpark, and Python to perform data transformations, aggregations, and analysis on large datasets.

Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203)

You will need to be:

•    Curious about technology and adaptable to new technologies
•    Agile-minded, optimistic, passionate, and pragmatic about delivering valuable data solutions to customers
•    Willing to mentor & support colleagues, leveraging their experience & knowledge

What’s in it for you.

Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.

We have a range of other benefits available to you including;

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days
• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)
• Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car
• A commitment to training and development
• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
• 3 paid volunteering days per annum
• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups
• We care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership

About Skipton Building Society

Not just another building society. Not just another job.

We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.

Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.

35 hours per week,

Hybrid working can be considered - minimum of two days per month to be worked from Head Office.

MUST be able to commit to regular weekly visits to Skipton in the first 6 months.