Job Description

Legal and General Retail’s Data Operations team are currently hiring three Lead Data Engineers following the merger of internal divisions resulting in them expanding into a new area. These positions are to focus on the retirements side of the Retail division and will build out new data pipelines utilising tools such as Synapse, DBT, Azure Devops and Snowflake.

This role will see you responsible for designing, building, and implementing a variety of data solutions using modern ETL techniques and tools and you will be driving projects forward while serving as a mentor and coach to junior members of the team.

What you will be doing

• Ensuring the solutions developed and deployed are fit for purpose and GDPR compliant, meeting the business requirements, adhering to quality standards, and delivering the intended value
• Ensuring all developments delivered follow the agreed standards and release management processes
• Taking responsibility for evolving these standards in an environment of continuous change facilitating team sessions that seek to improve them and keep them current & compliant
• Identifying issues and risks with the solutions created and leading their resolution while providing support to colleagues in your team as required, while providing input into team and project planning activities and work within an agile delivery framework as part of a Scrum team
• Facilitating the refinement of the tasks in the Product Backlog and guide and support your team as you break deliveries down into technical data engineering components
• Converting user stories in to technical, quality, testing and documentation tasks in the chosen work-flow management tool
• Liaising with the end customers, Architect & Product Owner to translate business goals into compliant specifications that facilitate the delivery of the technical solution and can be used by any engineer
• Provide mentorship and support to junior and mid-level data engineers in your team and acting as a role model to colleagues across the Data Ops function

Qualifications

• Proficient in data engineering practices including ELT/ETL, database management systems, data integration, and data quality
• Experience with Snowflake, Azure Synapse/Data Factory, DBT Cloud, Azure DevOps
• Industry recognised badges/certificates in Scrum/Kanban, DevOps/DataOps, or Dimensional Data Modelling (Kimball)
• Expertise in a variety of database technologies and data warehousing paradigms
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, CDC and streaming technologies, and data architecture principles
• Strong background in delivering data engineering solutions, adhering to project delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall)
• Experience in stakeholder management, complex data solution documentation, and driving continuous improvement within a regulated environment

Benefits

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participation in our electric car scheme (tax efficient salary sacrifice, permanent employees only)
• Discounts on our products and at a range of high street stores and online
• Wellbeing-focused office spaces and opportunities for collaboration

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.