Lead Data Engineer
What the Hiring Manager Says
At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve.
Our business is transforming, continually modernising and becoming even more customer centric. So if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it's the perfect time to join us!
We are looking for a Technical Lead to help shape the future roadmap of the Data Platform. You'll be a hands on developer building out framework enhancements with optimise the Data Platform for current and future usage.
You'll also help shape how we grow our Data Engineering service, providing mentorship to new engineers.
My team works across all functions in Quilter and you'll get the opportunity to work with experienced data professionals and help shape how we deliver our data services going forward.
I'm passionate about my team's personal growth and actively encourage learning and development so that you stay current not just with what Quilter needs today but also with industry trends.
About the Role
Level: 4Department: Technology
Location: Southampton or England - Home Worker
Contract type: Permanent
The Lead Data Engineer will follow the Quilter's Software Development Community of Practice, and Data Centre of Excellence processes to ensure there is an embedded and sustainable Software Development Operating Model for Data Services.
Our Data Engineers develop and maintain data ingestion, storage, processing and integration solutions through Quilter's Azure Data Platform.
You will collaborate alongside other members of the team and Product Owner in producing testable, maintainable, and high-quality data solutions and following Quilter's development practices.
In this role you will also support the migration of existing legacy solutions onto the Quilter strategic data platform and contribute to the adoption of a standard data solution methodology to be implemented across the organisation. You will also be involved in driving Framework extensions and reducing technical debt.
You'll input into backlog prioritisation by providing technical background knowledge and technical risk assessment to be including alongside business priorities.
In this role you will be expected to act as a technical lead for a release, ensuring Quality, best practice and continuous improvements drive decisions.
About You
Applications from people with diverse backgrounds enables our inclusive organisation to thrive. If you feel you don't match our job description exactly, why not take a chance on yourself and apply? You could be exactly what this role needs.
Our ideal candidate will have extensive and demonstrable technical knowledge in key areas such as Azure Data Services, Spark and Python, Data Pipelines and DevOps.
In addition to this you will be a thought leader, with the ability to bring a team of technical engineers together and drive prioritisation of technical deliveries alongside business requirements.
You will work with the Technology Product Owner to manage task assignments and risk escalation, with a focus on quality, collaboration and team work.
Importantly, you will lead with an agile approach and embrace change to successfully deliver better ways of working and achieve positive outcomes for our customers.
To be successful in this role, you will need proven experience in one or more of the following:
- Azure Data Services (including Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Data Lake)
- Microsoft BI experience (SSAS, SSRS, Power BI and other Power Platform)
- SQL including T-SQL (Queries, views, stored procedures, functions)
- Integration and ETL design and delivery Including (SSIS, Azure Data Factory)
- Data visualisation (Tableau, QlikView, Power BI, Business Objects)
- Developing analytical use cases using Spark programming in Python and one other language (e.g. R, and Scala)
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Our purpose is to help the generations today and tomorrow to prosper. That means we must guide people through the complexity of planning for their future, with the right financial advice and investment solutions, so that they can have more secure financial futures.
In this ever-changing world, we see that our role in society has never been more meaningful, and we are committed to using our expertise and care to guide our customers through these challenging and unprecedented times.
Our impressive talents and capabilities set us apart, but our unwavering commitment to our customers is what defines us. We truly believe that we have all the ingredients to be the very best in our industry, and we want great people with the care and creativity that we need, to help us get there.
We are passionate about building an inclusive culture where everyone's contribution is valued, and our people can thrive. No matter what your role is or where you sit, your voice will matter. We hope you like what you hear and are interested in learning more about joining us.
Core Benefits
Holiday: 26 days
Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in our incentive scheme, based on the company's performance and their contribution to it
Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributionsPrivate Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard, cover can be increased at your own cost
Life Assurance: 4x your salary, cover can be increased at your own cost
Income Protection: 75% of salary payable after 26 weeks of absence
In addition to our core benefits we offer a range of flexible benefits that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.