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Data Engineer

Bupa
Staines-upon-Thames
1 week ago
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Job Description

Data Engineer

Staines TW18 3DZ or Salford M50 3SP

Flexible / Hybrid working options (i.e up to 3 days WFH)

Permanent

From £52,000 + fantastic benefits (depending on exp. & location).

Full time 37.5 hours

We make health happen

At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital & data strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

Join Bupa’s Data Team to develop data pipelines supporting the Data Analytics Cloud (DAC/DOC) platform and drive transformation across the organisation’s data landscape. You’ll play a key role in Data Warehouse Engineering initiatives, while ensuring operational procedures, security practices, and production policies meet high service standards.

How You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen

Design and build end-to-end data pipelines, including load patterns, error handling, and MDM automation.
Resolve data and information queries, ensuring traceability to source.
Define and develop Data Analytics Cloud Platform requirements using modern EDW tools and best practices.
Maintain team documentation and evaluate data quality and standards compliance.
Implement operational procedures, security practices, and production policies.
Recommend and evaluate development tools for optimal value and efficiency.
Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and maintain solution documentation.
Contribute to IT strategy, ensure alignment with architecture and standards, and manage risks.
Perform quality assurance checks and promote lean process adoption.
Support the strategic direction of UKMU IT with a proactive and enthusiastic approach.

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role

Proficient in Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Snowflake, and dynamic SQL for metadata-driven frameworks; SSIS experience is a plus.
Certifications such as DP 203 and AZ 900 or similar certification/experience.
Skilled in monitoring and optimising database systems, including storage, stored procedures, and performance tuning.
Experienced in designing robust data pipelines, managing migrations, and resolving performance issues.
Strong understanding of relational databases, data modelling, profiling, and enterprise data tools.
Background in business requirements analysis, database design (3NF & dimensional), and MS BI architecture.
Excellent communication, documentation, and client interaction skills.
Proven experience across full project lifecycles, DevOps implementation, and working with RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB).
Hands-on with tools like Redgate SQL Toolbelt, Visual Studio, Team Foundation Services, PySpark/Python, and Snowflake.
Resilient, self-managing, and aligned with UKMU IT’s strategic direction

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

IT

Locations:

Bupa Place, Staines - Willow House
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