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Data Engineer

Coventry Building Society
Coventry
3 days ago
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Base pay range

This range is provided by Coventry Building Society. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.


Overview

Working in our Data and Analytics Delivery department, the Data Engineer will join the group on a 12-month fixed term contract to focus on the migration and integration of data into our new ecosystem.


The Data Engineer will be designing, developing and testing quality data engineering solutions and will look to challenge and improve our processes, tools and approach. The person in post will undertake review and assurance activity, providing other team members with guidance on design, build and test activity.


Adhering to standard driven code development, the Data Engineer will deliver solutions that meet business needs in a timely manner and will take responsibility for the testing of their solution, including the analysis of requirements, design of test cases and scripts, preparing test data and creating and executing tests to ensure effective and accurate deliverables.


Benefits


  • 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
  • Annual discretionary bonus scheme
  • Personal pension with matched contributions
  • Life assurance (6 times annual salary)


Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here.


About you

You’ll either have a Data Engineering related qualification and/or extensive Data Development experience in a commercial or Agile environment.


To be successful in this role it’s essential that you will:



  • Have experience of SQL, Python, AWS, Git and PySpark


Desirable experience needed will be:



  • SISS or SAS experience
  • Quality Assurance and Test Automation experience
  • Experience of Database technologies
  • Experience in Financial Services organisation


About us

We’re one of the largest building societies in the UK and we share a mutual goal across our branches and our offices to improve the lives of others.


We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.


At the beginning of the year, The Co-operative Bank officially became part of our Group. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.


We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.


All together, better.


Flexibility

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.


Disability Confident Employer

We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.


If you would like to opt in to the scheme please contact our recruitment team when you apply via Get in touch - Coventry Building Society (coventrycareers.co.uk)


Seniority level


  • Not Applicable


Employment type


  • Contract


Job function


  • Information Technology and Finance


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