About Us At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field from data, technology, customer care and auto repair, to HR, finance and procurement, we’re a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day. The Role As a Data Engineer, you’ll play a key role in developing and maintaining robust cloud-based solutions for the benefit of data scientists, analysts, and business managers. We’re looking for a well-rounded data solutions expert, and excellent communicator, who’s varied responsibilities will include requirements gathering, system architecting, as well as writing ETL jobs and the IaC for the services they run on. You will act as a technical authority, comfortable and confident presenting new ideas to the team, stakeholders and business, and mentoring the senior engineers of tomorrow. What you’ll be doing Engage with other teams to understand their business use cases for data; interpret and document these requirements for the data platform team, and help planning the tasks that will be needed to fulfil them Ensure data governance and security standards are implemented and developed according to regulatory obligations, company policy, and modern industry best practices. Collaborate with other teams to enable sharing of data assets within secure, compliant guardrails Design and implement data pipelines to ingest, transform, and load data from various sources into AWS data stores such as S3 and Redshift. Build and maintain Data marts to support data analytics and reporting. Build patterns, common ways of working, and standardized data pipelines for DLG to ensure consistency across the organization Work with other Engineers and Analyst to build and maintain data-driven applications Mentor junior data engineers: lead by example in technical expertise through regular code review feedback, pairing, training, and fostering an environment of growth and continuous learning What we’re looking for: Significant years of professional experience in data modelling, designing & implementing scalable data architectures, writing and managing distributed data processing jobs Expertise in deploying and managing AWS cloud infrastructure (using terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC language), as well as in-depth knowledge of Glue, Lambda, and some of Athena, Step Functions, Lake Formation, Codebuild/Codepipeline, DynamoDB, S3, Kinesis, KMS, MWAA/Airflow, Redshift A strong advocate for software craftsmanship and clean code, as well as advanced proficiency in Python programming, unit testing, PySpark, and SQL Able to build end-to-end lakeshore mart, with maturity and scalability in mind Demonstrable knowledge - including strengths, trade-offs, appropriate use cases - of RDBMS, NoSQL, data lake, and data warehouse concepts, as well as specific examples of these (i.e. Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, Mongo, Redis, DynamoDB, Redshift, Snowflake, etc) An excellent communicator (both written and oral) capable of effectively articulating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Strong business mindset and technical curiosity Able to work independently and lead on technical approaches and best practices Ways of Working Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. The perfect blend between connection and flexibility combining the best parts of home and office working. We have adopted a hybrid policy of 2 days per week in the office. Benefits We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role: 9% employer contributed pension - regardless of whether you contribute into your pension or not Eligibility for a competitive annual bonus - dependent on business and personal performance 25 days annual leave - plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days 50% off home, motor and pet insurance Free travel insurance and free Green Flag breakdown cover Additional optional Health and Dental insurance EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way. Buy as you earn share scheme Employee discounts and cashback on everyday shopping needs Life at Direct Line Group Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and we're committed to making DLG a truly inclusive place to work. We recognise and embrace that people work in different ways and we'll always adapt as much as possible so you have the best and most comfortable working environment that we can offer. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, can bring real potential to DLG. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you. We’ve been helping people carry on with their lives since the 80s, giving them the peace of mind they need to focus on the future. And after 40 years of innovation, we’re still leading the way. Our vision is a world where insurance is personal, inclusive and a force for good. And, with a business full of brilliant individuals working together to be brilliant for customers every single day, our goal is well within reach.
