Senior BI Backend Developer

Senior BI Backend Developer London, Hybrid Permanent £65,000 - £70,000 Closing date: 27th September 20 Are you passionate about the railway industry and eager to make a meaningful impact on the future of transportation? At Arriva UK Trains, we are dedicated to delivering high quality, reliable, and sustainable rail services across the United Kingdom. As part of the Arriva Group, one of the largest providers of passenger transport in Europe, we pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation, customer satisfaction and environmental responsibility. Arriva UK Trains is at the heart of the UK’s rail industry, supporting a diverse portfolio of leading rail operators including CrossCountry Trains, Arriva Rail London, Chiltern Railways and Grand Central. We also drive operational excellence through our specialist maintenance division Arriva Traincare. With a focus on innovation and growth, Arriva UK Trains leads the way in expanding our footprint through strategic tendering and acquisitions, shaping the future of rail travel across the UK. Our team is the driving force behind our success, and we are looking for dynamic, dedicated individuals to join us on our journey. Embrace the challenge and become part of a company that is at the forefront of shaping the future of rail travel. Together, let’s make every journey better. Arriva UK Trains has successfully completed an ambitious roadmap to revolutionise its Business Intelligence services, including a full redesign of existing solutions and the launch of our new Datahup platform. We are now looking for a Senior BI Backend Developer to lead the data delivery approach for the UK Trains Division, enabling teams to create powerful dashboards, reporting and data visualisations. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled BI developer who is looking for a leadership role in a fast-paced and innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you. What you will be doing: As the Senior BI Backend Developer, you will be pivotal in standardising the delivery of data across the division, collaborating with various business units to define data requirements and translate them into technical specifications for data models and reporting solutions. You will also be responsible for maintaining data standards, troubleshooting issues and driving adoption of business intelligence tools. The Senior Business Intelligence Backend Developer will also lead data delivery for reporting and analytics, ensuring solutions meet business requirements and KPIs whilst also developing, optimising and implementing BI reports, working alongside the Frontend Developers and Data Warehouse Architects. Collaboration with the business users to gather and document requirements for new BI applications will also be a key part of this role, as well as supporting the UK Trains Bid team in developing data pipelines and modelling best practices. You will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining data modelling standards and reporting terminology across the Arriva UK Trains division, whilst also troubleshooting application and data inconsistencies, implementing solutions to improve performance. Developing and maintaining a BI Developer community to foster knowledge-sharing and best practice will also be a key part of this role as well as leading business change initiatives, upskilling users in BI tools and turning data into actionable insights. You will also be responsible for supporting data governance, security and architecture standards, as well as mentoring BI Developers to empower business users in utilising self-service Business Intelligence tools. What you will need: The Senior BI Backend Developer will need to have strong experience in data engineering, relational databases (SQL, NoSQL) and Business Intelligence tools. Expertise in Python, R, AWS and data visualisation tools like Powe BI or Quicksight is also a key requirement for this role, any experience in SnapLogic, AWS Glue or other data pipeline management tools would be highly advantageous. You will need to have the ability to capture and document business requirements and translate them into technical solutions with a strong background in developing Business Intelligence solutions across different business functions e.g., HR, Operations and Finance. This individual will need to have strong project management skills, including experience working with Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Excellent communication skills are essential, with the ability to present complex ideas and findings clearly to stakeholders at all levels. Any knowledge of big data pipelines, cloud-based platforms and data late technologies would be highly appreciated. The ideal individual will hold a degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience as well as a relevant professional certification e.g. IIBA or DAMA but this isn’t essential. Any experience or familiarity with the transport industry or EU market experience again would be highly advantageous but not essential. What you'll get: Free Arriva UK Rail travel for you and immediate family. 25 days holidays and statutory bank holidays. Life Assurance, plus access to one of the UKs largest networks of medical professionals. Access to discounts and cash back through ‘The Village’ – our online reward gateway Cycle to work scheme. Eyecare vouchers Arriva Pension Plan. At Arriva we acknowledge the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success… If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to the application or interview process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.