Senior Data Engineer

Data Engineering Specialist
Salary: Circa £65,000
 

Are you a data engineering expert with a passion for delivering high-quality solutions and guiding technical teams? We’re looking for a Data Engineering Specialistto provide hands-on technical leadership and delivery oversight across our development and IT Change community. This is a key role in ensuring our data solutions are robust, scalable, and delivered to the highest standards.

A bit about the job:

Oversee the development of secure, high-performance ETL solutions aligned with business and architectural goals.

Provide expert input across multiple projects and act as a key technical authority within the Data & Analytics Platform (DAP) team.

Support and mentor development teams, balancing hands-on involvement with strategic leadership.

Ensure production systems run smoothly, including managing defects and emergency fixes.

Promote reusable code, shared utilities, and adapt to both Agile and Waterfall methodologies for efficient delivery.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

Proven consultancy experience acrossETL/ELT, Data Warehousing, and Big Data, with a strong hands-on delivery approach.

Skilled in ETL tools, particularly the Informatica suite (PowerCenter, BDM, IICS, IDMC), and experienced withAWS cloud technologies like S3, Glue, and Data Lake.

Solid understanding of databases such as Postgres, Oracle,and Snowflake, along with scripting skills in Python and PySpark.

Ability to translate complex technical and business requirements into scalable, practical solutions.

Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to challenge and improve existing approaches constructively.

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

SalaryCirca £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

Generouspensionscheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

29 daysholidayplus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.

Make your money go further - Up to 40%discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earnscheme.

Brilliantlysupportive policiesincluding parental and carer’s leave.

Flexible benefitsto suit you, includingsustainability optionssuch as cycle to work.

Make a difference, be part of ourAviva Communitiesand use your 3paid volunteering days to help others.

We take yourwellbeingseriously with lots of support and tools.

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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