Senior Data Engineer

RAC are on the lookout for an experiencedSenior Data Engineerto join our Data Engineering Team. 

At the RAC, , and our Senior Data Engineers are central to delivering our technical vision delivering innovative solutions that impact millions of our members. 

In this role you will take ownership of designing and implementing robust technical solutions, driving innovation through the creation of high-quality data products. 

You will ensure the development of secure, scalable, and high-performance data processes. You will identify and integrate new tools, technologies, and methodologies that will enhance RAC's data services, improving both operational efficiency and the overall customer experience. You will bring a wealth of modern data warehousing tools and techniques to the team, collaboratively working on the best ways to build data products for our customers and colleagues.

As a senior leader within the Data team, you will provide technical mentorship, coaching, and guidance to colleagues at all levels. 

The ideal candidate must be proficient within an agile delivery environment, and excellent knowledge ofDBT & Snowflake,and other technologies includingSQL, Airflow, Power BI&Azure Data Factorywould be beneficial. The RAC engineering team revolves around a platform mindset, as a Senior Data Engineer, you will extend this culture and ensure that automation is at the heart of all the work we do. 

This role will be a hybrid role, where you will spend two days in ourBescotoffices, and three days at home. 

What you will do… 

Develop high quality data products and ensure that solutions built by the data team have resilience in mind.  Implement the technical strategy to ensure our systems and architecture remain relevant and capable of meeting the demands of the business.  Provide Knowledge management for the Data estate.  Keep up to date emerging technologies ensuring any new tools adopted in the RAC are fit for purpose and commercially appropriate.  Engineer in required technologies laying foundations of best practices for the wider data team to follow. Take a leadership role within the Data team, providing coaching and mentoring to all levels of seniority.  Influence interface with the business and make sense of complicated or incomplete requests 

What you will need… 

Great knowledge of technologies including but not limited to: DBT, SQL, Snowflake, Airflow, Azure Data Factory, PowerBI.  Be able to work with minimal supervision in a dynamic and timeline sensitive work environment.  A strong understanding of agile data development methodologies, values, and procedures.  A thorough understanding of best practice in the data engineering lifecycle.  Understanding of and a passion for automation  Strong stakeholder management, communication, organisation, and time management skills.  Ability to help coach the team to reach their highest potential.  “Self-motivated”, creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.  Be able to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail. 

In return we offer… 

At RAC, our colleagues do whatever it takes to help our customers. And we believe in rewarding you in return. As well as a competitive salary, you’ll have all these extra benefits: 

FREE RAC Complete Breakdown Service from Day One.  25 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.  Option to join RAC’s Group Personal Pension scheme where we will match / contribute up to 6.5% on qualifying earnings.  2 x Basic Salary Core Employer funded Life Assurance cover (4 x for pension scheme members) with the option to flex up to 10 x cover through our flexible benefits offering.  Family leave support including paid time off, flexibility and resources to help balance work and family commitments.  Enhanced Parental Leave  Confidential personal support service, available 24 hours a day every day of the year for you and any family members ages 16+ in your household.  Car salary sacrifice scheme – after 12 months of employment, where you’ll enjoy significant tax savings, including electric vehicle options.  Access to Orange Savings, our online discounts portal offering 1000’s of savings on high street retailers, supermarkets, holidays, tech and much, much more.  FREE onsite parking. 

When you join us you will automatically be opted into our Colleague Share Scheme, called ‘Owning it together’. This is a unique opportunity for our colleagues to get rewarded for the outstanding work they deliver, to share in the future success of the RAC and is no ordinary work benefit, incentive, or bonus! 

We’re committed to developing a culture that is representative of the diverse communities we serve and one which is open, accessible, collaborative, and inclusive. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences.