Data Analytics Engineer- Senior Consultant II

Allstate
Belfast, UK
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Big Data Databases Continuous Integration Information Engineering Data Infrastructure Data Systems Software Debugging DevOps
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Document-Oriented Databases Github Monitoring of Systems Python (Programming Language) Machine Learning Meta-Data Management NoSQL Performance Tuning SQL Databases Data Streaming Data Processing Apache Spark Generative AI Microsoft Fabric Containerization Kubernetes Information Technology Data Lineage Apache Flink Deployment Automation Data Analytics Integration Frameworks Apache Kafka Virtual Agents Software Version Control Data Pipelines Docker Jenkins

Job description

Design, Build & Manage Data Solutions

  • Design, develop, and enhance scalable data pipelines and data processing systems.

  • Build reusable ingestion, transformation, and storage patterns to support product and analytical needs.

  • Integrate data from diverse sources including APIs, databases, event streams, and third party systems.

  • Implement data models and schemas that create unified, consistent views of business operations.

Engineering Excellence

  • Apply modern engineering practices, including version control, testing, CI/CD, and automated deployments.

  • Ensure data quality, integrity, and reliability through validation, monitoring, and observability tools.

  • Optimize data workflows for performance, cost efficiency, and operational resilience.

  • Document data flows, lineage, and technical components in support of transparency and maintainability.

Product Collaboration & Delivery

  • Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and analysts to understand data requirements.

  • Participate in iteration planning, ensuring shared understanding of backlog items and technical needs.

  • Engage in daily standups, retrospectives, and product ceremonies as an active member of the team.

Governance, Standards & Continuous Improvement

  • Contribute to data governance practices such as metadata management and data lineage.

  • Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.

  • Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and patterns to improve data infrastructure and engineering capabilities.

  • Share knowledge and mentor less experienced engineers, contributing to team growth and best practices.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 3 years experience in a related field developing sophisticated big data pipelines in support of machine learning and advance with Strong proficiency with data pipeline development in Python, Java, or Scala.

  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience with modern data frameworks (Spark, Kafka, Flink, dbt, or equivalent).

  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling principles.

  • Proven Ability to optimize SQL, pipelines and storage for performance and cost.

  • Experience building batch and/or streaming data solutions.

  • Experience using Microsoft Fabric Notebooks to develop, debug, and operationalize data engineering workflows.

Desirable Skills

  • A degree of any level in a quantitative field such as mathematics, physics or computer science with classification of 2.1 or higher (or equivalent).

  • Experience with cloud data services (Azure, AWS).

  • Experience with observability and monitoring tools.

  • Hands on experience with Microsoft Fabric components, including Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, and Semantic Models.

  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).

  • Performance tuning for data pipelines, databases, and queries.

  • Familiarity with generative and agentic AI tools to improve engineering productivity.

  • Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)., Big Data, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Java (Programming Language), Machine Learning (ML), Python (Programming Language)

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Employee assistance programme
  • Private dental insurance
  • Company pension
  • Paid volunteer time
  • Private medical insurance
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted gym membership, As well as receiving a competitive annual salary, our reward package includes:

  • Corporate bonus scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Annual performance-related pay reviews
  • Life assurance and income protection
  • Flexible working options
  • Hybrid working
  • Private medical and dental insurance
  • Access to an employee assistance programme
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Two paid volunteering days each year
  • Cycle to work scheme

Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way.

About the company

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Your role in the team We are building a next-generation insurance analytics platform that powers real-time offer optimization, market sensing, and model-driven decision-making across our personal lines products. This role is responsible for designing and building the data infrastructure in Microsoft Fabric that standardizes, integrates, and delivers the data our actuarial, data science, and product teams depend on. You will own the pipelines that bring together internal claims, policy, and quoting data with external market signals into a unified, reliable data platform. Your work directly enables the models and systems that determine what we offer customers and how quickly we react to market shifts., Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate’s European Digital Centre of Excellence, a hub for innovation and engineering excellence. We’re recent winners of Best Place to Work in IT (100+ employees) and Best Use of Cloud Services at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards, and we’ve been recognised for our community and sustainability impact with Platinum in the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey.

We’re a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value.

We also invest in you. At Allstate NI, your career growth matters. You’ll have access to our Continuous Learning Hub, designed to support skills development and professional advancement through tailored learning paths, certifications, and mentoring opportunities. Whether you’re deepening technical expertise or exploring leadership roles, we provide the tools and support to help you thrive.

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