Data Engineer

Wesleyan
Birmingham, UK
15 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£61,800.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage Data Architecture Data Cleansing Data Security Data Systems Data Warehousing Relational Databases Information Management Python (Programming Language) SQL Azure Power BI
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Standard Sql Azure Data Lake SQL Databases Tableau (Software) Data Processing Data Storage Technologies Azure Data Factory System Availability Pyspark Data Analytics Azure Synapse Analytics

Job description

  • Developing, maintaining and operating routines to ingest data from across the Wesleyan estate to form a single source of data that enables a data-driven culture.
  • Designing and implementing scalable and secure data processing pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse and other Azure services.
  • Managing and optimising data storage using Azure Data Lake Storage and Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
  • Developing data models and maintaining data architecture to support data analytics and business intelligence reporting.
  • Ensuring data quality and consistency through data cleaning, transformation and integration processes.
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting data-related issues within the Azure environment to maintain high availability and performance.
  • Collaborating with data scientists, business analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and implement appropriate data solutions.

Requirements

  • Demonstrable experience in a data, analytics or information management discipline.
  • Experience of designing and implementing data solutions on Azure using Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics.
  • Extensive knowledge of SQL is essential; experience with RDBMS is desirable.
  • Hands-on experience working with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau or similar)., * Proficiency in Python, PySpark and SQL for data manipulation and query development.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to lead or direct less experienced team members.

Benefits & conditions

  • 28 days annual leave (plus 1 culture day & bank holidays) - increases to 30 days with 5 years’ service
  • Company pension scheme - matched plus 2% (up to 10%)
  • Free secure underground Birmingham city centre parking (weekends for personal use - subject to availability)
  • Cashback and discounts on major brands in retail, leisure, health, and wellbeing
  • Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
  • 2 volunteering days per year

About the company

As a proud mutual since 1841, Wesleyan is committed to creating brighter financial futures for our customers and members. We specialise in providing financial services to some of the nation’s most trusted professions: GPs, hospital doctors, dentists, and teachers. We are open to discuss flexible working and part-time options.

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