Data & Analytics Engineer

Starcompliance
York, UK
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Business Analytics Applications Microsoft Azure C Sharp (Programming Language) Code Review Continuous Integration Data as a Services Information Engineering Data Governance Data Infrastructure Extract Transform Load (ETL)
+21 more
Data Security Data Systems Data Warehousing Relational Databases Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements) Python (Programming Language) Operational Databases Windows PowerShell Power BI SonarQube SQL Databases Scripting Cloud Platform System Delivery Pipeline Snowflake Technical Debt Git Data Layers Data Management Tools for Reporting Programming Languages

Job description

StarCompliance is on a mission to make compliance simple and easy. Trusted globally by enterprise financial institutions, the user-friendly STAR platform empowers organizations to achieve regulatory compliance while safeguarding their integrity and business reputations. Through a customizable, 360-degree view of employee activity, the STAR software enables firms to automate the detection and resolution of potential areas of conflict while streamlining daily workflows and increasing efficiency., We are seeking a Data & Analytics Engineer to join our existing Data team, helping bridge the gap between data engineering, analytics engineering, and business intelligence. This hybrid role is ideal for someone who is equally comfortable building scalable data platforms and pipelines as they are designing semantic models and insightful dashboards for end users.

You will play a key role in enhancing our external Data Analytics platform, delivering high-quality data products, dashboards, and analytics capabilities to thousands of users across hundreds of clients globally. You will be responsible for ensuring data is accurate, scalable, well-structured, and ready for consumption within Snowflake, while also delivering intuitive visualizations that support customer and internal decision-making.

Our platform utilises a modern cloud-based tech stack featuring Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, and ThoughtSpot, alongside in-house data ingestion and automation tooling. The team embraces modern engineering practices, CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies, and emerging AI-assisted development tooling.

We are looking for individuals who challenge ideas respectfully in pursuit of better outcomes. You should be passionate about data, take pride in your work, and proactively drive tasks forward while balancing technical excellence with customer impact., * Design, build, and maintain scalable, efficient, and fault-tolerant data pipelines and products using Azure and Snowflake technologies

  • Design and maintain dimensional data models and semantic layers for downstream analytics and reporting
  • Develop and maintain embedded analytics dashboards and reporting solutions using ThoughtSpot and related BI technologies
  • Write efficient, performant, and optimized SQL queries to support analytics and operational reporting requirements
  • Collaborate closely with stakeholders, customers, engineers, and product teams to gather requirements and translate them into data solutions and dashboards
  • Ensure data platforms, dashboards, and reporting solutions are secure, monitored, scalable, and performant
  • Investigate and resolve data quality, pipeline, and reporting issues across the analytics platform
  • Contribute to code reviews, engineering best practices, and continual improvements across the data platform
  • Contribute to data governance, observability, and quality initiatives
  • Run technical spikes and proof-of-concepts for emerging technologies and share findings with the wider team
  • Support CI/CD processes, deployment pipelines, and Git-based development workflows
  • Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, estimations, and technical debt management
  • Act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, clearly communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Requirements

  • Experience in data engineering and/or analytics engineering within fast-paced, large-scale production environments
  • Strong proficiency in SQL, including performant query design and relational database concepts
  • Experience designing data models using dimensional modelling techniques and star schemas
  • Experience building and maintaining production data pipelines and cloud-based data platforms
  • Experience with Snowflake and Microsoft Azure technologies
  • Proven experience developing dashboards and reports using ThoughtSpot, Power BI, or similar BI platforms
  • Familiarity with ETL/ELT processes, data warehousing concepts, and modern data architecture patterns
  • Experience with CI/CD processes, Azure DevOps, Git, and deployment pipelines
  • Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, or C#
  • Familiarity with harnessing AI-assisted tooling to deliver faster, higher-quality data services (e.g. Cursor, Claude)
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
  • Comfortable working within Agile development environments

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with SnowSQL and advanced Snowflake capabilities
  • Experience deploying data products or analytics solutions to external customers
  • Experience within the financial services industry
  • Knowledge of data governance, data quality, observability, and data security principles
  • Experience with tools such as Mend and SonarQube
  • Azure, Snowflake, ThoughtSpot, or Power BI certifications
  • Experience working with embedded analytics products and customer-facing reporting platforms

StarCompliance Background Checks

All positions require pre-employment screening due to employees potentially having access to highly sensitive and confidential information involving finance and compliance; candidates must be trustworthy and have a heightened sensitivity to protecting confidential financial, professional information. To be eligible for employment with StarCompliance, candidates must undergo a rigorous background investigation with checks including, but not limited to, criminal record history, consumer credit, employment history, qualifications, and education checks.

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