BI Platform Engineer

lloyds banking group; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a BI Platform Engineer to join its Analytics & AI Platform team in Bristol. The role involves BI application engineering, including design and support of strategic BI tools. Candidates should have experience with Cloud BI platforms like PowerBI and Looker, and a strong grasp of software development principles. Offering competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including generous pension contributions and flexible holiday options.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes

30 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience with Cloud Curation components for PowerBI and/or Looker.
• Relevant Cloud certification related to PowerBI, Fabric, Looker.
• Ability to engage in design and problem-solving discussions.

Responsibilities

• Connect BI Applications to various data sources.
• Enable Self-Service capabilities for BI personas.
• Implement Conversational Analytics features.

Skills

Cloud BI Platforms like PowerBI

Cloud engineering skills

Sofware Development Principles

Communication with technical audiences

Tools

PowerBI

Looker

GCP

Job description

Job Title: BI Platform Engineer

Salary Range: £70,929 - £78,810

Location: Bristol

Hours: Full-time – 35 hours per week

Working Pattern: Hybrid, with at least two days per week spent at our Bristol office.

About this opportunity

Join our Analytics & AI Platform, enabling Analytics & AI within the organisation. This role sits within the Business Intelligence as a Service (BIaaS) lab, focused on delivering our vision for the future of BI.

The role involves BI Platform Engineering, including Design, Build, Implementation, Scale-Out, and Support of our strategic BI Applications and related Products, Features, Patterns/Blueprints, Best Practices, and Operating Models.

You will work closely with teams like Networking, Security, Architecture, and Cloud Services, and demonstrate experience with Software Engineering Principles and common challenges.

Responsibilities

• Connectivity between our BI Applications and various on-premise and cloud data sources.
• Self-Service capabilities to all BI personas.
• Conversational Analytics through Natural Language Query interfaces.
• Data Agents for BI
• BI Marketplace
• BI Semantic / Knowledge Layer
• Simplifying our BI Estate.

About the Team

We're a dynamic and diverse lab, with a reputation for delivery at pace, innovating, and challenging the status quo. Our BI Products aim to unlock the potential of our rich data through innovative Self-Serve solutions.

Requirements

• Skilled in Cloud BI Platforms like PowerBI and Looker.
• Relevant Cloud certification or demonstrate platform engineering skills related to PowerBI, Fabric, Looker, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud Curation components for PowerBI and/or Looker.
• Comfortable engaging in platform design, remediation, or problem-solving discussions with other relevant enablement functions.
• Passion for the BI domain with an eye for innovation.
• Strong grasp of Software Development Principles, Route-to-Live for BI Content, and BI Platform development.
• Knowledge of golden paths for end-to-end BI Data Patterns.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

What we offer

We offer a wide-ranging benefits package, including a generous pension contribution, annual performance-related bonus, share schemes, and wellbeing initiatives.

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

We are committed to creating a values-led culture and building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.