Data & Analytics Principal Engineer - Edinburgh

Motability Operations Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Motability Operations Ltd is seeking a senior data leader to drive data strategy across commercial, operational and customer data assets. You will lead hands-on development while managing a multi-skilled data and quality engineering team delivering scalable data solutions for key programmes and products.

The role requires excellent stakeholder engagement, strong technical breadth across ELT/ETL, replication tools and visualization, and a collaborative approach to embedding best practices and new

Job description

We use innovation to shape data so it works for everyone and we’re planning to re-platform and improve the existing (commercial, operational and customer) data assets and develop new ones, as well as transform how we work with the business to use our data better.

We’re looking for a highly skilled data leader, able to combine hands‑on development in one of our technical disciplines, alongside direct management of a team of multi‑skilled data and quality engineers delivering data solutions for key programmes, projects and products.

This role requires excellent technical skills, communication, relationship building and ability to interact with key stakeholders to support our goal in becoming a more data‑driven, data led organisation delivering the value of data across the business.

Main Responsibilities

This is a great opportunity for an experienced data leader to join a well‑established and successful team to contribute to and enhance their internal data capabilitiesProvide leadership to inspire and motivate to bring the best out of individuals and as a team through coaching and sharing technical knowledge, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

• Support the implementation of the data analytics strategy to align with business objectives
• Excellent organisation and communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work on multiple tasks at the same time through to resolution.
• Demonstrate excellent technical skills across multiple technologies including replication tools, ELT/ETL, data reconciliation and Visualisation tooling.
• Fostering a culture of collaboration with all Data & Analytics engineering teams, to embed consistent ways of working and improvements, through facilitating internal working groups and championing new technologies.
• Acting as escalation point for out of hours deployments or production issues and being a part of an overnight support rota
• Flexibility to travel to other MO sites (when required)