Data Engineer

Usnoop Ltd; London; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Data Engineer to design and maintain data pipelines, ensuring data quality and security. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience, proficiency in SQL and Python, and a passion for solving complex problems in a collaborative environment. This role offers flexibility and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

25 days holiday up to 30 days

Pension contribution up to 10%

Enhanced maternity and 4 weeks paternity leave

Opportunity to work abroad 20 days a year

2 paid volunteering days

LinkedIn Learning access

Snoop Premium available

Quarterly socials and updates

Private Medical Insurance option

Discretionary annual bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' hands-on experience in data engineering.
• Proficiency in data engineering technologies and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of data security and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines for ETL processes.
• Integrate data from various sources ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Implement data quality checks and security measures.

Skills

SQL

NoSQL

Data Integration

Data Modelling

Python

CI/CD

Tools

ETL Tools

Data Warehousing Solutions

Job description

Data Engineer

Contract Type: Permanent | Full Time

Location: Remote, London or Norwich

Working Pattern: Remote working, flexible arrangements are considered to support work-life balance. A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements where possible.

What We Offer:

• Holidays: 25 days holiday up to 30 days (depending on service)
• Pension: We know it is important to save for the future, that is why we will contribute up to 10%
• Maternity/Paternity: We realize that family time is important, we offer enhanced maternity (after successful completion of probation) and 4 weeks paternity leave
• Workations: opportunity to work abroad 20 days a year (approved list of countries) enabling you to visit family and friends or extend your trip
• Volunteering: 2 paid days to 'give back' to the charity of your choice
• Development: LinkedIn Learning for all
• Finance: Snoop Premium available to all colleagues
• Opportunities to connect: via quarterly socials, in-person and virtual company updates
• Medical: Opportunity to opt in for Private Medical Insurance
• Bonus: Discretionary annual bonus

Role & Team:

Are you a passionate engineer who thrives on solving complex problems, setting high standards, and making a real impact? At Snoop, we're looking for someone energetic, driven, and collaborative—someone who can translate complex technical outcomes into clear, meaningful insights for those outside the technical space. You'll have at least three years of hands-on experience and have played a key role in developing and running live production platforms. If you're proud of what you've achieved so far and excited to keep pushing your limits, we'd love to hear from you.

In this role, you'll help shape and evolve Snoop's enterprise-grade platform—designed with security, scalability, privacy, and resilience at its core. We're building a cutting-edge, serverless microservices architecture with embedded AI/ML capabilities and integrations across top-tier SaaS platforms. You'll work in an agile, feature-led environment alongside a talented, cross-functional team. Flexibility and curiosity are key, as priorities can shift—and sometimes, you'll be the one driving that change. More than anything, we're after someone who lives and breathes technology and is eager to grow with us.

As a Data Engineer, you will:

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into data warehouses and storage systems.
• Integrate data from diverse sources, including databases, APIs, flat files, and streaming data, ensuring data consistency and accuracy.
• Develop and implement data models, schemas, and structures that optimize data storage, retrieval, and processing.
• Optimize data pipelines and queries for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Implement data quality checks and validation processes to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Implement data security measures, including access controls and encryption, to protect sensitive data.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks in data processing and storage systems.

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• A minimum of 3 years' hands-on experience in any industry
• Proficiency in data engineering technologies, including ETL tools, data integration platforms, and data warehousing solutions.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL database expertise.
• Knowledge of data modelling, database design, and data warehousing.
• Proficiency in at least one high-level language (preferably Python).
• Understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI) and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Understanding of data security, privacy, and compliance.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with data-frame processing (e.g., Pandas in Python, Spark in Scala/Python, or Snowpark in Snowflake).
• Experience with Node.js or Java.
• Experience in Regulated/FinTech environments.

Offers are subject to satisfactory background checks, including credit, fraud, and employment references.

Who We Are:

At Vanquis, we have a simple purpose: to deliver caring banking so our customers can make the most of life's opportunities. Established in 1880, we're now a FTSE All Share company and a leading specialist bank. We lend responsibly, providing tailored products and services to over 1.75 million UK customers.

We take care of our colleagues as well as our customers, working hard to create a rewarding and supportive work environment. That means competitive salaries, benefits, and a Group-wide recognition scheme. Everyone can enroll in our pension, and after six months, you can join our 'Buy as You Earn' scheme.

We're about more than financial rewards though. We give everyone a voice in the business and room to be their authentic self. And we know you're here to build your career, so we help every colleague with training and development opportunities—making sure there's always something new to learn.

Driven by an ambition to make everyone better off, Snoop is an award-winning Open Banking platform that aggregates customers' payment accounts in one place and provides them with highly personalized, timely, and actionable insights. Snoop, a unique capability, empowers our customers to manage their finances effectively and targets savings of up to £1,500 per year for customers.

Why work for us?

Leveraging Snoop's innovative technology and data capabilities will unlock valuable opportunities for the Group, and we're always looking for passionate and talented people to help us change the game. We pride ourselves on a flexible approach to working—because what matters to us is who you are and what you do, not where and how you do it. If you're someone who wants to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Vanquis Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Here at Vanquis Banking Group, we embrace everyone's unique strengths and identities to be themselves at work. Regardless of how you identify yourself, your sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national background, faith, disability, or age—your experiences and background help enrich our teams, and most importantly, help support our customers in the best way possible. At the end of the day, it's our people that help us to fulfill the reason why we're here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life.

If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it's a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we're available to help. You can contact us at [e-mail].