Data Engineer

Aviva plc; Norwich, Perth; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% Bonus

Pension scheme

30 days holiday

Private medical benefit

Share Matching plan

Save As You Earn

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Job summary

Aviva plc is seeking a Data Engineer in the UK to join the Commercial Data Engineering team in Norwich or Perth. You will design, build and optimise data pipelines and data products on a strategic cloud platform, enabling trusted data for underwriting, pricing and analytics.

The role focuses on Snowflake, DBT, Airflow and AWS, with collaboration across engineers, analysts and business stakeholders to solve complex data challenges and drive AI-informed decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL and Python skills for building and optimizing data pipelines.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms (DBT, Snowflake, Airflow, AWS).
• Knowledge of data modelling and Data Product principles with governance.
• Curious and innovative mindset, willing to adopt AI coding tools.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to translate requirements to technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise data pipelines and data products.
• Work on Aviva UK's General Insurance Commercial Data Engineering platform.
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, architects and business stakeholders to deliver trusted data.

Skills

SQL

Python

Cloud data platforms

Data product design

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

DBT

Snowflake

Airflow

AWS

Job description

Data Engineer

Salary: £30K - £40K

Location: Norwich or Perth

This is a great job for someone who...

Loves turning complex data into trusted, high-quality insights and wants to help shape the future of Commercial Insurance through data, analytics and AI.

This role would suit an experienced Data Engineer with strong SQL and Python skills who enjoys building scalable data solutions, working with modern cloud technologies, and collaborating with a wide range of business and technical stakeholders.

A bit about the job:

Join Aviva's UK General Insurance Commercial Data Engineering team and help build the data products that support underwriting, pricing, claims, analytics and data science.

Working on our strategic cloud data platform, you'll design, build and optimise data pipelines and data products that deliver trusted, reliable data across the business.

You'll work with technologies including Snowflake, DBT and AWS while collaborating with engineers, analysts, architects and business stakeholders to solve complex challenges.

From developing new data products to improving automation, performance and data quality, you'll play an important role in helping teams make better decisions and unlock new opportunities through data

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Strong SQL and Python skills with experience building and optimising data pipelines, developing reusable code, and applying engineering best practices including Git, peer review, automated testing and CI/CD.

• Modern cloud data platform experienceideally including DBT, Snowflake, Airflow and AWS with an understanding of delivering scalable, secure and reliable data solutions.

• Knowledge of data modelling and Data Product principles with experience creating trusted, reusable data products using dimensional modelling or Data Vault techniques whilst maintaining data quality and governance standards.

• A curious and innovative mindset with a willingness to learn and adopt new ways of working, including AI coding assistant tools such as GitHub Copilot, Snowflake CoCo to improve productivity & and engineering quality.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skillswith the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Avilla colleague.

• Starting salary £30K - £40K (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary, (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.)

• Generouspensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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