Data Engineer

Zurich Insurance; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global insurer is seeking a Data Engineer to join their Data, Analytics and Architecture team in Swindon. You will design and implement data pipelines on the Snowflake platform, working collaboratively with business stakeholders to enhance data capabilities. The ideal candidate has experience with ETL/ELT techniques, cloud environments, and agile methodologies. This role offers flexibility in work arrangements and includes a benefits package highlighting well-being and personal development.

Benefits

12% defined non-contributory pension scheme

Annual company bonus

Private medical insurance

Option to buy or sell holiday days

Qualifications

• Background in Data Warehouse development and designing ETL pipelines.
• Knowledge of relational databases and data quality issues.
• Experience in a DevOps environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data pipelines on the Snowflake platform.
• Prototype and enhance data interfaces and reporting models.
• Drive innovation and automation in data processes.

Skills

Problem-solving

ETL/ELT techniques

Data Warehouse methodology

Cloud environments

Agile methodologies

Tools

Snowflake

Azure

AWS

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer to join our Data, Analytics and Architecture team where you'll be working on fast paced, innovative data projects on our new Snowflake platform. We're looking to work closely with our business colleagues to develop our data capabilities on our Snowflake platform utilising some of it's cutting edge features to help drive rapid business insights and leverage stronger analytical and data science capabilities, it's not often opportunities like this come along! Don't worry, you don't need to be a Snowflake expert, we'll help you broaden your skill set in that department. What you will have is a background in Data Warehouse development, designing and implementing ETL pipelines on various technologies and ideally some Data Modelling experience. You'll be an enthusiastic learner, keen and inquisitive towards new technologies and methods and we'll support your fearless mindset, encouraging you to "have a go". Your positive mindset will also rub off on your colleagues and peers as you are clearly a great team player. On top of the technical challenges you will also have the opportunity to develop your broader data skills as Zurich looks to further leverage the exciting new technologies being developed on our new cloud based ecosystem. As an Agile focused organisation, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do so you'll be comfortable working with a broad base of business stakeholders in a highly collaborative environment. Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren't available full-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need. What will you be doing?

Responsibilities

• Take a key role in the design, build and implementation of Data pipelines onto the Snowflake platform from a variety of input data source formats, frequencies and latencies
• Work with key business consumers to prototype, build and enhance data interfaces, reporting data marts and analytical models
• Lead the charge with innovation and experimentation, driving an automation first mindset
• Work closely with our Data Science and Analytics team to leverage opportunities within our data for insights business value
• Proactively drive sprint planning and the creation of tasks to help understand burndown, identify and remove blockers and drive continual improvement

Personal Skills

• Excellent problem‑solving skills and able to deal with ambiguity.
• Ability to work under pressure and shift priorities depending on business need.
• Comfortable providing technical support and direction to colleagues.

Technical Skills

• Experienced in ETL/ELT techniques integrating into Data Warehouse solutions.
• Solid understanding of Relational Databases & Data Warehouse methodology with some understanding of concepts such as Kimball, Inmon & Data Vault.
• Knowledge of various architectures and methodologies like metadata management, performance management and handling data quality issues.
• Experience working in a DevOps environment including Agile, Scrum or Kanban project management methodology.
• Developing in Cloud environments such as Azure, Snowflake, AWS etc.

Benefits

Everyone's different. That's why at Zurich, we offer a wide range of employee benefits so our people can choose what fits them and their life. Our benefits provide real flexibility so our people can make considered choices and tailor their benefits throughout the year. Our benefits include 12% defined non‑contributory pension scheme, annual company bonus, private medical insurance and the option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday. At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we're creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.

Company Culture

With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you'll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long‑standing player in the insurance industry. We focus on sustainable impact, care for wellbeing, and foster a diverse, inclusive environment. We offer well‑being support, training, volunteering opportunities and a charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, which has awarded over £90 million to causes in the UK.

Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience plus an excellent benefits package