Data Engineer - AWS

Coventry Building Society; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 28 days

Discretionary bonus

Pension matched

Life assurance

Job summary

Coventry Building Society is recruiting five Data Engineers on a 12-month fixed-term contract for migration and integration into our new data ecosystem.

The role focuses on designing, developing and testing quality data engineering solutions, with guidance for design, build and test activities. We operate a hybrid model with at least one day weekly in Coventry or Manchester offices.

Qualifications

• Data Engineer qualification and/or extensive Data Development experience in commercial or Agile environments.
• Must have significant experience of AWS, Python, SQL, Git and PySpark.
• Desirable SAS/SISS experience, QA/test automation, database technologies and experience in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and test data engineering solutions for migration and integration into the new ecosystem.
• Review and assurance activity; provide guidance on design, build and test across the team.

Skills

AWS

Python

SQL

Git

PySpark

Education

Data Engineering qualification

Job description

We have 5 x Data Engineer opportunities, working in our Data and Analytics Delivery department. The Data Engineers will join the group on a 12-month fixed term contract to focus on the migration and integration of data into our new ecosystem.

The Data Engineer will be designing, developing and testing quality data engineering solutions and will look to challenge and improve our processes, tools and approach. The person in post will undertake review and assurance activity, providing other team members with guidance on design, build and test activity.

Adhering to standard driven code development, the Data Engineer will deliver solutions that meet business needs in a timely manner and will take responsibility for the testing of their solution, including the analysis of requirement, designs of test cases & scripts, preparing test data and creating and executing tests to ensure effective and accurate deliverables.

We operate on a team led hybrid approach with at least 1 day a week in the Coventry or Manchester office.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

About you

You’ll either have a Data Engineering related qualification and/or extensive Data Development experience in a commercial or Agile environment.

To be successful in this role it’s essential that you will:

• Have significant experience of AWS, Python, SQL, Gitand PySpark

Desirable experience needed will be:

• SISS or SAS experience
• Quality Assurance and Test Automation experience
• Experience of Database technologies
• Experience in Financial Services organisation

About us

In 2025, Coventry Building Society purchased The Co-operative Bank. Bringing together our purpose-led building society with the UK’s original ethical bank was the start of an exciting journey.

Trusted by over four million people, we’re a mutually owned business free from shareholders, and with our combined experience of almost 300 years, our ethics and dedication will continue to guide us. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.

We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer

We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.