Data Engineer (Bloomberg)

MS Amlin Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a Data Engineer to join their newly formed data and technology team. This role involves transforming manual processes through automation and contributing to the development of a modern data platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, particularly in Microsoft technologies, and a passion for improving business solutions in an investment management context.

Benefits

Performance Related Discretionary Bonus

28 days core annual leave

Pension contributions up to 18%

Private Medical cover

Flex Fund of £1,000

Life Assurance of 5 x annualised base salary

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in asset management Data Engineering.
• Advanced experience in Microsoft .NET, SQL Server, and automation.
• Strong understanding of Investment products and Bloomberg.

Responsibilities

• Develop and rollout automated solutions for data processes.
• Assist in the integration of a new investment management platform.
• Produce high-quality documentation for ongoing support.

Skills

Microsoft .NET

SQL Server

ETL

APIs

C#

Python

Java

VBA

Power BI

Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Degree in Mathematics or related discipline

Job description

Data Engineer - Permanent

London based - Full time / Hybrid.

MS Amlin Investment Management Ltd (MS AIML)

*** Bloomberg experience is essential for this position. ***

This role, in the newly formed MS AIML data and technology team, will assist in the implementation of data solutions, including the integration of a new investment management platform that will be delivered as part of an exciting transformation of the business. The successful candidate will make important contributions to the evolution of the organisation's technical environment through systems development and automation of the current business processes, to facilitate future business growth.

This is an exciting role for someone with a passion for technology with the desire to develop the key skills required to thrive in an Investment Management department in a large global organisation. The role will initially involve the transformation of existing manual processes, through automation, using contemporary development tools. The technology stack is, principally but not limited to, Microsoft Azure, C#, .NET, and SQL server.

About The Job

What you will spend your time doing:

While there is rarely a 'typical' day within this role, here is a snapshot of some of the key parts of the job:

• Work closely with the business to resolve legacy processes by assisting in the continued development of a modern data platform including ETL, data quality, and APIs.
• Work with the transformation project team to deliver integration with the new investment management platform with the internal data-warehouse.
• Facilitate data ingestion resulting in seamless integration to both internal and external data sources.
• Develop and rollout automated solutions, in accordance with technical standards.
• Work with the change team to understand and capture requirements.
• Assist in the design and develop data structures to enhance to the current databases and data warehouse (SQL Server).
• Produce high-quality documentation to enable on-going support and audits.
• Work with our strategic data partners to source data as and when needed.

You are going to enjoy this job if you also...

• are interested in improving the working lives of others by providing effective business solutions.
• enjoy working together with others to solve problems.
• have a strong interest in asset management, especially the systems involved.

What you will need:

For this role there are some important qualifications and experience we need you to have. These include:

• Bachelor's degree or similar in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline.
• 5 years of experience within an asset management Data Engineering environment.
• Degree education, ideally within a scientific or engineering subject area.
• Advanced experience using Microsoft .NET (ASP.NET Core), SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), web and database development, automation and reporting using Power BI and Excel including VBA.
• Expert in at least one programming language like C#, Python, Java including JavaScript along with any exposure to one or more of APIs, Azure DevOps (Pipelines, CI/CD) and GIT.
• Strong understanding of Investment products and Bloomberg.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to analyse, problem solve and think strategically.

What you can expect from us:

A competitive salary and benefits package is a given, but you can also expect:

• A talented team and supportive colleagues
• Competitive Base Salary
• Performance Related Discretionary Bonus
• Holiday: 28 days core annual leave, and you can buy or sell up to 5 days
• Pension: A minimum 2% employee contribution plus 7% MS Amlin contribution (9%) up to a maximum of 5% employee contribution plus 13% MS Amlin contribution (18%)
• Private Medical: cover for yourself. Family members/dependants can be added.
• Flex Fund: £1,000 (pro-rated based on start date) to spend on flexible benefits.
• Life Assurance: 5 x annualised base salary.

About Ms Amlin

MS Amlin is part of a global top-10 insurance group, MS&AD. We are made up of four distinct businesses covering global reinsurance, Lloyd's franchise, local specialty insurer, and business services.

This role sits within our Business Services division (MS ABS) which supports our entire organisation through legal, HR, facilities management, marketing, IT, risk management, compliance, and finance.

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