Data Platform Engineer

Yorkshire Building Society; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

My Benefits portal

Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to design, build and operate data integration solutions that power analytics and regulatory reporting. You will work within our Leeds Technology Services function, collaborating with Data Architects and Product Owners to ensure reliable data delivery.

You will support data products across the business, help promote data governance, and participate in peer reviews and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical experience with data integration across systems.
• Understanding of Data Warehousing design and BI delivery principles.
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and managing expectations.
• Familiarity with DevOps/DataOps in data solution development.
• Knowledge of data profiling and data governance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and implement data integration solutions.
• Learn YBS data and how it serves customers and regulatory reporting.
• Provide 24/7 live support on callout basis.
• Collaborate with Data Architects, Data Design Analysts, Data Product Engineers and Product Owners on impact analysis.
• Define scope, timescales and quality metrics with business and project managers.

Skills

Azure Fabric ingestion

SAP BODS

Oracle ODI

MDM systems

SAS Servers

Data warehousing design

BI delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Time management

Emerging technologies

Data profiling

DevOps/DataOps

Data governance tools

Data strategy

Education

Tools

SAS Servers

MDM tools

Job description

As our next Data Platform Engineer you'll provide technical data solutions to meet the wide-ranging needs of data-users across the business, from analysing data and user requirements, to design, build, and implement the running of a reliable and resilient data platform. You'll join a likeminded team in our Leeds based Technology Services function.

You'll need an inquisitive mind and be able to deliver data integrations between systems and think about how that data may be used downstream in analytical teams, or how it may impact our regulatory reporting team.

Working with our data products team you will deliver a platform that can support their data reporting requirements.

What You'll Do

• Take responsibility for the design, development, test and implementation of solutions to integrate new and existing systems ensuring they adhere to development standards and meet requirements.
• Learn all about YBS data and how it used to service our customers to our best abilities but also how it’s used to run our business
• Support those services in a live environment 24/7, on a callout basis.
• Collaborate with Data Architects, Data Design Analysts, Data Product Engineers and Product Owners to perform impact analysis on requirements and designs.
• Work closely with the business and Project Manager / Owners to define scope, timescales, and quality metrics to deliver data products across YBS identifying where products can be reused to speed up delivery of data driven decisions.
• Support development of the capability and capacity of team and/or service resources to drive sustained commercial success.
• Contribute to good housekeeping practices for the maintenance of data including de-commissioning unused data products.
• Participate in and lead peer reviews of documentation, code, unit and integration testing.
• Report on the progress of work allocated, in the manner required for that delivery, which can be waterfall or agile.

Skills Required

We are recruiting for multiple roles and would be interested in hearing from you if you have hands-on technical experience in any of the following toolset.

• Azure Fabric - bronze and silver layer ingestion, SAP BODS, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Stibo Master Data Management System (MDM)
• Administration of SAS Servers
• Understanding and proven experience in the principles of Infrastructure and data warehouse (DWH) design, dimensional, relational modelling and BI delivery using Enterprise ETL and BI software.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and management abilities including senior stakeholders
• Excellent time management and work prioritization skills
• Understanding of emerging technologies and how they can be applied to solve new challenges more effectively.
• Understanding of data profiling and how that impacts your code
• Knowledge and understanding of software development methodologies
• Knowledge of DevOps/ DataOps methods in development of data solutions
• Awareness of Data Cleansing, Data Quality and Data Governance tools and methods.
• Understand the Data Strategy vision and how you can help achieve that

About us

At YBS we don't have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you'll be respected for who you are, you'll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you'll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it's finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We're happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime to discuss this during the recruitment process.

Development.

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we're committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we'll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity.

We're passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you'll go the extra mile to help our members, you'll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You'll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that's why we'll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you'll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you'll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Rachel Ellis on [e-mail]