Data Services Team Lead

Wescot Credit Services Limited; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

4 x salary life insurance

Health cover

Annual leave scheme that grows with length of service

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym memberships

Job summary

A leading credit services firm in Hull is seeking a Data Services Team Lead to manage a talented team of data developers. This position requires extensive knowledge in SQL and experience with ETL/ELT processes. You'll oversee technical project delivery and ensure best practices in data cleansing and governance. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and the ability to mentor junior staff. Benefits include a discretionary bonus scheme, health cover, and growth in annual leave with service.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of using disparate data sources.
• Experience in data modelling and modern data design.
• Very strong SQL skills; queries, stored procedures, window functions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical delivery of complex development projects.
• Line management of a team of data developers.
• Provide regular updates on project progress.

Skills

Data movement

Data cleansing

Data quality

SQL

C#/VB

ETL/ELT

Mentoring

Communication skills

Education

Degree in IT related discipline

Tools

SSIS

Azure DevOps

Power BI

Job description

Data Services Team Lead

Wescot Credit Services Limited

Pay Range

This range is provided by Wescot Credit Services Limited. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Technical Responsibilities

• Breaking down business specification into its simplest elements and translating this logic into an efficient technical design.
• Devising possible solutions to anticipated problems.
• Combining all elements of the technical design and progressing through build to testing and execution.
• Reacting to problems and correcting the design as necessary.
• Evaluating and increasing the business process and technical designs’ effectiveness.
• Adapting the design to new requirements, as necessary.
• Writing detailed documentation for the client and internal operations.

As a Lead

• Line management and personal development of a team of highly skilled data developers.
• Overseeing the technical delivery of multiple complex development projects involving multiple complex data sources, from design through to release.
• Estimating resource requirements from work requests and providing updates to delivery teams.
• Working closely with Project Managers and Business Analysts to produce accurate delivery estimates and helping ensure the transition from analysis through to design and delivery.
• Understanding and reporting the impact of change on design and delivery plans.
• Providing regular and effective progress updates to and working closely with Project Managers/Senior Management to ensure the management of any delivery risks or issues.
• Participating in reviews and meetings and providing updates on project progress.
• Taking responsibility for ensuring that risks and issues are identified and managed.
• Supporting project resource scheduling and department capacity planning.

Position Requirements

• Experienced developer with extensive knowledge of using disparate data sources.
• Able to assist in the ongoing design of technical best practice for the development of data movement, data cleansing, data quality, data governance and other ETL/ELT related activities.
• Experience in data modelling and modern data design.
• Extensive knowledge of SSIS/SSRS/SSAS or similar technology.
• Some knowledge of C#\/VB, ideally having built CLR code or custom SSIS components.
• Exposure to REST\/SOAP Web Services.
• Experience in troubleshooting, performance tuning and optimisation of ETL packages.
• Very strong SQL skills; queries, stored procedures, window functions, etc.
• Good knowledge of data quality and cleansing techniques to ensure and maintain data integrity.
• Experience in the use of Azure DevOps or similar source control technologies.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Understanding of Waterfall and Agile development methodologies.
• Experience in mentoring/coaching junior staff.
• An understanding of the C&R Debt Manager platform will be highly advantageous.
• Educated to degree level in an IT related discipline.
• Automated Unit Testing (MS Test\/Nunit\/Xunit).
• XML.
• JSON.
• SAP ETL.
• Power Query/Power Data/Power BI.
• Event Sourcing.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus scheme.
• 4 x salary life insurance.
• Health cover.
• Annual leave scheme that grows with length of service.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to eyecare voucher and cycle to work schemes.
• Discounted gym memberships.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion are very important to us at Wescot and we value diverse talent within our business. We want everyone to be themselves at work and encourage a culture that includes everyone.

At Wescot we’re regulated by our clients - as such, any successful candidates will have to undergo a basic credit check and criminal background check. Please note that we’re unable to proceed to interview stage if a CCJ, IVA or Bankruptcy appears on a credit file, or if you do not have full right to work in the UK.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology