Engineer - Mortgages Data and Insights

Nationwide; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking a skilled Data & MI Engineer to develop and manage reporting frameworks in the Mortgages sector. This position involves integrating data from various sources to create insightful dashboards and deliver accurate reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data management, reporting tools like Power BI, and a thorough understanding of mortgage operations. The role offers a hybrid working environment and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Personal pension scheme

Paid volunteering days

Life assurance

Health and wellness options

Performance-related bonuses

Career development training

25 days holiday, pro rata

Qualifications

• Experience in mortgage subject matter and data management.
• Hands-on expertise in reporting and analytics.
• Ability to design dashboards for strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain MI dashboards for the Mortgage Operations.
• Integrate data from various sources to provide insights.
• Ensure data quality and governance across all MI outputs.

Skills

Data management

Reporting

Analytics

SQL

Power BI

Collaboration

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

QlikView

Job description

This role is part of the Mortgages CIO function within Customer Technology (CT), under the broader COO organization. The team is dedicated to delivering IT solutions that prioritize the needs of both customers and colleagues.

You will be Working closely with Data integration lead, data analysts and Software Engineers. As a Data & MI Engineer you will work within a cross-functional Data Engineering team to deliver high-quality analytical data driven insights, reporting frameworks, and Management Information (MI) that support Mortgage Operations, regulatory reporting, and strategic initiatives. You will play a key role in integrating data from multiple sources and transforming it into meaningful MI outputs—primarily through the development of intuitive, insightful dashboards. Your contributions will ensure consistent, accurate, and timely reporting across the Mortgages Data Estate, enabling data-driven decision-making and operational efficiency.

With mortgages primarily distributed via brokers through online and API channels, your work will be key to supporting smooth integrations and scalable growth as we expand our product offerings in the Home and Landlord markets.

Within Customer Technology, we are on a strategic path to enhance our market position and evolve in line with customer expectations, driven by our core values: More Rewarding Relationships, Simply Brilliant Service, and Focused, Fit, and Fast delivery.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon, Northampton, Bournemouth or London office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and developing MI dashboards and reports to support both operational performance and strategic decision-making across the Mortgage Sales and Origination (MSO) platform.
• Building and maintaining robust MI reporting solutions by integrating data from multiple sources and transforming it into meaningful, actionable insights.
• Collaborating closely with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure the delivery of accurate, timely, and insightful reporting outputs.
• Working with cross-functional data engineering teams to implement both functional and non-functional analytics, supporting the development and optimisation of analytics dashboards across the end-to-end data lifecycle.
• Automating and optimising reporting processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and consistency across the mortgage data landscape.
• Ensuring high standards of data quality, consistency, and governance across all MI deliverables.
• Translating complex datasets into clear, user-friendly visualisations and narratives tailored to a range of audiences.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives by adopting Agile methodologies and best practices for the deployment, monitoring, and enhancement of data and reporting solutions.

About you

• A highly experienced Mortgage Subject Matter Expert with hands-on expertise in data management, reporting, and analytics.
• Deep domain knowledge of mortgage operations, MSO platforms, regulatory requirements, and end-to-end mortgage lifecycle processes.
• Proven ability to design and deliver analytical and reporting solutions for mortgage pipelines, product performance, and regulatory submissions.
• Skilled in developing interactive, self-service dashboards using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or QlikView, enabling business users to access timely, data-driven insights.
• Familiar with ETL concepts and experienced in managing data pipelines across cross-functional environments to support real-time insights, operational metrics, and performance monitoring.
• Strong experience in integrating and migrating data from multiple sources, with a focus on data quality, governance, and lifecycle management.
• Proficient in SQL for data extraction and transformation, with a strong understanding of database concepts, data modelling, and analytical techniques to support data-driven decision-making.
• Comfortable working across both legacy and modern data ecosystems, including hybrid and cloud-based platforms.
• Strong understanding of banking operations, particularly mortgage lending processes, customer journeys, and business strategies.
• Adept at translating complex data into clear, actionable insights through scalable and efficient reporting solutions.
• Collaborative and adaptable, with a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to thrive in Agile delivery environments.

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Wellhub – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness.
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday, pro rata

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are Purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly Customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

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