Head of Data Engineering

Onesavings Bank Plc; Coven Heath; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK seeks a Head of Data Engineering to lead development towards cloud solutions and drive data engineering strategies. The successful candidate will have extensive data engineering project experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage stakeholder communication effectively. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including a car allowance and annual bonus opportunities.

Benefits

30 days annual leave allowance

£7,500 car allowance

Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 40%

Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Access to Private Medical Insurance

Maternity & Adoption Leave at 100% salary

Paternity Leave - 8 weeks paid leave

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in large complex data engineering projects.
• Experience leading technical Data Engineering teams in the UK and overseas.
• Ability to manage project resources and budgets from an engineering perspective.

Responsibilities

• Drive Data Engineering roadmaps and ensure timely delivery.
• Own the data development lifecycle and ensure consistency.
• Manage stakeholders and communicate data engineering issues to management.

Skills

Data Engineering

Leadership

Communication with stakeholders

Cloud data transformation

Tools

Azure

Job description

The Data Engineering team is focused on building robust data capabilities and solutions to support the banks strategic goals. The team plays a critical role in developing and maintaining scalable data platforms that deliver high quality data to drive insights and efficiency. In this role, you will be part of the data office leadership team as the Head of Data Engineering leading the development of solutions identified and agreed by business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Driving Data Engineering roadmaps and ensuring the team deliver on time with the expected quality
• Owning the data development lifecycle and methodologies to ensure consistency across the Group
• Advising and contributing to delivery planning and projects for all Data Engineering elements
• Effectively managing internal and external stakeholders communicating Data Engineering issues and trends to senior forums and management committees
• Working closely with the wider IT team to ensure data security and cloud configuration always remains at an optimum performance
• Working alongside other data office teams to deliver and maintain solutions
• Support / deliver the transition from on-premise solutions to our cloud based data platform including ensuring the teams have the right skills to thrive on cloud
• Leading and recruiting a high performing team of Data Engineers
• Working with 3rd parties to clarify and deliver work stream objectives in timescales that deliver to expected outcomes

Travel will be expected to our Chatham, Wolverhampton and London offices as well as suppliers offices as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in Data Engineering and extensive experience of large complex data engineering projects within a regulated background
• Leadership of a technical Data Engineering team in the UK and overseas
• Effective communication with business stakeholders and at C‑suite
• Management of project resources and budgets from an engineering perspective
• Previous experience in cloud data transformation with Azure would be advantageous

Salary

We offer a base salary dependent on experience of between £120,000 - £130,000.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave allowance
• £7,500 car allowance
• Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 40%
• Annual LTIP opportunity of up to 40%
• Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
• Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
• Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
• Maternity & Adoption Leave - Occupational Maternity/Adoption Pay provided at 100% of salary for the first 26 weeks
• Paternity Leave - 8 weeks of paid leave to be taken within 12 months of birth or adoption

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