Lead Analytics Engineer: Lending Data & AI (Remote)

Allica Bank; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Pension contributions

Private health cover

Life assurance

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Allica Bank is seeking a Lead Analytics Engineer to own the design, delivery and evolution of the Lending data product on GCP and Looker. You will bridge analytics, data engineering and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, well-governed data models that support reporting, decision-making and emerging AI use cases.

The role combines hands-on delivery with leadership of an analytics engineering squad, setting standards for data modelling, validation and usage across the Lending domain and

Qualifications

• Strong SQL and data modelling experience with BigQuery or similar.
• Experience with BI semantic layers and Looker preferred.
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable data models.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Lending data model across BigQuery and Looker.
• Deliver standardised, scalable data models (gold + semantic layers).
• Drive data quality, validation, and consistency across datasets.
• Define and implement best practices for analytics engineering (modelling, naming, documentation, testing).
• Lead design and code reviews across the analytics engineering workstream.
• Act as the subject matter expert on Lending data structures and behaviour.
• Lead the GCP and Looker data workstream, including sprint planning and prioritisation.
• Translate business requirements into structured engineering tasks and delivery plans.
• Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of data assets.
• Partner with Lending, Risk, Product, and Engineering teams to define data requirements.
• Translate business metrics into structured data models and definitions.
• Provide clarity and guidance on data usage across the organisation.
• Provide technical mentorship to analysts and engineers within the Lending squad.
• Support workload allocation and delivery across the squadlet structure.
• Contribute to building strong, collaborative ways of working.
• Lead development of the unified Lending data model, a key strategic initiative.
• Contribute to building data context (metadata, definitions, relationships) to enable self-serve analytics and GenAI use cases.
• Support the organisation’s transition to GCP and Looker platforms.

Skills

SQL

Data modelling

Looker

BigQuery

GCP

Tools

GCP

Looker

Job description

Allica Bank is seeking a Lead Analytics Engineer to own the design, delivery and evolution of the Lending data product on GCP and Looker. You will bridge analytics, data engineering and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, well-governed data models that support reporting, decision-making and emerging AI use cases.

The role combines hands-on delivery with leadership of an analytics engineering squad, setting standards for data modelling, validation and usage across the Lending domain and