Lead Data Engineer

Ageas; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Health Insurance

Pension

Annual Bonus

Job summary

Ageas is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to lead design, development and continuous improvement of a modern cloud-based data platform in London. You will mentor engineers, design scalable pipelines, and collaborate with analytics and AI teams to deliver trusted data products.

Key focus areas include CI/CD, IaC, data governance and cost-efficient operations. The role requires hands-on expertise with Databricks, Spark, SQL and Python and a proactive coaching approach.

Qualifications

• Hands-on knowledge of Databricks, Spark, SQL and Python.
• Understanding of Airflow, Terraform and modern engineering practices.
• Experience building large-scale batch and real-time data pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and simply.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and improvement of the data platform and engineering standards.
• Mentor and support a team of data engineers to help them grow and succeed.
• Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and data products.
• Work with analytics, AI and business teams to solve data challenges.
• Improve platform reliability, performance, security and cost efficiency.
• Drive best practice in testing, automation, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Support the delivery of trusted data for reporting, modelling and AI use cases.
• Help shape data strategy and assess new technologies and tools.
• Promote continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Ensure data governance and compliance requirements are built into solutions.

Skills

Databricks

Spark

SQL

Python

Airflow

Terraform

Data pipelines

Team mentoring

Communication

AI interest

Job description

Lead Data Engineer

Target Start Date: 6th November

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Range: £95,000 - £105,000

Location: London, Eastleigh - twice a month in office

Lead the design, development and continuous improvement of a modern cloud-based data platform. Support the delivery of trusted, scalable and accessible data products that enable analytics, machine learning and AI across the business.

We are looking for an experience Lead Data Engineer with expectational hands on knowledge ofDatabricks, Spark, SQL and Python.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the development and improvement of the data platform and engineering standards.
• Mentor and support a team of data engineers to help them grow and succeed.
• Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and data products.
• Work with analytics, AI and business teams to solve data challenges.
• Improve platform reliability, performance, security and cost efficiency.
• Drive best practice in testing, automation, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Support the delivery of trusted data for reporting, modelling and AI use cases.
• Help shape data strategy and assess new technologies and tools.
• Promote continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Ensure data governance and compliance requirements are built into solutions.

Skills and experience you need

• Strong experience in Data Engineering and cloud-based data platforms.
• Hands-on knowledge of Databricks, Spark, SQL and Python.
• Understanding of Airflow, Terraform and modern engineering practices.
• Experience building large-scale batch and real-time data pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts in a clear and simple way.
• Collaborative approach and enjoyment of working across teams.
• Passion for coaching, mentoring and helping others develop.
• Focus on quality, customer outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Interest in AI and emerging technologies.

At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.

Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas:

• Flexible Working- Smart Working @ Ageasgives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
• Supporting your Health- Dental InsuranceHealth Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities - Mindfulness.
• Supporting your Wealth- 50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
• Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
• Supporting you and your Family- Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
• Benefits for Them- Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
• Get some Tech- Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
• Getting around- Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
• Supporting you back to work- Returnto work programme after maternity leave.

About Ageas

We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.

As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. If the list does not cover the support you need, please contact our Recruitment Team to discuss how they can help. We also guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role. For more information, please see Ageas Everyone.

We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.

Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements. To find out more about Ageas, see About Us.