Lead Data Engineer

Aviva; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent insurance company in Norwich is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to tackle complex data challenges and lead technical innovation. The ideal candidate will have experience in data engineering, cloud platforms, and mentoring others. This role offers a competitive salary of circa £70,000 and includes flexible working arrangements, a bonus opportunity, and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity – 10%

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares

Parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in ETL/Data Warehouse/Big Data environments.
• Proficiency in developing data pipelines with PySpark and SQL.
• Experience working with cloud ecosystems, ideally AWS.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver data solutions.
• Support solution design and development.
• Manage projects on time and within budget.

Skills

ETL/Data Warehouse/Big Data experience

PySpark

SQL

Airflow

Tivoli

AWS

Snowflake

Mentoring

Job description

Overview

Lead Data Engineer – Salary c£70,000

Do you love solving complex data challenges and leading technical innovation? This could be a great opportunity for someone with hands-on experience in data engineering who’s ready to take the next step into technical leadership. Whether you're an experienced Lead Data Engineer or someone excited to grow into a technical leadership role, this position could suit you if you’ve worked with cloud-based data platforms and enjoy mentoring others.

A bit about the job:

As a Lead Data Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering data solutions across our development and IT change teams. You’ll bring technical expertise to support solution design, ensure high standards in data pipeline development, and help deliver projects on time and within budget. You’ll be joining a collaborative team focused on building scalable, secure, and innovative data platforms that support Aviva’s strategic goals.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong hands-on experience in ETL/Data Warehouse/Big Data environments, with a consultancy mindset.
• Proficiency in developing data pipelines using PySpark and SQL, with orchestration tools like Airflow or Tivoli.
• Experience working with cloud data ecosystems, ideally AWS.
• Knowledge of OLAP implementation, preferably using Snowflake.
• A passion for exploring new technologies and mentoring others in best practices.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £70,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Application notes: We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please contact Martyn Biddulph at 07721 572 935 or email [e-mail]

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits, with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Martyn Biddulph a call on 07721 572 935 or send an email [e-mail]