Lead Data Engineer & Actuarial Analyst

NHBC; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NHBC, a market leader in new home warranty and insurance, is seeking to hire for a data-focused role that focuses on the transition and automation of data flows. The ideal candidate will have experience in the financial services industry and skills in SQL Server, SSIS, Power BI, and data solution building. This role supports career progression opportunities in a modern and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme with employer contribution

Life Assurance (x4 salary)

Subsidised private medical insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee discounts platform

24/7 employee assistance programme

2 days volunteer leave

Equalised maternity and paternity leave

Payroll Giving

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services is required.
• Experience building data solutions and demonstrating change management.
• Advanced SQL skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition and automation of data flows using Power Query, SQL, and SSIS.
• Collaborate with reserving actuaries to strengthen actuarial models.
• Mentor junior team members in best practices for data processes.

Skills

SQL

Power Query

Change Management

Tools

Power BI

SQL Server

SSIS

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job Description:

Salary:

£57,000 – £70,000 + up to 10% bonus per annum

Working Location:

Predominantly from home, working in the Milton Keynes office on average twice per month. Additional days could be required during your probation period.

Closing Date:

12/07/2024

Employment Type:

Full Time, Permanent

What we offer:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme
• Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution of up to 10.5%
• Life Assurance (x4 salary)
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discounts platform, including gym discounts
• 24/7 employee assistance programme supporting your mental wellbeing
• 2 days volunteer leave
• Equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
• Payroll Giving, this allows you to make donations to your chosen charity through monthly pay deductions

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the transition and automation of data flows using Power Query, SQL, and SSIS.
• Collaborate with reserving actuaries to rebuild and maintain data processes, strengthening actuarial reserving models and supporting the development of these models.
• Develop best practices for data extraction, storage, reconciliation, and change management. Mentoring junior members of the Actuarial Data and BI team in developing these best practices.
• Implement and drive continuous process improvements within the Actuarial Data and BI team, contributing to the overall strategic data development projects.
• Maintain ongoing communication with external stakeholders, and manage ad hoc queries and analysis from actuarial, underwriting, finance, and risk.

The ideal candidate will have

• Relevant work experience in the financial services industry
• Experience in building data solutions, including using SQL Server, SSIS, Power BI and Power Query
• Demonstrable change management experience
• Advanced SQL

Why you should join us

At NHBC we are proud to be unique. No other organisation in our sector combines the variety of services and scale that we offer. As the market leader, our name is synonymous with new home warranty and insurance. Our people are driven by our core purpose to raise standards in housebuilding and protect homeowners.

We are a modern, lifestyle and family friendly employer who are in a period of rapid growth, investing in technology, data and new ways of working. We need passionate, talented and driven people to join us on this journey.

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly. We don’t promise we can offer you exactly what you want, but we are always happy to talk flexible working.

Your future with us

We have lots of fantastic examples across our business of people who are building their career with us. We are huge advocates of internal mobility and work hard to retain our best talent. We offer exceptional personal development and career progression opportunities. If you’re ambitious, driven and hard-working you will succeed with us. We’ll support you with full training, ongoing development, and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications and professional memberships.

Our inclusive culture

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to bring their true selves to work. We fundamentally believe in the rights of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, free from discrimination. We have active employee networks that support our colleagues and their allies, creating safe spaces for open conversations and the sharing of ideas.