Lead Data Platform Engineer (Azure/Spark)

CFC Underwriting; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An insurance technology firm in London is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to support their data-driven initiatives. The role involves developing data pipelines, ensuring technical infrastructure for the data platform, and contributing to the overall data strategy of the company. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience, strong knowledge of Python, Spark, and SQL, and experience with cloud providers like Azure, AWS, or GCP. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to make an impact in the insurance industry.

Formación

• 5+ years working in a Data Engineering role.
• Strong knowledge of SQL.
• Experience using Azure or another cloud provider (AWS, GCP).

Responsabilidades

• Work with multiple stakeholder communities to understand data needs.
• Ensure technical infrastructure supports data platform management.
• Create standards for high-quality development.

Conocimientos

Python

Spark

SQL

Data analysis

Data cleaning

Data migration

Data modeling

Azure

AWS

GCP

Descripción del empleo

Lead Data Engineer

Department: Global Security Services

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - London

Description

CFC is on a journey to be a leader in data driven insurance. We are a leader in automated cyber insurance and will use data more and more as the bedrock of our business. In order to support this we are building a single data platform which will enable us to collect, share and use data across our business and with many user communities. This data platform will initially be used to support MDM requirements and over time will expand to provide core capability for leveraging data across our organisation. In order to support this initiative, we are looking to hire a Data Engineer who will play a significant role in delivering this capability.

Beyond the immediate use cases around the data platform, there are ample opportunities to influence the data approach to CFC and pioneer new initiatives to support the companies goals. We expect this role to be a mixture of hands-on development work and strategic thinking.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced data engineer to join a growing company at the forefront of data usage within the Insurance industry. You will be working with senior stakeholders to craft a new set of capabilities and have the opportunity to drive the direction and fundamentals of this platform.

About the role

What you'll be doing:

• Working with multiple stakeholder communities to understand our data needs and create pipelines to take data between different layers in the platform
• Ensuring the technical infrastructure is in place and appropriate to support managing the data platform and associated activities such as pipelines
• Creating standards and patterns to ensure that future development adhere to a high-quality fit for purpose framework
• Defining features and capabilities to move the dial on data usage within the insurance industry
• Providing governance and consultancy to users of the data platform and data related questions

About you

• 5+ years working in a Data Engineering role
• Knowledge of Python and Spark
• Strong SQL knowledge
• Experience analyzing, cleaning, migrating and modeling data
• Experience using Azure or another cloud provider (AWS, GCP)

Core Values

Love what you do:

We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.

Challenge everything:

We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.

Have fun, be good:

Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.