Senior Data Engineer

Ageas UK; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Eastleigh is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead data engineering solutions and mentor a team. The role involves managing project deliveries and ensuring adherence to data governance standards. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in data warehouse design, ETL development, and programming in Python or SQL, with experience in Azure and CI/CD pipelines. This position offers flexible working arrangements, competitive salary, and extensive benefits.

Benefits

35 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays

Dental Insurance

Annual Bonus Schemes

Competitive Pension

Well-being activities like yoga

Return to work programme after maternity leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading data engineering projects and mentoring teams.
• Strong technical skills in data warehouse design and ETL development.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of data solutions.
• Manage day-to-day delivery of assigned work.
• Coach and mentor developers within the team.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure seamless data delivery.

Skills

Leading data engineering projects

Data warehouse design

ETL development

Data lifecycle management

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in SQL

CI/CD pipelines

Experience with Azure cloud platform

Tools

Snowflake

Matillion

Azure DevOps

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Job Title:Senior Data Engineer
Target Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type:Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range:£68k - £78k dependant on experience
Location:Eastleigh, Hybrid
Closing Date for applications:15th August 2025

Senior Data Engineer:Are you ready to lead the chargein delivering cutting-edge data engineering solutions that powerbusiness-critical decisions? At Ageas, we’re on a mission to transform how datadrives our business—and we’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help us getthere.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll take ownership ofdiscrete data engineering deliveries, ensuring the timely and accurateprovision of data that underpins our business operating plans. You’ll lead byexample, coach developers, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of ourdata platform.


Main Responsibilities asSenior Data Engineer:

• Lead the design, development, and testing of data solutions across the full development lifecycle.
• Manage day-to-day delivery of assigned work and deputise for the Data Operations Manager when required.
• Coach and mentor developers, fostering technical growth and capability within the team.
• Collaborate with other teams across EDS to ensure seamless data delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement in data engineering standards, tools, and processes.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in data governance, security, and compliance across all data engineering activities.
• Provide accurate estimates for development work and contribute to project planning and prioritisation.

Skills and experience you need as Senior Data Engineer:

• Proven experience in leading data engineering projects and mentoring teams.
• Strong technical skills in data warehouse design, ETL development, and data lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, SQL, or similar languages.
• Experience with Snowflake and Matillion preferred
• CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps experience.
• Experience with Azure cloud platform, and security concepts Keyvault, ACL’s and RBACs
• A passion for data and a drive to embed engineering excellence across the team.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Familiarity with dimensional modellingand its application in building scalable, analytical data solutions.

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 Employerstatus 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 – Yoga, Mindfulness.

Supporting your Wealth- Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.

Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, yoga, 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.