Senior Data Engineer

In a nutshell

As Data Engineer, you will be responsible for building systems on our AWS-native Data platform to collect, manage, and convert raw data into automated usable data assets for consumption across Sainsbury’s Bank and Group. In addition, you will bring your knowledge and experience to help build up an effective Data Engineering capability and a robust Data Ops operating model.

This is a hybrid role, combine working from home, with working at one of our Store Support Centres; There will be regular team collaboration sessions at our Edinburgh site, so travel may be required.

What You Need To Do

• Champion best practices and modern data engineering methods and tools i.e. streaming and alerting.
• Contribute to the operational running of the AWS platform for BAU changes, triaging and resolving ETL/ELT and Data Pipeline issues.
• Create new / maintain existing ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines and orchestration in AWS.
• Put in place mechanisms for improving code quality, maintainability, security, and scalability of ELT/ETL and Data Pipelines.
• Collaborate and build long-lived relationships with stakeholders and key data influencers.
• Develop ‘Wiki-in-the-moment’ content and documentation.
• Contribute to the design of a data validation framework as well as the team strategy around development and deployment best practices.
• Work closely with the data product owners and assist with solving ad-hoc requests.
• Using your expertise in our cloud tooling, able to advise on solution design and provide recommendations on appropriate service usage.
• Implement and manage data development status reporting, metrics, and benchmarks.
• Work with the Chief Information Security Officer to ensure data products are effectively secured and that risks are mitigated.
• Implement and oversee DataOps processes and best practices, including automating the handoff of code releases from development to operations.
  

What You Need To Know And Show

• A bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Data Warehousing environments and ETL/ELT pipeline design and implementation. Commercial experience using Snowflake and/or AWS Redshift is a plus.
• Strong understanding of database design and modelling. Exposure to Data Vault 2.0 modelling methodology is a plus.
• Experience with SQL and python or other programming languages. Exposure to DBT and DBTVault is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD and automated testing practices.
• Strong communication and consultative skills.
• Experience working in an agile, data focused environment and u nderstanding of agile data development methodologies and best practices.
• Understanding of relevant tools and platforms (e.g., AWS Cloud, database, scheduling/orchestration, data management, master data, and tooling to support DataOps), with an eagerness to learn about new and unfamiliar technologies.
  

Our Benefits

In addition to the all-important competitive salary, pension & bonus offering, we totally get that life outside work is important to us all. So, we want to shout out some of our other great benefits…

• We offer flexible working to help you achieve a good work/life balance.
• Opportunity to buy extra holidays is on the table.
• Discounts on your weekly shop, buying a laptop or sofa? We’ve got it covered through your Sainsbury’s, Argos and Habitat store discount card.
• Cycle to work scheme
  

A Little About Us & Our Culture

We’re proud of our heritage as the UK’s first supermarket bank. As digital technology drives the banking landscape we want to be at the cutting edge of this technology, offering award winning innovative digital banking products to our customers. Technology is where we see our growth therefore we need innovators to join us and drive the next phase of our evolution.

We’re a friendly bunch who collectively share a passion to make our customers’ financial lives easier. As part of the wider Sainsbury’s Group, being one of the UK’s most trusted brands, it brings our colleagues a wealth of opportunities to fulfil their potential. Here, you can be part of something bigger and help to create a new approach that puts the customer at the heart of everything we do.

It’s important that our colleagues reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Our inclusive recruitment policy means we’re committed to training and developing all our colleagues, treating everyone fairly and equally when they come and work with us.

As this role involves working within a regulated environment any offer will be subject to satisfactory background checks including criminal record check, credit check, fraud check and employment references.

Primary Location

GB-GB-Edinburgh

Other Locations

GB-GB-Widnes

Work Locations

Sainsburys Bank Lochside and Home

Job

Data

Schedule

Full-time

Advertised Salary

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