Senior Data Developer

Job description

Senior Data Developer

Salary - Circa £50,000

This is a great opportunity for someone looking for a new challenge as we expand our Solutions Development Team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced data engineer to bring their technical and teamworking skills to rapidly build data domain knowledge and capability to support and enhance our constantly expanding portfolio of data assets.

A bit about the job:

The role resides within the central Data Insights Team that predominantly support the Insurance Wealth & Retirement (IWR) business through the provision of data products, and the role will both support the management and change of the existing data estate alongside design and implementation of new data capability in-line with Aviva project objectives. You will be working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider DI function to ensure consistency of approach to ensure joined-up business orientated outcomes.

You will be part of a team who cares deeply about allowing colleagues to bring their whole self to work. We hold strong community values and are active in making the company a better place for colleagues and customers.

We are looking for candidates who can:

• Interpret and validate business requirements through interaction with stakeholders to refine them and build appropriate data solutions.
• Work closely with delivery teams to provide insight that enables them to solve business problems through data usage.
• Communicate data problems and solutions to non-data stakeholders and keep them updated on progress/issues/risks on project work and regular processes.
• Own the delivery of regular load processes and maintenance of the data environments.
• Ensure data governance processes are followed to ensure our data is used in the right ways by the right people.
• Undertake peer review activity to reduce risk.
• Document solutions in terms of high/low-level design.
• Collaborate with other data teams within Aviva sharing knowledge, ideas, and best practice and assist embedding those practices into the team.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Strong experience in Relational Database Management Systems to query large and complex databases (with a specific experience of SQL Server 2014+) and advanced ETL/ELT experience to change and develop data pipelines (SSIS 2012+). Knowledge of other tooling like VS Code, Informatica or similar for data management would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of CI/CD processes, particularly Azure Dev Ops (ADO) as our core delivery and deployment processes.
• Understanding of data modelling techniques; particularly those suited to analytical data, such as Dimensional Modelling, would also be a real advantage.
• Strong communication & planning skills, with the ability to describe technical problems to audiences of different levels and take responsibility of activities owned by creating your own delivery plans and escalating issues and risks where needed.
• Experience of pension products and/or pension data.

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 £50,000 (depending on 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
• 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

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Aviva is for everyone:

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair.

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 of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you've applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we'll interview you.

We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Matthew Drew a call on 0121 234 7664 or send an email to [email protected].