Data Engineer

Company Description

Legal & General looks after around 700,000 institutional customers who have their retirement benefits secured with us. Operating continuously in the UK market from our entrance in 1987, we are the UK’s longest-running insurer.

Our Institutional Retirement division provides pension risk transfer (PRT) solutions for UK and US defined benefit (DB) schemes, and reinsurance solutions from our global hub in Bermuda. We work with companies, DB pension schemes and their advisors to help them secure and protect scheme members’ retirement benefits.

Joining us means you’ll support customers’ financial security in retirement; help companies to settle their pension liabilities and focus on growing their businesses; and enable investment for the long term to back our pension promises.

Job Description

We are seeking two talented and motivated Data Engineers to join our dynamic Data Operations and Data Development Teams in Retirement Institutional.

In these roles, you will collaborate with team members to deliver technical aspects of projects, ensuring solutions are designed, built, and implemented effectively to meet business requirements and align with our technology strategy and standards. In Data Operations you will be focusing on platform monitoring ensuring performance and incident handling, while in Development you will be working as part of a cross functional team to deliver end-to-end solutions from problem statements to release.

If you are passionate about data engineering and eager to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we want to hear from you!

What you'll be doing:

• Collaborating with team members to deliver technical aspects of projects
• Ensuring solutions are compliant with GDPR and meet business requirements
• Developing and maintaining productive relationships with stakeholders
• Delivering data solutions to the business, aiming for automation and standardisation
• Continuously improving processes for efficiency and performance
• Adhering to IT controls as part of the solution development life cycle
• Working within an agile delivery framework
• Providing input into team and project planning activities

Qualifications

Who we're looking for:

• Proficiency platforms, tools and methodologies such as Azure Cloud services including; Data lake, Data Factory, Function Apps, SQL Server, Snowflake, Data Bricks
• High proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell
• Familiarity with modern project delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• Understanding of dimensional/schematic modelling and design
• Experience with data integration, ETL/ELT, and data management practices
• Familiarity with Code and deployment release management tools and processes like Azure Dev Ops, Github
• Demonstrated experience in data engineering, including hands-on development in a customer centric business model
• Experience in defining and documenting data solutions, including complex dimensional models

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
• Generous pension contribution  
• Life assurance   
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday 
• Competitive family leave 
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice 
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart 

Additional Information

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.