Data Engineer

About the team

Ready to take your data engineering career to the next level? We're looking for a talented Data Engineer to join our dynamic IT team.

Our engineering team is a close-knit group of dedicated professionals, passionate about leveraging data to drive business success. With a blend of experienced mentors and ambitious individuals, we foster a collaborative environment where innovation thrives. Together, we tackle complex challenges and work towards achieving our common goals. Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your contributions are valued and opportunities for growth abound.

This role will be based in Chatham.

About Us

The OSB Group is a FTSE 250 specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market.

Alongside passion for our products and customers, we're passionate about our people and want to continue building a collaborative and engaging environment.  Being dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we encourage differences and recognise that individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights and enhance the way we work.  This is supported by our Diversity, Community and Environment Employee Engagement Networks and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter and Women in Leadership Programme. 

What you will be doing

As a Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining data solutions that support our business needs. From designing and implementing data platforms to ensuring data integrity and performance optimization, you will be at the forefront of driving our data-driven culture forward. This role provides an excellent opportunity for individuals who are eager to expand their expertise in data engineering while contributing to meaningful projects that impact the organization's success.

Your responsibilities will include…

• Develop robust solutions for data engineering, including data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL).
• Provide support for the scoping and delivery of BI capability to internal users.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and address business requirements.
• Design and implement performance enhancements and application migration processes.
• Identify and mitigate risks, escalating issues when necessary.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data manipulation processes.

In return for your commitment

We offer a base salary dependent on experience of between £45,000-50,000 and a competitive benefits package including:

• Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 15%
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
• Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
• Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
• Maternity & Adoption Leave – Occupational Maternity/Adoption Pay provided at 100% of salary for the first 26 weeks.
• Paternity Leave – 8 weeks of paid leave to be taken within 12 months of birth or adoption.
• Additional benefits such as Hybrid working, Cycle Purchase scheme, Technology Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals, Payroll giving and Save as you Earn scheme.

Could you be the one?

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

• Intermediate level experience in Data Engineering/ETL development.
• Intermediate level experience in data design in MI/ BI/ Analytics environment.
• Intermediate Proficiency in Transact-SQL (T-SQL), relational database management and SSIS.
• Basic to Intermediate level with Python is desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

We also believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We continually support our people so they can become the best version of themselves.

What to do next

If this sounds like you, please apply now! For internal applications please visit the internal careers page to apply.

Alternatively, if you wish to have an informal and confidential chat please get in touch. Contact details can be found on our careers page.

If shortlisted from your initial application we operate a personalised recruitment process. Interviews are a two way street, we aim for them to be relevant and conversational to get the best out of you!

OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally.  We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don’t stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress. 

Whilst we are an organisation that values face-to-face interaction to build and nourish our culture, we also acknowledge that people are not just productive in an office and tied to the 9 to 5.  Flexible-working opportunities are important for establishing a healthy work-life balance so if you see a role of interest we are happy to be asked about flexibility and explore together if we can make it work.

All applicants must have rights to work in the UK and be willing to undertake the relevant pre-employment screening checks should your application be successful.