Data Engineer

Location: Douglas, Isle of Man

Closing date for applications: 17th February 2025

Join our team as a Data Engineer!

We’re looking for a Data Scientist, Analyst or Engineer to join the new Zurich International Life Limited (ZILL) Data team as part of a dynamic, entrepreneurial group dedicated to driving change and innovation.

Are you a motivated, hands-on innovator eager to make an impact with one of the world's largest insurance companies? Do you thrive on tackling complex business challenges? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

What you'll do:

• Solve high-impact business challenges supporting ZILL's life insurance markets.
• Collaborate with a forward-thinking team to drive transformative business change.
• Further enhance your skills through engagement with internal and external analytics experts.

Key responsibilities:

• Contribute to the ZILL Data Strategy and drive our data transformation.
• Collaborate with business teams to understand their data needs, ensuring access to data, and providing actionable insights to support decision-making.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and reliability across systems.
• Optimise data systems for performance and scalability.
• Design, implement, and manage data storage solutions (e.g. databases, data lakes, data warehouses) and their data pipelines, ensuring efficient data collection and processing into big data platforms (e.g. Databricks).
• Develop engaging visualisations to effectively communicate data insights to business stakeholders.
• Maintain data models, Power BI reports, and dashboards, ensuring they meet user needs.
• Establish data quality checks and reports.
• Collaborate with teams to support and train data members and citizen data scientists.
• Explore and identify future technological opportunities for advancement.

Your skills and experience:

• Strong skills in SQL and R or Python together with experience with various database technologies and data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI).
• Proven track record of successful project delivery.
• Familiarity with big data technologies and software development lifecycles, cloud platforms and data services.
• A respect for data governance within regulated environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with an ability to communicate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of data modelling and architecture principles.
• Strong statistical and mathematical knowledge.
• Experience with Databricks using Microsoft Azure is a bonus.
• Experience in the insurance or finance industry is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI / machine learning frameworks would be an additional advantage.

Who you are:

• You possess a can-do attitude and are dedicated to delivering robust data solutions.
• You’re passionate about addressing real business problems.
• You have excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
• You thrive in collaborative team environments.
• You enjoy upskilling and supporting your colleagues in enhancing their digital skills.

Ready to make an impact? If you’re excited about making an impact and driving meaningful change in the insurance industry, we’d love to hear from you! Join us and shape the future of data at Zurich.

Who are we? 

We are Zurich International Life!  
 
We support our fellow business units who provide life and savings products to markets around the world.  Based out of the Isle of Man since 1982, Zurich has built a strong reputation as a reliable, dependable yet innovative insurer and regularly receives recognition and awards from the industry. We believe in having a diverse mix of employees that reflects our customers and the communities in which we live and work. Our diversity and inclusion initiatives are shaping an environment where everyone feels welcome.  We are committed to continuous improvement, and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities. Zurich is passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community actively through the Zurich Community Trust.     

This role is based in our state-of-the-art Isle of Man office alongside a further 360 employees at this location.
  
Why Zurich? 
Aside from our fantastic office space, which we demonstrate in our video, we have a great benefits and reward package.  
 

Please take a look at the video for an insight into Zurich: 

https://players.brightcove.net/5768412917001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6318953386112
 
So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.