Data Engineer - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

Legal & General is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, aiming to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone and create value for our shareholders.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Legal and General’s Group Data and Analytics department are hiring for a Data Engineer on an initial 6 month fixed term contract to deliver technical aspects of projects, ensuring solutions are designed, built and implemented effectively across the three sub functions of the department.

Working closely with the data analytics, Gen AI and Data Science teams you will be responsible for hands on development, engaging in modern data engineering practices to enrich and manage the company's data solutions, including cloud-based data warehouses and data lakes, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and the delivery of value to the business.

What you'll be doing:

• Ensuring solutions developed are compliant with GDPR, meet business requirements, adhere to internal quality, documentation standards, and deliver intended value
• Developing and maintaining productive relationships with stakeholders, providing advice and guidance on data solutions to improve their knowledge and understanding
• Taking responsibility for the timely delivery of data solutions to the business, aiming for automation and standardisation to support business requirements
• Continuously developing processes for efficiency and performance improvement, ensuring code is scalable, portable, and reusable
• Ensuring familiarity with IT controls and adhere to them as part of the solution development life cycle (SDLC).
• Working within an agile delivery framework, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of data solutions to the business that align to requirements
• Providing input into team and project planning activities, converting user stories into technical tasks
• Consumer Duty accountabilities - Engage stakeholders and undertake and appropriate testing prior to the implementation of any system or business changes to ensure the impact on internal stakeholders and customers is understood

Who we're looking for:

• Proficient in database technology, including cloud platforms such as Snowflake
• Highly proficient in scripting languages such as PowerShell
• Familiar 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
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and logically, tailoring language and tools to suit the audience
• Demonstrated experience in data engineering, including hands-on development with relevant tools and technologies
• 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

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.