Data Engineer  

Salary up to £40,000

Permanent

FT – 35 hours per week

Homebased*

The Data Team at Saga is growing, we are looking for our next Data Engineer to join our expert team. We now need a hands-on Data Engineer capable of gathering, transforming and structuring data in our Single Customer View platform, (SCV).

You’ll will be working with some awesome tech! Also, at Saga you’ll have the chance to work with large consumer data pools in a heavily regulated organisation.

The data function at Saga has recently transformed and developed the service and strategy, we are a crucial function and critical to the future growth of Saga and the exciting journey ahead.  

If you can naturally use your technical skills, knowledge & experience to obtain data directly from source, then interpret it, structure it, manage it, create documentation and make it available for analytics users, helping implement Data Governance controls in the SCV, then this role is for you.

** Remote/home working allowed ** With a hybrid approach requiring some team days in our London or Kent offices. You will need to be within a reasonable commuting distance to undertake this role.

The standard benefits when you join Saga include: 

• Remote working available where possible

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the choice to buy a further 5 days annual leave per year 

• Free private medical insurance after 1 years' service 

• Workplace Pension 

• AXA Be Supported 

• A range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies

Joining us as a Data Engineer, you will be accountable for the following; 

• Consult across various areas of the business to identify data sources, usage, refresh rates, to help gather requirements for build.
• Utilise data lake, Snowflake, related technologies and applications to help deliver our new SCV.
• Support and manage release processes including co-ordination and understanding of dependencies.
• Work with other technologists to design and build pipelines and data engineering components to deliver requirements.
• Ensure build adheres to standards & policies set by Data Governance & InfoSec.
• Test and monitor data flows, report & fix any issues.
• Provide documentation on code delivered for data ingest & structuring routines.
• Advise on and contribute to projects & delivery planning for data engineering elements.
• Contributing to the design of CI/CD processes.
• Work with internal teams to help train and migrate them to use the same SCV platform and toolset.
• Help optimise processes, for example, automation of existing manual processes.
• Following our Governance and Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.
• Continually looking for innovative ways to make improvements based on the latest trends and research.

As an organisation we manage data for millions of our customers, therefore you will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience;  

• Have a solid understanding of Data engineering techniques and concepts; data ingestion, processing and storage.
• Skilled in programming and query languages. (Particularly SQL)
• Have used Data visualisation tools e.g., Tableau.
• Demonstrates excellent communication and technical presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical and methodical.
• Always pro-active and focused on business objectives.
• Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Able to work in a flexible and agile environment.

Desirable;

• Competent using cloud based analytical tools, e.g. Snowflake.
• Can demonstrate previous experience of large complex Data Engineering projects with designing & developing ETL pipelines.
• Have used MS Azure data storage, management & analytics apps.

Our Saga Values:

• Precision Pace - Always owning and making things happen. 
• Empathy – Always aware of others. 
• Curiosity – Always asking why.
• Collaboration – Always one team, the Saga team!

Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.

At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.

Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.

​Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.

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