Data Engineer at Direct Line Group

  • Anywhere (100% Remote) Only
  • Direct Line Group
Job Description:

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for Data Engineers who are passionate about working with data related technologies on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

In DLG, Data Engineers combine data and systems engineering disciplines to build and run large-scale, fault-tolerant systems so that users' overall happiness with features, service, and performance is optimised.

We promote a culture of technical diversity, ownership, curiosity, learning, problem-solving, integrity and transparency.

We bring together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and encourage them to collaborate, think big, try new things in a blame-free environment and work together in an agile manner, in efforts to continually improve our customer experience.

We welcome engineers with various levels of experience who have a willingness to learn.

Who you’ll be working with:

You’ll be working with like-minded engineers and leaders who are passionate about supporting the development of your technical and leadership skills within our Engineering Chapter here in DLG.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Developing AWS data pipelines using Airflow, Glue, Step Functions, Python/ Lamdato - Push/Pull data to different data stores like DynamoDB, S3, RDS and Elastic Cache
  • Building and owning relational and non-relational database systems such as Oracle, AWS DynamoDB, AWS Document DB and Mongo D Bon AWS
  • Designing, building and testing data-related products and services based on feeds from multiple systems using a range of different storage technologies and/or access - methods
  • Delivering solutions in accordance with agreed organisational standards that ensure - services are resilient, scalable and future proof
  • Designing and implementing cost optimised data related solutions in AWS
  • Building and maintaining operational runbooks, streamlining procedures and ETL jobs, and automating routine tasks
  • Optimising service availability and reliability through performance tuning and the implementation of best practices
  • Developing and provision data related solution sas code using AWS Cloud Formation, AWS Code Deploy and AWS Code Pipelines
  • Understanding the concepts and principles of data modelling and being able to produce, maintain and update relevant data models for commercial business needs
  • Providing engineering level on-call support, solving real-world problems, conducting blameless post-mortems, then crafting and implementing technical solutions to mitigate - known event reoccurrence
  • Building, owning and running observability, dashboards, monitoring tooling such as - AppDynamics, AWS Cloud Watch and Pager Duty
  • Defining and implementing data engineering standards and best practices
  • Working in an Agile and financially regulated environment

What we’ll give you:

We have a strong focus on developing you and your skillset and seek to give you the tools to do so. In addition to this we also offer a generous benefits package including family and work life balance focused options such as: fully paid maternity leave and parental leave, flexible working, insurance savings for you and your family as well as a range of other optional benefits.

Join us and you’ll find yourself working within one of the most on the go departments in the business. We love to communicate, build and learn, and we make sure we have a phenomenal time doing it. We’re always encouraging internal development and you’ll have access to loads of learning opportunities, events, and conferences to build your industry knowledge.

We’re a diverse, dedicated team of digital professionals re-inventing the digital experience for our customers, our people, and our partners. As part of this work, we have an opportunity for someone to come and work alongside our product teams and stakeholders to help craft the way we build and develop our customer products for the future.

Here at Direct Line Group, we recognise the importance of flexibility, not only in our personal lives but also in the way we work. Our mixed model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone.

We’ve ditched the daily commute for a virtual first approach. If you do come into the office, there are exciting workspaces and zones you can use, depending on the type of work you are doing.

How much you’ll be in the office depends on your role, and we’ll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Please get in touch with the team to discuss.

Company Benefits

  • Company discretional bonus
  • Pension 9% of your base salary
  • Attractive holiday entitlement – 25 days (as well as being able to buy/sell days)
  • Income Protection
  • Life assurance
  • Discount off our Home, Motor and Pet insurance with Direct Line.
  • Free Travel insurance
  • Free breakdown cover
  • Flexible rewards including Dental, Health, Life insurance, income protection, - - critical illness insurance, personal accident insurance

Interview Process

  • Online technical test
  • Interview with Data Engineering team
  • Potential for second stage interview

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