Hastings is a leading company within the UK general insurance market; our vision is to become the best and biggest digital insurer.
This is an exciting time for the business, and your opportunity to make a real difference to create a new strength for Hastings delivering reliable, robust and timely data products to our Underwriting teams.
The Role
Reporting directly into our Data Engineering Manager, collaborating with some of the sharpest minds in the industry you will take the lead in major projects to develop, maintain and improve both existing and new processes for data integration and transformation.
Your remit will include the following;
- Develop, document and maintain robust processes that transform and clean data for input into a variety of live systems and analytical workflows
- Take on larger projects where you'll need to co-ordinate the division of tasks with colleagues and drive the overall project to completion
- Liaise with colleagues across the business to elaborate requirements for new data products and translate these into technical plans
- Maintain process quality and robustness through coding best practice, including version control, documentation and peer review
- Investigate and elaborate data issues to help drive continuous improvement in data quality
Required experience
- Good understanding of database architecture and querying using SQL, with a minimum 3 years post-university experience
- A sound understanding of data transformation and cleaning
- Minimum 3 years' programming experience using any language such as Python, Scala, R
- Enthusiasm for accuracy with a proven track record of solving complex data problems
- Minimum 2:1 in a relevant technical degree
Advantageous Experience
- Exposure to Big Data platforms and knowledge of NoSQL, e.g. Graph databases
- Understanding of machine learning and statistical modelling techniques
- Experience handling Fraud data
Personal attributes
As a growing business this role is critical to our delivery and success, it will be exciting, busy, varied and challenging so a roll sleeves up, hands-on approach is an absolute must. We're looking for a natural problem solver with a keen eye for detail who communicates effectively to all stakeholders.
This is a dynamic, fast paced working environment so it is important you are comfortable working within that setting and demonstrate a proactive working style embracing opportunity to develop and learn.
Benefits for you
Please find some of the great benefits we offer here at Hastings Direct;
- Competitive basic salary
- Flexible working opportunities working 3-4 days a week from home
- Up to 10% bonus earning potential
- 25 days holiday
- Life assurance
- Competitive pension
- Flexible benefits – buy or sell holidays
- Discounted Hastings Direct products
- Discounted rail travel
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Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.
