Role:Software Engineer

Salary: Circa 70k + Bonus (Up to 20%) + Bens

Location: London – Hybrid

Our client, a global Insurance client, are looking for a Software Engineer to join their growing actuarial function following their recent build of a development on-premise SQL Server. This role will involve both SQL Server and Python development work alongside on-going database administration.

The role:

• Provide Python and SQL Server infrastructure support to the reserving team, using your developed knowledge of key actuarial principles
• Create custom reporting scripts and stored procedures from within SQL Server Management Studio, PyCharm or VSCode
• Enhance the current data ingestion processes using Python
• Introduce effective environmental controls within the team and appropriate version control within the team scripts using Azure Devops / Github
• Improve or rebuild/resign of the existing DEV server
• Automate routine actuarial calculations using Python and/or SQL Server to extend the existing codebase

Experience required:

• Experience within the reserving team of the actuarial function
• Python experience within the data science context
• Demonstrable experience managing small-scale on-prem SQL Server databases
• Able to use of Python in the context of SQL Server, including pyodbc / sqlalchemy and Excel

Nice to have (not mandatory):

• PowerBI reporting skills
• Actuarial business knowledge