Senior Dataops Engineer - Aws

Coventry Building Society
Coventry
1 day ago
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About the roleWe have an exciting opportunity for a Senior DataOps Engineer to join the Group and take responsibility for inspiring and coaching our Data Engineering teams.The person in post will be working alongside domain-oriented, multi-disciplinary data product teams to design, develop, and test high-quality data solutions that serve as the backbone of our decision-making and digital services.Driving automation and CI/CD practices across data pipelines and infrastructure, the Senior DataOps Engineer will build robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure that supports our data platform strategy.The role holder will lead and mentor data engineers, fostering a high-performance, collaborative environment. They will also play a central role in designing and developing a new cloud-based Data Ecosystem.Working closely with stakeholders to analyse requirements the person in post will design test strategies and ensure data quality and integrity through comprehensive testing. They will also collaborate in an agile environment with product managers, analysts, and developers to deliver data products that create tangible business valueBenefits:

  • 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
  • Annual discretionary bonus scheme
  • Personal pension with matched contributions
  • Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
  • Extensive wellbeing support
  • Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

This role can be based from either our Head Office campus in Coventry or our Manchester office. A team-led hybrid working arrangement is in place.About youFor this role you’ll need to have:

  • Extensive experience with AWS (S3, Glue, Redshift, SageMaker)
  • Experience leading and coaching individuals to provide ongoing oversight over the development of data products.
  • Experience of building and automating data pipelines in finance
  • The ability to demonstrate, automate and manage data systems so they run smoothly and can grow easily.
  • Familiarity with Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, and Vault
  • Experience in coding SQL, Python, Spark, or Scala to work with data.
  • Experience with databases used in Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, and Lakehouse setups. You know how to work with both structured and unstructured data.
  • Experience in testing and testing standards

Experience in these areas would be helpful:

  • Possess an AWS qualification
  • Experience of working in an Agile Team;
    preferably Safe.
  • Experience in specific tooling Qlik Replicate / Qlik Compose / DataBricks / Informatica / SAS
  • An understanding of data modelling methodology (Kimball, Data Vault, Lakehouse)

About usIn 2025, Coventry Building Society purchased The Co-operative Bank. Bringing together our purpose-led building society with the UK’s original ethical bank was the start of an exciting journey.Trusted by over four million people, we’re a mutually owned business free from shareholders, and with our combined experience of almost 300 years, our ethics and dedication will continue to guide us. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing. We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.Flexibility and why it mattersWe understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role. Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed EmployerWe’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.

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