Data Engineer - Milton Keynes - Santander｜Meet.jobs

Data Engineer - Milton Keynes

 

Here at Santander Technology we push the boundaries and create innovative, customer centric tech solutions for Santander. We collaborate to provide these world-class technical solutions and are embracing Agile across our business as we digitally transform our platforms and services to create the bank of the future.

 

Our teams embrace change and continually look for new and better ways to deliver. They collaborate to solve problems and find solutions in what can be a complex and challenging environment. Their passion for excellence and their tech is what makes Santander Technology so successful. We champion diversity, build communities and encourage learning resulting in a people orientated and balanced environment for all.

 

We have around 2,500 colleagues working across the UK with a further 10,000 colleagues across the globe and our presence is everywhere that Santander operates. You too could be part of our tech team serving 133 million Santander customers globally. Our team

 

Our Data Ecosystem is now used by the bank to power all new digital applications. Data is at the heart of our transformation through the application of new technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Neo4J, ElasticSearch and other open source technology and the adoption of new methods of work. We follow agile principles and take new approaches to software delivery, using test driven development and a continuous integration platform.

 

We're responsible for the end-to-end and side-to-side aspects of the data business, from data integration and exploitation, data modelling and architecture to data governance. We design, test and deploy applications and are responsible for the strategy through to implementation, change management and communication.

 

As a team they are driven, agile and lean and work in a fast-paced, challenging and collaborative environment and always seeking individuals with an entrepreneurial attitude who want their work to have real impact. The opportunity

 

We are looking for a Data Engineer to serve as the technical lead of the Data Acquisition and Store team within Data Innovation. They will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of use cases where new data acquisition or storage solutions are needed on the Data Ecosystem.

 

The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers and interact with stakeholders across different projects, so will have to leverage a strong technical background but also functional knowledge to be able to communicate effectively. Autonomy, collaboration, speaking up and service mindset will also be key skills to thrive in this position. What we're looking for

 

Experienced in graph databases, ideally Neo4J Certified Professional, with demonstrable hands-on experience in designing, building and testing graph data workloads (batch and streaming).

Experienced in PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ.

Working knowledge of ElasticSearch and Big Data components / Cloudera platform: Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Impala, Kafka, Kafka Connect.

Programming languages: cypher, java, scala, shellscript, sql, hql.

Solid engineering foundations, including: test automation, continuous integration and continuous delivery; solution design and software architecture; agile software development, preferably test driven development or behaviour driven development.

Other desirable tools and skills: APIs, Neptune, AWS, Jenkins, OpenShift, data governance (integrity and security).

What we offer

 

Opportunities to embrace Agile with us as we transform our business, work in an environment with leading edge technology, attend 'Meet Ups' and be part of internal and external technology communities and work for an organisation that's dedicated to your learning and ongoing development.

 

Competitive salary

Annual bonus scheme

Generous pension scheme

Private medical insurance

24/7 access to an online employee discount platform. Save money on everything from groceries, electronics, fashion, holidays and much more

Minimum of 26 days holiday per year in addition to public bank holidays and you can buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year with our 'Flexi Holidays' scheme.

You'll get 5 paid 'Selfie Days' per year (4 days for your personal development and 1 day to support the community)

Benefits supporting you and your family, such as Childcare vouchers, voluntary Life assurance and Critical illness

Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as Private medical insurance for your family and Dental insurance

Access to onsite gyms and discounted gym memberships

Excellent employee recognition schemes, be recognised for demonstrating great behaviours

Share in Santander's success by investing in our Sharesave and Partnership shares plans

Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.