Senior Data Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Data Engineering team in Bristol. Our IWR team, focused on the life business (Wealth, Pensions, Health and protection), plays a crucial role in delivering data solutions for Aviva's business lines. We are currently undertaking an estate modernization program, utilizing cutting‑edge tools such as AWS Glue, DBT, and Snowflake. We are seeking a talented individual to drive this initiative forward and support our engineers during this transformative period.

Our Bristol site is well located near Parkway station and has staff parking. The office has an onsite Gym, sports hall, Nursery and even a Lake view to enjoy. We have a hybrid working model giving you some flexibility around your working patterns.

As a lead engineer you will be providing technical expertise, embedding the use and standards around new technology and project execution across the development & IT Change community. The role will be critical to ensuring development standards are maintained in delivering performant, sustainable solutions to time and budgetary targets.

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• An established Data Engineer who has a drive and passion for engineering concepts and tooling
  
• Has a strong background in developing on Cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and skilled in Python, Spark, SQL, AWS Glue and Snowflake
  
• Strong capability to deliver projects and collaborate with our CIO teams, with demonstrable experience of bridging the gap between technical and non‑technical specialists
  
• Able to provide technical support and mentoring to more junior team members
  
• Able to support and help drive forward the adoption of technologies and ways of working across the wider Data Engineering estate
  

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• Salary Circa £70,000 for National based (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
  
• Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary – Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
  
• Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
  
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
  
• Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
  
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
  
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
  
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
  
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
  
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
  

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

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