Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 depending on experience

Benefits

• 24 days annual leave allowance and statutory holidays
• Generous pension contribution and Life Assurance after qualifying period
• Wellbeing and Smart Health Employee Assistance Programme
• Up to 21 hours paid volunteering time per annum
• Hybrid working pattern: combination of office and working-from-home days per week
• Free onsite parking
• Free electric car charging point onsite

This is a superb opportunity to make a real difference using your knowledge of data and analytics within a rapidly growing team at the heart of a leading ethical financial services organisation.

About us

Ecology Building Society is a successful and thriving member-owned mortgage and savings provider with a clear environmental focus and a mission to promote sustainable development. We are committed to building a greener society through the provision of a range of simple, ethical savings products to support lending for properties and projects that respect the environment.

About the role

We understand the importance of data to the future growth of our business and we are currently recruiting for an experienced Data Engineer to join us in our mission to build a greener society. You will support the creation, reporting and interpretation of data across the business to enable delivery of key management information, modelling, regulatory returns and monitoring in pursuit of the Society’s mission and values.

Working within a small team of data specialists and reporting directly to the Data & Analytics Lead, this role will support the delivery of the Society’s data strategy. This is a role which requires deep technical understanding and experience of working with modern data architectures.

Main areas of responsibility

• Maintaining, managing, optimising and troubleshooting the Society’s internal data warehousing capabilities including ETL, databases, integrations and automation
• Translating business requirements into SQL-based datasets which drive modelling and reporting to support business operations and key decision making
• Supporting the delivery of a modern data architecture to strengthen the Society’s future growth requirements
• Providing accurate and timely data extracts to key stakeholders including audit partners, colleagues and regulators
• Automation, monitoring and documentation of data flows
• Identifying and escalating data control weaknesses which lead to inconsistencies or inaccuracies in underlying data

About you

If you are passionate about data, keeping up to date with new technologies and have a good eye for detail, then this is the role for you.

You will have a modern and innovative approach to data analysis and bring excellent delivery skills, assume responsibility for your own workload and manage delivery timelines effectively.  You will be comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously, working both independently and collaboratively with colleagues.

This role requires excellent communication skills, as you will be required to build and manage relationships with stakeholders across the Society.

You will be experienced at using the following technologies in a commercial setting:

Knowledge and skills

Essential skills

• ETL (preferably SSIS)
• T-SQL (inc Functions, Stored Procedures and Snippets)
• SQL Server Management Studio
• Python
• GitHub
• Microsoft Access/Microsoft Excel
• Documentation, specification, and process mapping

Desired skills

• Understanding of the Building Society model or of working in the Financial Services sector
• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• Tableau, PowerBI or PanIntelligence
• Visual Studio Code
• XML
• Oracle (PL SQL)
• Snowflake
• Azure Data Lakes/Azure Data Factory
• MS linked servers

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] outlining your suitability for the role and your alignment with our mission. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Basic DBS and credit check.

Contract length:  Permanent
Application deadline: 10 June 2022