Join Legal & General Retirement Institutional as a Senior Data Engineer

Securing pensions over the long term can be a challenge for many businesses. Our ambition at Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI) is to help companies and pension scheme trustees honor their defined benefit pension promises to their employees. We’re helping companies settle their pension liabilities so they can focus on growing their businesses, as well as supporting their members’ financial security in retirement. We’re investing for the long term to back our pension promises. Over the last 30 years, we’ve written more UK business than any other insurer, and we currently manage more than half a million pension policyholders. We are the UK’s longest-serving active bulk annuity provider and a market-leading, multi-award-winning business.

About the Role: Senior Data Engineer

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Data Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will lead all technical aspects of data engineering projects while collaborating closely with solution architects to ensure the integrity and consistency of end-to-end technology solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the solutions developed and deployed are fit for purpose and meet business requirements.
• Adhering to quality standards and delivering value within cost constraints.
• Following the agreed change process for all developments.
• Collaborating with security architecture to gain full approvals for solutions.
• Providing input into project and resource plans and supporting business case production.
• Working within an agile methodology framework.
• Overseeing solution development, including implementation engagement as needed.
• Applying knowledge of technology options and surveying the external market landscape for solution insights.
• Identifying issues and risks, and leading their resolution as required.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement in existing services.

Qualifications:

• Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent qualifications or significant business/work experience.
• Experience with API and RESTful micro-services.
• Proficiency in JVM-based languages such as Java and frameworks like Spring Boot.
• Experience with Cloud Platforms, especially Azure; knowledge of AWS and GCP is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Linux & AWS CLI scripting and automation.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD automation.
• Experience with NoSQL Database Technologies such as MongoDB.
• Familiarity with CDC and streaming technologies like Qlik Replicate & Kafka.
• Understanding of basic data architecture principles, including solutioning and ETL experience and containerization.
• Knowledge of database structures such as relational and dimensional modelling and design.
• Experience in designing and developing streaming services and APIs.
• Team Leadership experience.

Benefits:

• Annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes.
• Generous pension contribution.
• Life assurance.
• Private medical insurance (for permanent employees).
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, with an increase to 26 days after 2 years of service; option to buy and sell holiday.
• Competitive family leave policies.
• Option to participate in our tax-efficient electric car scheme.
• Discounts on our products as well as a range of high street stores and online retailers.
• Recently redesigned workspaces to foster connection, collaboration, and well-being.

About Legal & General

Legal & General is a leading financial services organization, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023 for the second consecutive year. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future. We are one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers, and insurers. Our unique business model drives value for our customers and society while enabling our people to create meaningful and valued impact through their work.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Our leaders, guided by integrity, care about your future and well-being. We empower our team through initiatives that