Data Engineer

What will you be doing?

What you will be doing:
In this exciting role as an Azure Data Engineer, you’ll be playing a pivotal role in empowering our colleagues to make the best decisions for our customers and members, by using data driven insight.
You’ll be managing a range of data sources (API, on-premise, cloud, flat file) and making sure the data platform to analytics is robust and data is being ingested and structured correctly.
You’ll help design, develop, unit test and deliver processes that extract data from sources, transforming data to implement business logic and populate the BI data stores (ETL).
Applying data cleansing activities in ETL as well as adapting ETL processes in response to changes in business requirements or source systems.
You’ll show an understanding of the structure and meaning of data in multiple internal and external data sources, and help create logical and physical operational data stores, staging areas, dimensional models and analytical data sets.

How will I know if I am right for this role?

How do I know if I’m right for this role?
You’ll need to have a strong understanding of Microsoft Azure Data Service (Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Synapse) as well as strong SQL knowledge. In addition, experience in Python, Azure DevOps/ Git, use of Azure Functions and a good knowledge of Power Platform would be beneficial.
Ideally, we are looking for someone who is well versed in dimensional modelling (i.e., Kimball methodology) and who has a broad understanding of BI information exploitation methods including ad-hoc queries, data mining techniques, data visualisation, real-time intelligence and data exploration.
A creative problem solver who delivers solutions, you’ll thrive in the opportunity to react to changes in business requirements and able to adapt processes to suit.

What is in it for me?
As well as competitive salaries, our colleagues also benefit from:

• Colleague discount
• Retail discounts
• Holiday buy
• Colleague recognition
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Share of the profits
• Paid time for volunteering
• Give as you earn
• Healthcare Cashplan
• Cycle 2 work
• Company Pension

Who are we?

Who are we?
As a progressive Co-operative Society, we want the people in our communities to thrive, for generations to come. Our people are the energy behind this positive change. We’re looking for like-minded people who want to support our communities and to know the needs of the people who live in them, to help us reach our goal of creating a sustainable society for all.
To find out more about working for us, visit our website www.careers.coop