Lead Data Engineer AI/ML

Salary Circa £60,000 National / Circa £70,000 London

Location London, Norwich, and Perth

We are looking for a talented and experienced Lead Data Engineer with a strong focus on data insights and MLOps to join our innovative team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing data solutions that drive actionable insights and support machine learning operations (MLOps), enabling data-driven decision-making across the General Insurance Commercial lines business.

This role requires a deep understanding of data engineering, analytics, MLOps, and a passion for transforming data into valuable business insights.

A bit about the job:

• Data Insights Leadership: Lead the development and implementation of data engineering solutions that support advanced analytics, business intelligence, and machine learning initiatives.
• Use industry best practice to ensure fast, simple, and reliable ML pipelines.
• We are migrating to Snowflake and upskilling a new AI/ML team, you will be an integral part of the decision-making process in adopting the new platform.
• MLOps Implementation: Design, build, and maintain scalable robust data pipelines and infrastructure to support the deployment, monitoring, and management of machine learning models. (e.g. feature flows, scoring, integration, and model monitoring)
• Data Pipeline Optimisation: Ensure the efficient collection, processing, and storage of large datasets, optimising data pipelines for performance and reliability.
• Collaboration: Work closely with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver insights that drive strategic decisions.
• Data Quality and Governance: Implement best practices for data quality, governance, and security to ensure the reliability and integrity of data insights and machine learning models.
• Team Mentorship: Guide and mentor, a team of data engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a deep understanding of data modelling, ETL processes, data warehousing, and machine learning lifecycle management.
• Excellent in writing clean, maintainable, and robust code in Python, Spark, SQL-like languages.
• Worked with Snowflake ideally or another cloud platform extensively.
• Partnering closely with our data engineering colleagues to improve ETL and data pipelines.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary Circa £60,000 national/ Circa £70,000 London (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.
• Make your money go further - 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.

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Aviva is for everyone:

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.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Sahra Abdulla a call on 07775 042 835 or send an email to sahra.abdulla@aviva.com.