Data Platform Engineer

Company Description/ Business Unit

Lead Data Engineer

Location: Basingstoke (hybrid working 3 office days per week)

Employment Type: Permanent, full time

Additional Benefits: Annual Bonus, Cash-Car Allowance & Private Medical Insurance

Think the AA is just about roadside assistance? Think again.

For over a century, we've been evolving and adapting. Today, as the nation's leading motoring organisation, we offer a wide range of products and services to millions of customers. From roadside assistance to home and motor insurance, and the latest driving technologies, we have it all. As we continue to expand, diversify, and modernise, joining us as a Data Platform Engineer, means you'll play a crucial role in our success and be part of this exciting motoring journey.

Our Chief Operating Office (COO) are the backbone of The AA, providing both stability and structure to support growth and innovation. We are the drivers of change.

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This is the job

• Delivering high-quality, well-tested code that is modular and maintainable.
• Designing and building scalable data pipelines to support the business needs.
• Proactively identifying automation opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Helping to establish the Data Lakehouse as a trusted, stable and reliable source of insight across the AA.
• Creating analytics datasets that use our data pipelines to deliver actionable insights into customer behaviour, operational performance and other key business metrics.
• Demonstrating strong organisational skills and attention to detail in all aspects of your work.
• Continuously striving for improvement by identifying issues, opportunities and ways to enhance processes.
• Supporting users by triaging and responding to data-related incidents and queries in a prompt and professional manner.
• Working in line with our technical architecture, documentation standards, and data governance policies, processes, and procedures.

What will I be doing?

Capability, Knowledge, and Experience

Technical Skills

• Cloud technologies: Azure and its range of data related services.
• Cloud data platforms: Experience in one or more of Databricks, Snowflake, RedShift, Azure Synapse.
• Languages & tooling: Python and Terraform.
• Architectures: Lakehouse design patterns, dimensional modelling and scalable data pipelines.
• Ways of working: Agile delivery, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps and Git-based workflows.

Collaboration and Relationships

• Work with the wider Data team and the business to build a seamless and well-integrated data ecosystem, aligned with The AA’s needs, quality standards and service commitments.
• Become a trusted member of the Data team.
• Demonstrate credibility and always have straightforward professional communication, being transparent and open about challenges and successes.
• Proven ability to balance the speed of delivery with the right long term technical solution, ensuring the platform is maintainable, scalable and secure.
• Track record of using best practice. Has the ability to combine rigour and discipline with a pragmatic approach to deliver the highest quality, cost effective solutions within set time-frames
• Interest and understanding of the external market, innovation and tech trends and how to best use these for the benefit of Data team

Technical Assurance

• Assure that all the technical designs and solutions you build are fit for purpose and support the wider business and data strategy.
• Look for continuous improvement of the data and analytics platform performance.
• Best practices in data platform engineering are dear to your heart, but you are not dogmatic.
• You have experience with numerous technology stacks and approach.

What do I need?

• Degree qualified; preferably but not essential. 

Additional information

We’re always looking to recognise and reward our employees for the work they do. As a valued member of The AA team, you’ll have access to a range of benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + holiday buying scheme
• Worksave pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
• Free AA breakdown membership from Day 1 plus 50% discount for family and friends
• Discounts on AA products including car and home insurance
• Employee discount scheme that gives you access to a car salary sacrifice scheme plus great discounts on healthcare, shopping, holidays and more
• Company funded life assurance
• Diverse learning and development opportunities to support you to progress in your career
• Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme and a 24/7 remote GP service for you and your family

Plus, so much more!

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from everyone. The AA values diversity and the difference this brings to our culture and our customers. We actively seek people from diverse backgrounds to join us and become part of an inclusive company where you can be yourself, be empowered to be your best and feel like you truly belong. We have five communities to bring together people with shared characteristics and backgrounds and drive positive change.

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