Loop Recruitment
Senior Data Engineer
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Senior Data Engineer | Financial Services | Manchester (hybrid)
đź“Ť Manchester (Hybrid)
đź’° ÂŁ65,000-ÂŁ80,000 + 15% bonus + 10% Pension
TECH: Azure | Data warehousing | Databricks | Python | SQL/ T-SQL | ETL | CICD
We’re partnering with a leading specialty finance business that’s investing heavily in its data platform to transform how data is used across Finance, Actuarial and Claims — including AI-driven initiatives that are genuinely moving the needle.
This is a hands-on data engineering role where you’ll sit at the heart of the organisation’s data strategy, working closely with senior stakeholders while building modern, scalable solutions on Azure and Databricks. If you enjoy solving complex data problems in a regulated, data-rich environment - this one’s for you.
The Opportunity
You’ll join a growing data team delivering a wide range of business-critical projects, from modernising legacy data warehouses to enabling advanced analytics and AI use cases across the insurance lifecycle.
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This role blends deep technical ownership with real business influence — ideal for an experienced Data Engineer who wants to see their work directly impact underwriting, claims and financial decision-making.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing and building enterprise-scale data solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform
- Developing and optimising data pipelines using ADF / SSIS, Databricks and Python
- Working with large, complex datasets across Finance, Actuarial and Claims domains
- Supporting the migration and optimisation of legacy SQL Server data warehouses into Azure
- Acting as a senior technical voice within the team — guiding standards, best practice and delivery
- Collaborating with internal teams, offshore partners and senior business stakeholders
- Delivering high-quality, well-tested and well-documented solutions in an Agile environment
What They’re Looking For
- Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise data platforms
- Advanced T-SQL skills (performance tuning, complex transformations, stored procedures)
- Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks and Python
- Solid understanding of data warehousing, ETL, dimensional modelling and data governance
- Comfortable working in Agile teams with CI/CD, Git and Azure DevOps
- Insurance or financial services experience strongly preferred (London Market / Lloyd’s a plus)
- Confident communicator who enjoys working directly with non-technical stakeholders
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Why This Role?
- Work on genuinely meaningful insurance data problems — not BAU reporting
- Strong backing for modern cloud data and AI initiatives
- High level of ownership and autonomy
- Hybrid working and a mature, collaborative engineering culture
- Excellent benefits covering financial, physical and mental wellbeing
If you’re a senior data engineer looking to apply modern data engineering and AI techniques within a forward-thinking insurance environment — let’s talk.
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