Description

At RVU we combine the close-knit and agile environment of a startup, with the know-how, technology and backing of a well-established company.
Our mission is to empower people to make confident decisions. With our unique set of brands, including Uswitch, Confused.com, Tempcover, money.co.uk and Mojo, we have the power to reach millions of consumers and the technology to deliver a world class online experience for them. We’re proud to be recruiting a Senior Engineer for our sister company, Tempcover, who are based in Fleet, Hampshire.
For over 18 years, Tempcover has been at the forefront of the fast-growing world of short term insurance.
From originators to innovators, we’ve evolved our business and our industry with pioneering ideas that remove the frustration of traditional insurance and put drivers in control of their insurance. Our mission is to make insurance flexible, quick, and easy for drivers and so far, we’ve sold over three million policies that have helped drivers get where they need to go, but we’re not finished there. We’re growing our team to help us continue in that mission.
If you are extraordinary at what you do and want to be a part of a rapidly growing business at the cutting edge of the InsureTech industry, we would love to hear from you.
Primary Function of the Position
The Data and Analytics team within Tempcover provide a vital role in bringing data, MI and Insight to life for internal & external stakeholders and partners.
As Data Engineer you will be part of the data engineering function within the Data and Analytics team. This role will focus on supporting the integration and maintenance of our cloud based data platform, supporting data products that are key to the continued growth of Tempcover.
In the last 12 months the engineers have worked on numerous integrations with a new CRM tool, driving a step change in marketing performance. Combined with an extensive model of customer and Google Analytics data, this has provided valuable insight on our customer profiles.
This is a hands-on role with the ability to make a real difference in a data-driven business, whilst working within a business team using IT standards and processes.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines and ELT processes using Azure Data Factory.
Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimising data delivery, planning for greater scalability
Performance monitoring/tuning of pipelines and queries
Provide continued support to ensure high availability of data to the wider business
Collaborate with the MI & Analytics team to understand reporting requirements and translate them into effective data models.
Liaise with business stakeholders to understand requirements for data
Work with rigour to ensure data quality/accuracy.
Identify issues and their underlying causes and clearly communicate them
Verify and validate data models, including reconciliation to operational systems
Communicate the status of your work in progress and planned work in daily stand-up meetings
Proactively suggest backlog items that add value to the Data team’s effectiveness and quality of data
Requirements
Confident in the following:
ELT processes
Data modelling
MS SQL Server/Azure SQL
Azure Data Factory, or a similar ETL orchestration tool.
Experience in the following beneficial:
REST APIs
.NET/Python programming languages
Ability to work within a SCRUM agile development environment.
Use of Azure DevOps.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
We want to give you a great work environment. We want to contribute to both your personal and professional development and give you great benefits to make your time at Tempcover even more enjoyable. Some of these benefits include:
10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 30 days per year to “work from anywhere”
Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
A one-off £300  “Work from Home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
25 days holiday (increasing with years of employment to 30 days) + 2 days “My Time” per year
Private medical cover, critical illness cover  and employee assistance programme
A healthy learning and training budget
Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes
Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected
Our commitment to you:
At RVU we believe that we can be the change we wish to see in the world. We hold ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and community members. We embrace our differences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment that reflects the world we live in.
* As a tech company who strives to get better every day, we use Metaview during the interview processes to record and transcribe interviews so we can continuously improve the quality of our interviews and your experience. This has no bearing on the assessment of you as a candidate and you can opt out at any time. Just let the recruitment team know.
Skills Required

SQL
Python
Problem Solving
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