Job Description

Salary: \xc2\xa350,000 - \xc2\xa370,000 depending on experience plus an excellent benefits package

Location: Whiteley or Swindon. We offer hybrid working so you\'ll have the option to work from home as well as join our colleaugues in our Whitely or Swindon office.

Closing date for applications: 31st August 2023

The opportunity:

Are you a motivated, hands-on, and innovative person, interested in working for one of the largest global insurers? Are you obsessed with developing great analytical software, which helps addressing daily business challenges of one of the biggest global insurers? Then this role could be for you!

We\'re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join the global Commercial Insurance team. In this role, you will:

• Solve high impact business problems with a particular focus on Underwriting, for example: understanding claims drivers, portfolio optimization or improving our risk selection,
• Learn how Commercial Insurance works at its core, including dedicated training,
• Be part of a fast-paced entrepreneurially minded global team, which is daring to challenge the status quo,
• Developing and driving adoption of our main global Underwriting analytical product suite,
• Excelling on your technical skills by working with internal and external experts.

Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren\'t available full-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Data Engineer, your main responsibilities will involve:

• Working on high impact projects with end-to-end responsibility for their success
• Experimenting with the right cloud-based technology to solve specific business problems
• Generating insights from internal and external data sources, using a wide range of tools and methodologies, e.g., from building complex big data pipelines in Spark and Scala to applying Semantics and/or Machine Learning and extending our front-end applications
• Building applications loved by internal and external users: from implementing proof of concepts to full-scale solutions; from portfolio management applications used by senior Zurich executives to Applications Programming Interfaces embedded into the core Underwriting processes
• Making sure our platform expands and runs reliably in Production: build or help build AI models, add new and further optimise existing data pipelines, expand our automation architecture (e.g., web scrapers, automated user alerts)
• Coordinating directly with product managers and application users globally (with particular focus on adoption)
• Mentoring and developing more junior team members on all matters above

What are we looking for?

• Technically strong:

• Has professional experience with data engineering
• Any Dataframe API (like Spark or Pandas) and SQL
• Query optimizations (RDBMS or Spark) and indexing
• Knows Java and/or Scala well, functional programming experience is a plus
• Knowledge of scripting languages, such as Python, R, bash
• Experience working on all stages of the software development lifecycle
• Can-do attitude, with a clear focus on the end-product and user experience and the specific business use case
• Passion to tackle real business problems and persistence to follow through with your recommendations
• Good team player and communicator

Preferred skills/experience:

• Experience with cloud-based technology and solution design: e.g., experience with Microsoft Azure Products, Databricks, Kubernetes, Docker
• Front-end development experience is a strong plus
• Experience in geospatial data modelling and data manipulation at large scale
• Good working knowledge of Redis, Elastic suite product, and NoSQL
• Experience in designing, running, and expanding AI models (in particular, text classification, entity extraction, clustering & topic modeling) in production; with a main focus on Natural Language processing
• Experience with web scraping, e.g., Selenium
• Prior work experience in (re)-insurance

As an inclusive employer we want to ensure that all candidates feel comfortable and are able to perform at their best during the interview. You\'ll have the opportunity to let us know of any reasonable adjustment or practical support needed when you apply.

Who we are:

At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we\'re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.

With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you\'ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry.

We\'ve made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other\'s wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future.

If you\'re interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great.

Our Culture:

At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we\'re particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we\'ve won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability or any other protected characteristic.

We\'ve an environment that places a real importance on our people\'s wellbeing from a physical, mental, social and financial perspective. We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support. We\'re also committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities.

We\'re passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK. In that time, we\'ve awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over \xc2\xa390 million.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. #LI-Hybrid

The financials

• 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
• Annual company bonus.
• Income Protection.
• Life cover - four times your salary.

Time away

• 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
• The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
• Three days paid volunteering.
• Up to 16 weeks\' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

Your health is important to us

• Access to Private medical insurance.
• Virtual GP appointments.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Free flu jab.
• Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners.

We\'re making a difference

• Creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do here in Zurich. We were the first insurer to sign the \'UN Business Ambition for 1.5\xcb\x9aC\' pledge.
• Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, has awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over \xc2\xa390 million.

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