⭐ Job Ad: Analytics Engineer (6‑Month Initial Contract)
Role: Analytics Engineer
Location: Hybrid – London
Contract Length: 6‑Month Initial Contract (likely extension)
Client: A large insurance company
Industry Preference: Financial Services or Insurance experience strongly preferred
🌟 About the Role
We are supporting a large insurance company in hiring a skilled Analytics Engineer for a 6‑month initial contract. You’ll join a data function operating with modern engineering practices, helping to build robust, well-tested, scalable analytics models that power key decision‑making across the business.
🚀 What You’ll Be Doing
1. Build, test, and maintain analytics models using dbt Core, ensuring data accuracy and reliability.
2. Create comprehensive dbt tests and documentation to support transparency and quality.
3. Collaborate with the team through Git-based workflows (branches, PRs, code reviews).
4. Partner with analysts to convert business needs into scalable, production-ready data models.
5. Develop and maintain dbt models on on-prem MSSQL environments.
6. Use Python for data transformation, automation, and workflow improvements.
7. Uphold data quality, modular design, and analytics engineering best practices.
8. Continuously optimise data pipelines and support enhancements to the wider analytics infrastructure.
💡 What We’re Looking For
9. Strong hands-on experience with dbt Core (modelling, testing, documentation).
10. Skilled in building models for on-prem Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL).
11. Excellent SQL skills with a focus on performance optimisation.
12. Solid Python experience in data or analytics engineering contexts.
13. Comfortable working in Git-based, collaborative engineering environments.
14. Strong understanding of data warehousing, dimensional modelling, ELT/ETL.
15. Clear communicator with strong documentation habits.
16. Ability to work closely with non-technical stakeholders.
✨ Industry Preference
Because of the nature and regulatory environment of the client, we are especially interested in candidates from:
17. Insurance (highly preferred)
18. Financial Services
Such backgrounds tend to align strongly with the systems, data models, and governance structures used by the client.
🌈 Nice to Have
19. experience with BI tools (Power BI, etc.)
20. Exposure to CI/CD for analytics engineering
21. Familiarity with data governance and security concepts
💼 Why Join Us?
22. Work with a large, established insurance organisation undergoing meaningful data modernisation
23. Collaborate with a high-performing, engineering-led data team
24. Highly extendable contract with ongoing project pipeline
25. Opportunity to influence core data models used across the business
Job Title: Data Analytics Engineer
Location: London, UK
Job Type: Contract
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