Data Services Team Lead
Wescot Credit Services Limited
Pay Range
This range is provided by Wescot Credit Services Limited. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Technical Responsibilities
* Breaking down business specification into its simplest elements and translating this logic into an efficient technical design.
* Devising possible solutions to anticipated problems.
* Combining all elements of the technical design and progressing through build to testing and execution.
* Reacting to problems and correcting the design as necessary.
* Evaluating and increasing the business process and technical designs’ effectiveness.
* Adapting the design to new requirements, as necessary.
* Writing detailed documentation for the client and internal operations.
As a Lead
* Line management and personal development of a team of highly skilled data developers.
* Overseeing the technical delivery of multiple complex development projects involving multiple complex data sources, from design through to release.
* Estimating resource requirements from work requests and providing updates to delivery teams.
* Working closely with Project Managers and Business Analysts to produce accurate delivery estimates and helping ensure the transition from analysis through to design and delivery.
* Understanding and reporting the impact of change on design and delivery plans.
* Providing regular and effective progress updates to and working closely with Project Managers/Senior Management to ensure the management of any delivery risks or issues.
* Participating in reviews and meetings and providing updates on project progress.
* Taking responsibility for ensuring that risks and issues are identified and managed.
* Supporting project resource scheduling and department capacity planning.
Position Requirements
* Experienced developer with extensive knowledge of using disparate data sources.
* Able to assist in the ongoing design of technical best practice for the development of data movement, data cleansing, data quality, data governance and other ETL/ELT related activities.
* Experience in data modelling and modern data design.
* Extensive knowledge of SSIS/SSRS/SSAS or similar technology.
* Some knowledge of C#\/VB, ideally having built CLR code or custom SSIS components.
* Exposure to REST\/SOAP Web Services.
* Experience in troubleshooting, performance tuning and optimisation of ETL packages.
* Very strong SQL skills; queries, stored procedures, window functions, etc.
* Good knowledge of data quality and cleansing techniques to ensure and maintain data integrity.
* Experience in the use of Azure DevOps or similar source control technologies.
* Strong communication and documentation skills.
* Understanding of Waterfall and Agile development methodologies.
* Experience in mentoring/coaching junior staff.
* An understanding of the C&R Debt Manager platform will be highly advantageous.
* Educated to degree level in an IT related discipline.
* Automated Unit Testing (MS Test\/Nunit\/Xunit).
* XML.
* JSON.
* SAP ETL.
* Power Query/Power Data/Power BI.
* Event Sourcing.
Benefits
* Discretionary annual bonus scheme.
* 4 x salary life insurance.
* Health cover.
* Annual leave scheme that grows with length of service.
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
* Access to eyecare voucher and cycle to work schemes.
* Discounted gym memberships.
Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are very important to us at Wescot and we value diverse talent within our business. We want everyone to be themselves at work and encourage a culture that includes everyone.
At Wescot we’re regulated by our clients - as such, any successful candidates will have to undergo a basic credit check and criminal background check. Please note that we’re unable to proceed to interview stage if a CCJ, IVA or Bankruptcy appears on a credit file, or if you do not have full right to work in the UK.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Information Technology
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