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Job Location
Staines TW18 3DZ or Manchester M50 3SP (Flexible / Hybrid working options, up to 3/4 days WFH).
Contract Details
12‑Month Fixed‑Term Contract – full time 37.5 hours. Salary range: £69,200 – £82,800 (negotiable depending on experience).
Company Vision
We make health happen – our vision is to become the most customer‑centric healthcare company, helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
Job Description
You will join the Chief Data & Analytics Office (CDAO) in the BGIUK Market Unit, working closely with UK Insurance, Bupa Global, Health Services, Bupa Dental Care and Care Services Business Units (BU). Your role is to consolidate data from disparate sources to create a single, reliable repository of reusable datasets for the business.
Core Responsibilities
* Align solution designs with Bupa’s enterprise data strategy and future vision.
* Lead data modelling workshops to define entities and relationships.
* Build consensus across Bupa’s businesses and teams.
* Develop data models in collaboration tools (e.g. Ellie.ai) for stakeholder review and approval.
* Transform business ideas into process outcomes and prototypes that support the data strategy.
* Engage stakeholders to assess guardrails and help create data contracts.
* Work with data stewards and architects to boost data literacy and ensure governance.
* Maintain solution design documentation.
* Present designs for design authority & governance approval.
* Guide delivery teams to maintain solution quality.
* Manage requirements and drive results using collaborative and best‑in‑class data solutions.
Essential Qualifications
* Experience in Data Engineering Design (ETL, ELT) and modelling approaches such as Data Vault, Inmon, and Kimball.
* Extensive experience in conceptual data models and logical data modelling across enterprise domains, including presenting, reviewing, and approvals.
* Technical exposure to MS Azure Data Stack – Data Factory, Data Lake Storage, Azure SQL, Azure ML, Power BI.
* Strong understanding of Snowflake architecture, including DevOps integration and CI/CD practices.
* Foundational knowledge of Azure cloud infrastructure.
* Skilled in stakeholder engagement, including facilitating workshops and translating business context into data models.
* Strong communication skills to liaise with both technical developers and non‑technical stakeholders.
Highly Desirable
* Ability to align data solutions with organisational data strategy and governance frameworks.
* Proficiency in collaborative modelling tools such as Ellie.ai and FigJam for workshop facilitation.
* Knowledge of data governance principles, including data stewardship, data quality, and compliance guardrails.
* Exposure to emerging data technologies and trends, with a passion for continuous learning.
* Self‑driven and motivated with a proactive approach to solution design and delivery.
* Experience of data programmes and technologies within enterprise‑scale organisations.
* Familiarity with data governance concepts such as data quality, lineage, lifecycle management, and security.
Benefits
* 25 days holiday per year, pro rata to your contract.
* Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
* Fixed‑term benefits allowance.
* Access to our confidential employee assistance programme.
* Workplace pension.
* Online discounts covering everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more.
EEO Statements
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and offers reasonable adjustments to all applicants and employees in need. We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Employment Information
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level.
Employment type: Full‑time.
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology.
Industry: Hospitals and Health Care.
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