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Job Description

Graduate Data Engineer

Location: Leeds Thorpe Park Hybrid working.

Were on a mission to make credit work better for all.

We buy debt from lots of different companies in all kinds of sectors. We treat people with dignity helping customers pay off their Lowell debt in practical and affordable ways.

According to The Sunday Times were one of the best places to work in the UK. Why Because of the people who work here. Warm welcoming and supertalented. Its our people that make us great. We celebrate and share success learn from failure embrace change and savour challenge.

Join us and from day one youll have a voice in one of the most dynamic companies in the UK finance sector. Our new entrants tell us they love the support we give them and the recognition they receive for a job well done. And wherever you are in Lowell youll be making a difference to the lives of millions of people going through tough times.

But enough about us. Lets talk about your new role with Lowell.

Working alongside the Data Management Team Lead the Data Engineer will look to perform a variety of tasks that will ensure the data community have the data used in our everyday decision making through the delivery of final state data products within a governed manner.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Build relationships within the business and developer and deploy data pipelines in a governed manner ensuring that outputs meet key business objectives. Truly showcasing the value of data.
• You will work alongside a team including other data engineers data scientists and data visualisation specialists.
• Data Delivery: be responsible for delivery of complex data solutions including the ingest of data from a wide variety of data sources into our analytics platforms (typically cloudbased but also onpremise) transformation and cleansing data.
• Drive a datafirst culture both within the data team and across the business developing others around you.

What we need from you:

• Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or related field
• Creative mindset ability to think out side the box
• Knowledge of / experience using Databricks/Azure Data Factory/SQL/Python
• The ability to communicate with diverse stakeholder groups including senior management and demonstrated ability to influence individuals beyond your own department.
• Strong critical thinking skills intellectual curiosity creativity ambiguity tolerance and a willingness to keep looking for better answers
• Drive to tackle demanding goals with enthusiasm tenacity in the face of stubborn obstacles and interest in pursuing strategies for personal and technical development alongside other commitments
• Proven ability to quickly learn apply and teach new technical skills

A mission that gives back:

Youll also have lots of opportunities to make an impact on your personal development. At Lowell we have a big focus on helping our colleagues develop their careers and grow with us together.

So whatever your culture gender identity religion ethnicity age neurodiversity or disability status if youre ready to help us make credit work better for all we think youll fit right in. Our people are our strength so we build strong teams thriving with diverse voices and offer benefits that can keep our people strong.

That means

• A competitive salary.
• A discretionary annual bonus for a job well done.
• Flexible working options available
• 3 flexible benefits; pick additional benefits or take as cash each month. Whether this is extra holiday or dental cover there will be something for you.
• We are committed to a hybrid working environment where we will ask you to work in our Leeds office which will be based in Thorpe Park.
• Free parking when you are in the office and when working from home youll be fully equipped with everything youll need to be successful.
• 28 days holiday plus public holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days.
• Life assurance.
• A fantastic culture with more little perks along the way including selfdevelopment opportunities recognition awards and onsite facilities to support the varying needs of our colleagues.
• Wellbeing support and a programme of webinars and classes geared towards mindfulness.

Ready to share in that mission

Our people are our greatest asset. That means part of our mission is building a workplace where you can grow with us and help us go on to make a difference together.

Together we go further and it starts with you. So if youre interested in adding your voice to our fantastic team of people take the first step and apply today