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Data Engineer

Bupa -

Full-time (Permanent)
£53,800 - £67,250 / Bonus + Fantastic Benefits
Published on
17 March 2023
  • Data Engineer 
  • London (EC2R 7HJ)
  • Flexible / Hybrid working options
  • Permanent
  • £53,800 - £67,250 / Bonus  + Fantastic Benefits
  • Full Time 35 Hours per Week

Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

Role Overview

Specifically the Data Engineer will support the Global Data Product Team and will focus heavily on applying various products to the central group functions like Risk, Legal, Internal Audit, Clinical & provision, Corporate Affairs and Company Secretarial.

As the Data Engineer you will accelerate the delivery of data, the creation of data features and common data services used across Group Functions and the wider Bupa organisation. As part of the delivery you will Streamline practices and tooling for data focusing on time to market, migrate data solutions from legacy systems to the strategic platform and support with delivering the implementation plan for the analytics road map


What you’ll do:

  • Work with the data science / analytics teams to understand detailed data requirements to be implemented

  • Engineering of data pipelines from data acquisition and ingestion though the common data services (catalogue, library, DQ measurement, etc), to various means of consumption including, reports, dashboards, applications, models, and API’s.

  • Engineering of data features in support of advanced analytical processes and data science / analytics teams.

  • Ensure that data features are reusable across different models, with possible creation of the prototype of the feature store - later to be industrialised

  • Assist the Stakeholders with the implementation plan of the Analytics Roadmap, as well as execute as per the plan

  • Engineering of data processes supporting monitoring of quality of advanced analytical solutions’ outputs.

  • Document and implement data quality and integrity checks across key data sets.

  • Lead / assist the migration of existing data solutions into Strategic environment

What you’ll bring:

Educated to minimum of degree level in engineering, computer science or related technology discipline

Azure/GCP certifications(s) or equivalent highly regarded

Strong level SQL/TSQL

Strong level (Py)Spark

Strong engineering practices

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) service skills, specifically:

  • Dataflow (Useful)

  • DataProc (Useful)

  • BigQuery (Useful)

  • CloudSQL (Useful)

  • Looker (Nice to have)

  • Vertex AI (Useful)

  • GKE (Useful)

Microsoft Azure data services skills, specifically:

  • Azure Synapse/Azure SQL DW (Useful)

  • Azure DataBricks/Spark (Useful)

  • Azure ML (Nice to have)

  • PowerBI (Useful)

Language skill:

SQL/TSQL (Mandatory)

Python (Mandatory)

Azure DevOps skills:

Git (Useful)

Data Modelling

Knowledge of modern data management practices

Data processing frameworks

Focus on cloud first approaches

Why Bupa? 

We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.


Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. You will be eligible for:


  • 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
  • Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
  • An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
  • Annual performance-based bonus
  • Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
  • Various other benefits and online discounts


Diversity and Inclusion


Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly. That’s why we’re happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Whether you’ve found your feet or are discovering a new path.

Welcome to a place that celebrates you.

This isn’t where you've been. 

This is where you're going.

This is what we have belief in.

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