Senior Data Engineer - Insurance

Senior Data Engineer - Insurance & London Market - Up to £95k

Location:

London (Hybrid)

Type:
Permanent

A London Market insurance organisation is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and lead modern data engineering solutions across underwriting, pricing, claims, and reinsurance domains. This is a hands‑on senior role combining deep insurance domain knowledge with cloud‑native data engineering, delivered within complex and regulated environments.

• Design and build scalable cloud-based data platforms using Medallion Architecture (Bronze / Silver / Gold)
• Engineer pipelines using Python and PySpark on platforms such as Databricks
• Ingest and integrate data from multiple sources including policy, claims, broker, and third‑party systems
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and modern Dev Ops delivery approaches
• Collaborate closely with data architects, modellers, analysts and business stakeholders

• Strong experience as a Senior Data Engineer within Insurance, ideally the London Market
• Proven hands‑on expertise in:
  • Python & Py Spark
  • Databricks
  • Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Solid understanding of Medallion Architecture and analytics‑focused data modelling
• Strong domain knowledge across:
  • Lloyd's Syndicates
  • Delegated Authority
  • Reinsurance and Ceded Reinsurance
  • Underwriting, pricing, and claims
• Confident communicator, comfortable working with senior technical and business stakeholders

• Senior, hands‑on role working on complex London Market data challenges
• Opportunity to shape and scale modern cloud data platforms
  
  Long‑term transformation programmes with strong stakeholder visibility