Senior Data Engineer - Insurance

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

Location: London (Hybrid)Type: Permanent

Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 DevOps delivery approaches
• Collaborate closely with data architects, modellers, analysts and business stakeholders

Required Experience

• Strong experience as a Senior Data Engineer within Insurance, ideally the London Market
• Proven hands-on expertise in:

• Python & PySpark
• 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

Why Apply?

• 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