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Data Engineering Tech Lead

Warsaw, Poland
Snowflake Python SQL Airflow AWS PostgreSQL dbt Git Azure DevOps Parquet JSON YAML GenAI
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Data Engineering Tech Lead / Leading Data Engineer (Snowflake)

Location: Poland - Warsaw - ASEC

Job Description

Hi, we're glad you're here! We are hiring to our Aviva Services Excellence Centre! Take a look at our job description - maybe it suits you or one of your friends? 

As a Leading Data Engineer you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the Single View of Customer platform—a strategic capability enabling analytics, data science, servicing, marketing, and operational use cases across Aviva UK.

What will you be doing?

  • Leading a team of Snowflake and Cyclops Data Engineers delivering analytical and operational use cases.

  • Making strategic and tactical engineering decisions with long‑term impact.

  • Ensuring platform alignment with enterprise architecture and organisational standards.

  • Building scalable, secure, reliable engineering solutions with a strong focus on automation and GenAI-enabled improvements.

  • Collaborating with Product Managers, BAs, Architects, and wider Customer Data Platform teams to align technical delivery with business needs.

  • Owning CI/CD pipelines, platform maintenance, data security posture, and compliance with Aviva Controls.

  • Providing daily leadership, coaching, mentoring and oversight of internal teams and TCS partner engineers.

  • Drive continuous improvement, standardisation, and engineering best practices across the platform.

What we’re looking for?

Technical skills:

  • 4+ years of experience in a relevant role, either as a senior or a tech lead.

  • Deep hands‑on experience with Snowflake, including advanced capabilities such as Dynamic Tables, Snowpipe Streaming, Cortex AI, data sharing, replication, secure views, masking policies, row access policies, tags, streams, tasks, external tables, time‑travel, clone, stages, and storage integrations.

  • Proficiency in Snowflake scripting (stored procedures in Python/SQL, UDFs, CTEs, window functions).

  • Experience designing reusable frameworks, UDFs, and components using Snowpark or SQL.

  • Strong expertise in any cloud provider, cloud‑native architectures, and serverless/data‑pipeline design and cloud cost optimisation approaches (ideally AWS).

  • Good understanding of reliability patterns and performance optimisation for large‑scale data workloads.

  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Airflow for orchestration and scheduling.

  • Experience with ETL/ELT development, automation, and monitoring frameworks.

  • Strong understanding of data modelling, data structures, and DBMS platforms (Redshift, Postgres, etc.).

  • Experience implementing data quality rules, validation frameworks, and robust testing approaches.

  • Hands‑on experience with dbt (models, macros, Jinja scripts, hooks, automated tests, snapshots, and dbt packages).

  • Familiarity with Git (branching, cloning, pull requests, conflict resolution, code reviews).

  • Understanding of SDLC, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices, including Azure DevOps pipelines, agents, and repos.

  • Knowledge of data formats such as Parquet, JSON, and YAML.

  • Experience integrating data pipelines with cloud services and storage layers.

Soft skills:

  • Ability to set technical direction, define standards and improve engineering maturity.

  • Comfortable mentoring engineers and guiding their growth.

  • Excellent communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

  • Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

  • Understanding of change delivery processes and risk‑controlled environments.

  • Curious and proactive in learning emerging technologies (Snowflake, GenAI, automation).

In Aviva Services Excellence Centre, we provide:  

  • Contract of employment  

  • Performance Bonus  

  • Private medical care (ENEL-MED)  

  • Cafeteria system of benefits (e.g. MultiSport card)  

  • Additional parent privileges:  
    - baby leave – 6 weeks leave for second parent  
    - shortened working time after parental leave  

  • Employer-funded group insurance  

  • Employee Shares Plan  

  • Extra day off for birthday  

  • Paid time off to volunteer  

  • Additional leave acquired over the years in the company (even 5 days more in a year)  

  • Wellbeing Leave - additional two weeks paid leave after 10 years of service  

  • Psychological support consultations  

  • Access to the e-learning platforms  

  • Internal employee referral program  

  • Hybrid working model from Poland with a few days in Warsaw office per month

  • Attractive office location in Warsaw - Gdański Business Center  

  • Additional entitlements for people with disabilities - Work Without Barriers  

  • Work environment that promotes diversity - Diversity Charter  

Do you see yourself in Aviva Services Excellence Centre? Be sure to apply!   

Aviva is for everyone!

We’ve been ranked the #1 Best Workplace in Poland and #5 for Women by Great Place to Work®! Join a place where you’re empowered to grow, thrive, and shine bright!  

As a signatory to the Diversity Charter, Aviva applies a policy of equal treatment and creates a work environment that is friendly to people with disabilities. We do not require from candidates the date of birth, marital status and attached photos to your CV. We encourage all individuals regardless of gender to apply.  

Most of our people are smart working – spending also time in our office - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.  

We’re inclusive - we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.  

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply and try! 

 

To find out more about current job offers at Aviva take a look here.

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