Senior BI Engineer

Liverpool Victoria; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Bournemouth is seeking a proactive Senior BI Engineer to join their Data team. In this role, you will lead stakeholder engagement and deliver cloud-based BI solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in BI development, proficiency in SQL, Python, and DAX, and strong stakeholder management skills. The position comes with a competitive benefits package and is offered on a fixed-term basis of 12 months.

Benefits

Buy or sell up to five days of holiday

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits package

Competitive pension scheme

Group Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Shared parental leave

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in BI development and business intelligence.
• Proficient in SQL, Python, DAX, and Power Query.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the BI workstream for change portfolios.
• Utilise cloud technologies for data solutions.
• Ensure BI processes and reports are documented.

Skills

BI development

SQL

Python

DAX

Power Query

Data governance

Data modelling

ETL/ELT processes

Performance tuning

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Job description

We have a new opportunity for a proactive and technical Senior BI Engineer to join our highly skilled Data team.

You will lead stakeholder engagement and deliver cloud-based BI solutions by transforming raw data into actionable insights to enable more effective strategic and operational decision‑making.

The role is offered on a fixed‑term basis of 12 months and will be based out of our Bournemouth office.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the BI workstream for change portfolios, providing technical expertise and design guidance to ensure solutions align with the data strategy and comply with design standards.
• Utilise cloud technologies and programming languages to develop and maintain centralised data platforms that support the business’s operational and strategic needs.
• Ensure all BI processes and reports are accurately and appropriately documented and that all data governance and quality processes are followed and continuously improved.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate data requirements into actionable requests or build solutions.
• Plan and coordinate the prioritisation of data requests to meet business needs in the most appropriate and controlled manner.
• Manage and review the work of developers, mentoring and sharing best practices.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of technical data standards and ensure the development of data products are compliant.

About You

• Extensive experience in BI development and business intelligence and proficient in SQL, Python, DAX, Power Query (M Language).
• Demonstrated understanding of data warehousing, data modelling (Star Schema, Snowflake) and ETL/ELT processes.
• Strong business‑facing skills with expertise in business modelling and translating processes into data models, combined with advanced performance tuning for large datasets.
• Demonstrated ability to apply tools and processes for data security, quality, and accuracy, while implementing best‑practice data management, governance, and quality standards.
• Proven experience of taking a development lead on work streams within a data centric or technical project.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholders and translate technical data to a non‑technical audience.
• Ability to work in an agile, fast‑paced environment whilst prioritising tasks to stay responsive to business needs.
• Experience of proactively building and maintaining relationships both externally and internally.
• Collaborate with end users to review testing outcomes, provide recommendations, and address data quality feedback.
• Previous experience of working in the insurance/financial services sector.

Benefits Package

• The opportunity to buy or sell up to five days of holiday.
• An annual bonus scheme based on company and personal performance.
• Flexible benefits, including a cycle to work scheme, personal accident insurance, critical illness cover, private medical insurance, and dental insurance.
• Competitive pension scheme – LV= Life and Pensions will double‑match the amount you pay, up to 14% (subject to National Minimum Wage requirements).
• Group Life Assurance of four times your basic pay to your dependents (you’ll have the option to increase this to 8x cover).
• Group Income Protection, if you enrol into the pension scheme and reach 5 years of service.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service for support when you need it.
• Shared parental leave.
• Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family.
• We are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship for your application to be considered.

About Us

We’re proud of our inclusive culture at LV= and, as an equal‑opportunity employer, we continually work to remove unconscious bias from our recruitment process. We value our colleagues for what they bring to our team regardless of any protected status or characteristics they may have. Talk to us about flexible working as part of your application; if it’s right for you, our members and customers, and our business, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.