Department: Insurance Retail
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: North West UK - Hybrid
Compensation: £40,000 - £45,000 / year
We’re seeking an Intermediate Data Engineer to join our Insurance Retail department, supporting development squads with reliable, automated and cloud-ready data solutions. This role is suited to someone who can combine strong SQL, scripting and AWS experience with modern DevOps practices to build, maintain and improve data pipelines, data services and supporting infrastructure.
AI is a key part of the role. You will be expected to use AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly to accelerate development, improve documentation, support analysis and identify opportunities to automate repeatable data engineering and operational tasks. Working closely with engineers, analysts, architects and stakeholders, you will help turn data requirements into maintainable, observable and secure solutions.
You will maintain awareness of industry and technology developments, contribute to technical discussions, and support continuous improvement across data engineering, automation and operational practices. The role includes ownership of work throughout its lifecycle, from development and testing through to production support, incident resolution, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the department.
CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace.
We have built a collaborative and creative culture, leveraging AI-driven solutions to enhance our products, processes and decision-making. We pride ourselves on cultivating an inspiring working environment with our employees at the heart of our company.
In a nutshell we are the market leading software house in our industry, creating the software, websites & apps for the Insurance & Finance sector across the UK. If you were to go on a price comparison website, approximately 65% of the companies on there are our clients!
The salary for the role of Intermediate Data Engineer pays up to £45,000p.a. (Level 4) providing a fantastic opportunity for career progression through CDL’s clearly defined career framework (https://progression.cdl.co.uk/).
Your growth and advancement within CDL are only limited by your own ambition and effort.
🏠🏢 Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office - SK4 2HD)
⏱️ Flexible working.
🌴 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days.
🏆 Top employer for 10th year running
🌱 Excellent training and development platform
🪜 Opportunities for career progression
💙 Health and Wellbeing Programme
☕ Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups.
🛡️ Life and health assurance
⚡🚗 Electric Vehicle Scheme
🎖️ Established Recognition Award System
👶 Great Parental Benefits
🌍 Diversity and Inclusion network
💰 Pension scheme
🤝 Community projects and volunteer days
👥💸 Refer a friend bonus
🅿️ On-site free parking
🏢 Open plan modern offices
🤫 Quiet Spaces are also available
🚌 Shuttle bus to and from the station
🍽️ Subsidised restaurant
🎮 Games room, pool & table-tennis tables and chill out zone
💻⚙️ Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events
🎉 Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!
💇♂️ Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site
🚲 Cycle to work scheme
🚿 Shower and dry rooms
We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking.
CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.
CDL have a PSL in place, but haven't used them for over 3 years, therefore be advised that any unsolicited submission of candidate details - including but not limited to LinkedIn profiles, CVs, or resumes (whether redacted or unredacted) - will be considered freely given and unsolicited. As such, these submissions will not be subject to any fees, terms, or obligations on our part.
Only candidate profiles that have been formally discussed with and approved by our Talent Acquisition (TA) team prior to submission AND submitted by agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) operating under agreed terms are authorised to submit candidates. Any submissions from non-PSL agencies, or those made outside of agreed processes, will be deemed non-compliant and will not be eligible for any fees or consideration.
CDL is a market leader in software solutions for high volume retail insurance operations and is highly regarded as an independent, financially stable and trusted partner. We’ve made it our business to anticipate market trends and develop technology to capitalise on them. Our customers have been at the vanguard of change and CDL Strata provides a scalable and flexible multi-channel solution encompassing web, mobile, price comparison sites, consumer self-service and telematics-based insurance products.
We’re committed to being the best at what we do, which is why we invest around 15% of turnover in research and development each year. CDL has grown organically over the past three decades, today employing over 600 people at our state-of-the-art headquarters in Stockport.
CDL customers choose us because we increase choice, efficiency and profitability through our reliable high speed retail technology and distribution channels, integrated on one powerful database. Many of the UK's most efficient and profitable insurance retailers use CDL systems because we deliver on time, and because they know our solutions work. Above all, clients choose CDL because we create powerful partnerships.
