Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds,  and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

Come join the Equifax UK Product Analytics & Innovation team and develop market leading scores, models and analytical solutions using the latest cloud based technologies, techniques and tooling. Be part of a growing and diverse team tasked with creating the next generation of statistical models, machine learning algorithms and AI based products and services.

As an Equifax Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the Product Analytics & Innovation team. 

You will work closely with internal clients and stakeholders to proactively understand their challenges, propose and develop solutions and lead the execution of analytical and consultancy projects, including the design and development of complex modelling assignments utilising CRA data.

You will have frequent engagements with the stakeholders and will manage multiple analytics and consultancy projects. 

What you’ll do 

Enable the organisation to effectively leverage its data assets for decision-making, innovation and strategic growth. 

Responsibilities include the design, management and delivery of analytical insights and solutions through data analysis, data management and data science.

Primary activities include delivering technical, business strategic expertise and ensuring proper governance of data sources, models, attributes and analytic platforms.

Apply the knowledge of data characteristics and data supply pattern, develop rules and tracking process to support data quality model. 

Prepare data for analytical use by building data pipelines to gather data from multiple sources and systems.

Integrate, consolidate, cleanse and structure data for use by our clients in our solutions.

Perform design, creation, and interpretation of large and highly complex datasets.

Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in GCP and related technologies, actively proposing and evaluating new solutions.

Understand best practices for data management, maintenance, reporting and security and use that knowledge to implement improvements in our solutions.

Support security best practices in pipelines and infrastructure.

Develop and implement data quality checks and troubleshoot data anomalies.

Provide guidance and mentorship to junior data engineers.

Review dataset implementations performed by junior data engineers.

What experience you need  

BS degree in a STEM major or equivalent discipline; Master’s Degree strongly preferred

Strong experience as a data engineer or related role

Cloud certification strongly preferred

Advanced skills using programming languages such as Python or SQL and intermediate level experience with scripting languages

Intermediate level understanding and experience with Google Cloud Platforms and overall cloud computing concepts, as well as basic knowledge of other cloud environments

Experience building and maintaining moderately-complex data pipelines, troubleshooting issues, transforming and entering data into a data pipeline in order for the content to be digested and usable for future projects 

Experience designing and implementing moderately complex data models and experience enabling optimization to improve performance

Demonstrates advanced Git usage and CI/CD integration skills

What could set you apart

Cloud experience using GCP or Amazon AWS

Exposure to machine learning techniques

Exposure to model implementation and testing techniques 

Experience navigating the security governance arena

Deep understanding of the industry / regulatory landscape

The Perks of being a Equifax Employee?

We offer a wide range of company supported benefits including contributory pension, life cover, income protection, healthcare, enhanced maternity and sick pay, 26 days holiday and a day off for your birthday, with the ability to buy and sell and free credit checks. We also offer flexible benefits ranging from cycle to work, discounted travel options, gym membership, dining and leisure discounts, financial & savings plans, mobile discounts plus much more!

We also support personal development and have a range of learning options including our global online learning platform and allow you to bring your whole self to work supported by our Inclusion and Diversity, Wellbeing and Employee Engagement forums.

Are you ready to power your possible?  Apply today, and get started on a path toward an exciting new career at Equifax, where you can make a difference!
 

Primary Location:

GBR-Leeds-6-Wellington

Function:

Function - Data and Analytics

Schedule:

Full time