First Central Services UK Ltd

First Central Services UK Ltd is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to act as a key bridge between business opportunities and technical solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in designing and building end-to-end data solutions, with extensive knowledge in Microsoft Azure data platforms and strong programming skills in Python and SQL. This role involves leading data product initiatives, mentoring engineers, and creating complex BI solutions. The position is crucial for the company's data strategy and will utilize innovative technologies to drive business impact.

We're 1st Central, a market leading insurance company utilising smart data and technology at pace. Rapid growth has been based on giving our 1.4 million customers exactly what they want: great value insurance with an excellent service. And that's the same for our colleagues too; we won Insurance Employer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2024 and our Glassdoor score is pretty mega too! At 1st Central, data sits at the heart of everything we do, so protecting it is both a legal obligation and a core responsibility. Role Overview Group Head of Data Protection (DPO) - senior voice on all things data protection, advising the Executive, Boards and senior leaders, setting the strategic direction for privacy across the Group and leading a high performing Privacy team. Key Responsibilities Build and lead a high performing Privacy team, creating a clear vision and building strong relationships across the Group. Advising the Executive, Boards and senior stakeholders on privacy strategy and governance. Define, scope, gain Audit Committee approval for, and deliver the Group's data privacy programme. Implement the Group's Data Protection Strategy and oversee compliance across all Group entities. Report to the Group's Risk Committees on compliance position, key risks, incidents and matters requiring Board decisions. Act as Data Protection Officer for all Group entities where required, and be owner of the Group Data Protection Policy. Supervise the Privacy Team's completion of data protection impact assessments and develop and execute relevant project plans. Manage an awareness raising and training programme to foster a data privacy culture. Review Data Protection clauses in client and supplier contracts and lead incident response and breach notification procedures. Serve as contact point with Data Protection Authorities and data subjects, advising on requests and response. Promote a culture of awareness of data security throughout the company. Maintain department risk registers, control matrices and attestations, and ensure compliance with Company policies, values and relevant regulations. Required Experience & Qualifications Significant experience as a DPO or in a similar compliance role. Expert knowledge of data privacy legislation (GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, PECR, etc.) and information security standards (ISO27001). Proven track record in leading data protection issues at a senior level. Strong project management experience and ability to interface with data protection regulators. Experience designing and implementing a data protection strategy. Degree level education; IAPP CIPP/E, CIPM or equivalent data privacy qualification preferred. Qualified lawyer and familiarity with UK, Gibraltarian, Guernsey and European data protection laws and practices. Key Skills & Competencies Knowledge and application of FCA requirements, including Consumer Duty. Excellent analytical, communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills. Strong analytical and organisational skills; ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and projects. Ability to work independently with integrity and discretion. Team leadership and management capabilities. Positive, enthusiastic, proactive, resilient and self motivated attitude. EEO Statement: 1st Central is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

First Central Services UK Ltd is looking for a Group Head of Data Protection to oversee the strategic direction for privacy across the Group. You will lead a skilled Privacy team, advising senior leaders and ensuring compliance with data protection laws. The ideal candidate has significant experience as a DPO, expert knowledge of GDPR, and proven capabilities in project management and leadership. The position is vital in promoting a strong data privacy culture within the company.

Overview We're 1st Central, a market leading insurance company utilising smart data and technology at pace. We are recruiting a Principal Data Engineer to serve as a key bridge between business opportunities and technical solutions. Responsibilities Provide technical leadership on data solutions across both project delivery and ongoing data products, defining the technical direction of the data platform and solution design. Collaborate closely with architects to ensure alignment with overall platform patterns and standards. Set and enforce coding, low level design, and ingestion standards for the data platform. Design and build high complexity, secure, governed, and high performance data pipelines from on premise, off premise, internal, and external data sources. Define data quality, observability, and self testing patterns to proactively identify processing issues. Transform data into lake storage, database models, reporting structures, and analytics applications. Develop physical data models that optimise storage and meet business needs. Perform unit testing of own code and peer testing of others' code to ensure quality and integrity. Document data platform components to provide transparency and understandability. Coach and mentor senior and junior data engineers. Create high complexity BI solutions, including data marts, semantic layers, and visualisation solutions in tools such as Power BI. Qualifications 10+ years of experience designing and building end to end data solutions. Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure data platforms, including Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Databricks. Strong knowledge of Delta Lake lakehouse architectures, Medallion patterns, and scalable batch and streaming workloads. Proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience with PySpark, Spark SQL, and other data engineering languages. Hands on experience with Git based workflows, CI/CD pipelines (YAML), and infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Bicep. Experience designing data models (Kimball dimensional modelling) and implementing data quality, cleansing, and validation logic. Deep understanding of Azure security, network isolation, identity and access management, and cost management. Excellent coaching, mentoring, and leadership skills, with a proven ability to guide engineering teams. Strong problem solving skills and the ability to simplify complex problems. Familiarity with Agile practices such as Scrum or Kanban.

First Central Services UK Ltd is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to define the long-term AI engineering strategy and lead design efforts to deliver safe and impactful AI solutions for the business. This hybrid role requires extensive experience in AI platforms, particularly with Azure OpenAI, and strong leadership skills to mentor engineers and foster effective collaboration across teams. Join us to shape the future of AI in our industry and make a meaningful impact.