Data Engineering - Graduate
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Position Overview & Specifications
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What We'll Bring:
We Are TransUnion:TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, and we offer specialist services in fraud, identity and risk management, automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications, utilities, gaming, government and insurance.
What You'll Bring:
We’re looking for an Enthusiastic Data Engineer Graduate to join our growing Data Engineering and Analytics Practice.
Our ideal hire will have the technical expertise you’d expect, combined with curiosity and creativity. You’ll wear many hats in this role, but much of your focus will be building out our processes on our new technology stack we are investing in. Beyond technical prowess, you’ll need the soft skills it takes to communicate data processes in a way that’s easy to understand. We’re looking for someone willing to jump right in to help us build and maintain data assets for use by the Data Science and Analytical team.
Key Responsibilities:
Building Data pipelines which integrates data from various sources.
Analyzing Data and create insights for various use cases.
Work with data scientists and operations to build and improve data loading and transformations.
Streamline our data science workflows by improving processes and integrating automated quality control.
Follow existing processes and troubleshoot technical issues.
Skills & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in computing, information technology, science, engineering or equivalent.
Knowledge/Experience of SQL.
Exposure to scripting and/or programming languages e.g., in PowerShell, Bash, R, Python etc.
Communication skills, especially explaining processes to technical operators.
Comfortable working in a dynamic, research-oriented team with concurrent projects
Problem solving skills with a good eye for detail.
Impact You'll Make:
What’s In It For you?
At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business.
We’re happy to talk flexible working. We operate a hybrid model allowing you to explore the balance of work and hours from home and/or from our offices in Leeds or London.
As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:
26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Private health care + a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart
TransUnion – a place to grow:
We know that you may not possess every aspect of the essential and/or desirable skills listed above but if there’s something you can’t tick off, don’t let that put you off applying as we could explore training for you.
Interview & Hiring Process
Most of our recruitment processes are virtual, so you’ll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.
Reasonable Adjustments
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend an interview with us please make us aware of this on your application.
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Analyst, Data Design and AnalysisCandidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Research & Development
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Data Engineering - Graduate roles across TransUnion's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Research & Development.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £37,080 - £49,690 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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