Senior Development Analyst

We are looking for Developers with a passion for data. There has never been a more exciting time to join our growing team to help shape the future of Finance Data systems and get involved with exciting new technologies. We are looking for candidates that are excited by complex data challenges, and are hungry to learn new and existing technologies.

Salary: Up to £60k DoE. Excellent benefits including bonus opportunity between 16-32%, 38 days holiday, 10% pension
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Wythall, Birmingham, Edinburgh
Closing Date: 21/12/2022

An incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Senior Development Analyst in our Finance Data team. The Senior Development Analyst role is to create and maintain complex and high profile data applications to support Finance processes and lead others in this discipline.
Who are we?
We want to be the best place that any of our colleagues have ever worked.
We are the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business with c.13 million customers and c.£310 billion of assets under administration. As a market leader and FTSE 100 organisation, we understand that our scale and expertise means that we have a key role to play for our customers, colleagues and our communities to help as many people as possible secure a life of possibilities. We are tackling key environmental and social issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050 - but we're not done yet.
We've seen huge growth and change, and this means there is enormous opportunity for our 8,000 colleagues to grow alongside us.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce estimates in accordance with governance frameworks at each stage in the change process to contribute to budget & resource planning.
- Conduct testing of code and design to ensure it meets functional and non-functional requirements.
- Provide a broad range of in-depth technical guidance to key stakeholders and colleagues to shape solutions.
- Provide leadership by coaching, supporting and developing less experienced colleagues to deliver quality outcomes.
- Engender a collaborative, efficient and supportive environment among the teams in which you work to maximise team performance and engagement.
- Undertake reviews of specific pieces of work with colleagues as required, to ensure that the system design and documentation follows best practice
- Managing a broad range of complex technical work requirements across a variety of environments e.g. operating within different frameworks
- Balancing complex and important priorities in line with changing deadlines to deliver a quality solution.
- Keeping up to date with technical and business developments.
- Being able to adapt to the requirements of different types of work which can be complex and non-routine.

What We're Looking For
Essential
- Experience in a variety of different technologies (e.g. Python, R, SAS, SQL, Power BI etc)
- Willingness to learn new technology
- Innovative and creative thinking to solve complex challenges
- Education - Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Experience of working in Financial Services with focus on Actuarial Data
- Experience with Accounting data
- Experience working on complex data programmes

What We Offer
Bring your 'whole self', skills and dedication to the Phoenix Group and we'll recognise your effort, support your development and help to drive your ambition. We'll ensure you're rewarded for your contribution with a competitive package that includes an attractive pension, annual bonus potential, private medical insurance, generous holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity and adoption leave and a range of other financial services and lifestyle flexible benefits.
Join us and you join a unique organisation. It's not just the 14 million policyholders we serve, or the £300 billion of assets we look after. Or that we're a FTSE 100 company that has been listed as one of the UK's Top Employers for nine years running. It's our talented, inclusive and diverse workforce that makes us a success. We offer flexible working opportunities ensuring we attract and retain the very best of talent. Find out about more about our people's stories, our values and our commitment to diversity.
About Us
Phoenix Group is a member of the FTSE 100 index and is the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business. We specialise in the acquisition and management of Heritage life insurance and pension funds. We've businesses in the UK, Germany and Ireland and hold a broad range of both Heritage and Open products split across three key business segments: UK Heritage, UK Open and Europe. Our open business manufactures and underwrites new products and policies to support people saving for their future in areas such as workplace pensions and SIPPs, primary under the Standard Life brand. And we market corporate pension trustee services and manufacture products to be sold under other brands. Did you know Phoenix Life manufactures SunLife's market leading Guaranteed Over 50's plan? Find out more about Phoenix Group here.
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