Principal Engineer - Database

1 Month ago • All levels • Programming

Job Summary

Job Description

TransUnion is seeking a Principal Engineer - Database to join their growing team. The role involves acting as a Development Technical/Team Leader for scrum, writing well-structured and maintainable code, and collaborating with developers and architects on new product designs or enhancements. Responsibilities include ensuring development adheres to department policies and standards, process improvement, supporting junior colleagues, providing technical consultancy to the business, and communicating effectively with stakeholders to resolve issues. The engineer will also adhere to technical constraints outlined in architecture definitions. The role requires experience with SQL Server from 2019 to current versions in an enterprise environment, a strong understanding of SQL fundamentals, TSQL/Transact SQL, performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, PowerShell, automation, and cloud-based technologies. The company offers a supportive and growth-oriented environment with benefits like generous annual leave, wellness days, a pension scheme, private healthcare, and access to diversity forums. Flexibility and training opportunities are also emphasized.
Must have:
  • SQL Server 2019 to current version
  • Strong knowledge of SQL (TSQL)
  • Performance tuning and query optimization
  • Understanding of PowerShell and Automation
  • Knowledge of cloud technologies
  • Owning tasks through project lifecycle
  • Drive to learn and troubleshoot
Perks:
  • 26 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Global paid wellness days off
  • Bonus day off for birthday
  • Generous contributory pension scheme
  • TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Private health care
  • Physical, mental, and financial wellbeing programmes
  • Access to mindfulness tools
  • Access to diversity forums and communities

Job Details

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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 a Principal Engineer - Database to join our growing team.

Day to Day You’ll Be:

  • Assume the Development Technical/Team Leader role of scrum
  • Write well-structured, maintainable code 
  • Work with all Developers and Architects to design new products or enhancements/changes to existing product. 
  • Ensure development is carried out to the department policy, procedures and technical/process standards.  
  • Involvement in Process Improvement 
  • Assists and supports junior colleagues as required. 
  • Provides technical consultancy and knowledge support to the wider business. 
  • Communicates effectively with stakeholders and internal teams to resolve reported issues as quickly as possible. 
  • Adheres to technical constraints laid out in Architecture Definition

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Using SQL Server from 2019 to current version in an Enterprise environment.  
  • Understanding of SQL Server fundamentals spanning all versions.
  • Strong knowledge of SQL (TSQL/Transact SQL)
  • Performance tuning, query optimisation & indexing strategies
  • Understanding of PowerShell and Automation
  • Knowledge of cloud-based technologies.
  • Owning tasks and problems through the full project lifecycle
  • A drive to learn; troubleshooting & researching potential fixes for issues

Impact You'll Make:

What’s In It For you?
At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business.
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: 
If there’s something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you can’t quite tick off, don’t let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful.
We know imposter syndrome is real, lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together

Flexibility at TU:
We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why we’ve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children, family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time, don’t let this stop you from applying. Let us know if you’re looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.

Additional support:
At TransUnion, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individual’s talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us, you’re not just joining a team, you’re becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs, which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting ukrecruitment@transunion.com

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.

We do not accept any unsolicited CV’s from recruitment agencies.  If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance. 

#LI-Hybrid
Find out more about Life At TU UK:

https://twitter.com/TransUnionUK
https://www.linkedin.com/company/transunion/life/

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Lead Engineer, Software Development

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About The Company

TransUnion is a global information and insights company with over 12,000 associates operating in more than 30 countries. We make trust possible by ensuring each person is reliably represented in the marketplace. We do this with a Tru™ picture of each person: an actionable view of consumers, stewarded with care. Through our acquisitions and technology investments we have developed innovative solutions that extend beyond our strong foundation in core credit into areas such as marketing, fraud, risk and advanced analytics. As a result, consumers and businesses can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good® — and it leads to economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment for millions of people around the world.

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