Posted 15 June, 2026
Data Engineer (Technical Lead)
Bank of Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 763402565
What is the opportunity?
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role within our Data Engineering squads, helping to design and build complex data flows that power critical business decisions.
You will work with our Enterprise Data Warehouse and Data Lake, supporting key digital, customer, and regulatory initiatives across the Group.
Joining a collaborative, agile environment, you'll help shape how we use data to drive transformation, while continuing to grow your own skills in a supportive, forward-thinking team.
In this role, you will:
What will make you stand out?
You bring strong experience working with data warehousing solutions and enjoy solving complex technical challenges. You are comfortable working with SQL and Python, and have hands-on experience with Teradata and data integration tools.
Experience with any of the following will help you to stand out but is not necessary in order to apply for this role;
Essential Qualifications
More about the team
Our Data Engineering team sits within the Group Data & Analytics Office, the centre of excellence for data across the bank. We are responsible for delivering and maintaining the platforms that power critical insights and enable the Group's transformation agenda.
You'll be part of a collaborative and supportive team that values innovation, continuous learning, and shared success. We work in an agile way, embracing DevOps principles and modern engineering practices to deliver high-quality data solutions.
This is a hybrid role, based primarily in Dublin. We typically ask colleagues to spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person to support teamwork and connection. Specific arrangements will be confirmed by your recruiter to ensure they meet the needs of the role and team.
Why work with us?
The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.
Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!
Key Competencies
We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.
Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Your Journey, Our Support
We believe that embracing the perspectives of all of our employees is a value that connects us with our customers and our communities, and makes it an even better place to work. We're building an organisation that is welcoming to all, which enables our colleagues to thrive and reach their full potential.
Neurodiversity
We are on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We have recently partnered with Auticon, to improve inequalities in employment for neurodivergent adults.
Find out more
Gender Balance
Our Gender Balance Network creates an inclusive space where colleagues of all genders can connect, learn from one another, and work together to achieve our gender balance objectives.
Multicutural
We support colleagues from all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities. We want our colleagues to feel safe, included and experience a sense of belonging.
With Pride
Our objective is to drive representation and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community, promote bringing your whole self to work, and increase visibility across locations, regionals and mediums.
Read more about Inclusion & Culture
Flexible Working
We're committed to giving our colleagues the flexibility they need to thrive. Our hybrid working model is central to this approach, enabling more productive ways of working while supporting a healthier work-life balance.
For roles that offer hybrid working, we typically ask that colleagues spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person. Specific working arrangements will be confirmed with your recruiter to ensure they meet the requirements of the role and the team you will be joining.
Hear how flexible working has helped Helen find the balance that works for her:
Our Benefits
Every job at Bank of Ireland comes with...
Pay & Perks
Competitive pay package
Premium pension contribution
Pay reviews & profit-share scheme
Financial wellbeing coaches
Excellent healthcare contributions
Work-Life Balance
23 days annual leave
Flexible leave: buy or sell your days
6 months paid maternity leave
Fertility and surrogacy policies
Working parent and carer supports
Career Growth
Support for professional qualifications
Award-winning career framework
Clear pathways for development and progression
Hear what San San has to say:
"At Bank of Ireland there's a range of development programmes and supports. That brings fresh opportunities and the chance to futureproof my career."
To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role within our Data Engineering squads, helping to design and build complex data flows that power critical business decisions.
You will work with our Enterprise Data Warehouse and Data Lake, supporting key digital, customer, and regulatory initiatives across the Group.
Joining a collaborative, agile environment, you'll help shape how we use data to drive transformation, while continuing to grow your own skills in a supportive, forward-thinking team.
In this role, you will:
- Design and build robust data pipelines within our Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse, ensuring reliability and performance
- Apply engineering best practices such as code reviews, documentation, and quality controls
- Collaborate with technical and non-technical colleagues to deliver data solutions that meet business needs
- Mentor and support other engineers, while contributing to a positive and inclusive team culture
- Find opportunities to improve processes, drive automation, and enhance how we deliver value through data
What will make you stand out?
You bring strong experience working with data warehousing solutions and enjoy solving complex technical challenges. You are comfortable working with SQL and Python, and have hands-on experience with Teradata and data integration tools.
- Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts (Kimball and Inmon) and experience building and managing data pipelines across batch, CDC, API, streaming, and large/unstructured datasets
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow, Oozie, Ctrl-M) and modern DataOps practices including CI/CD, version control, and automation (Bitbucket, Jenkins, Terraform)
- Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and reporting/visualisation tools (e.g. Collibra, Atlas, Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Qlik)
- Comfortable working in agile delivery environments (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) using tools such as Jira and Confluence, with an interest in AI, machine learning, and emerging technologies
Experience with any of the following will help you to stand out but is not necessary in order to apply for this role;
- Terraform
- Oracle
- SQL server
Essential Qualifications
- BSc or MSc in Engineering & Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or Data Engineering.
More about the team
Our Data Engineering team sits within the Group Data & Analytics Office, the centre of excellence for data across the bank. We are responsible for delivering and maintaining the platforms that power critical insights and enable the Group's transformation agenda.
You'll be part of a collaborative and supportive team that values innovation, continuous learning, and shared success. We work in an agile way, embracing DevOps principles and modern engineering practices to deliver high-quality data solutions.
This is a hybrid role, based primarily in Dublin. We typically ask colleagues to spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person to support teamwork and connection. Specific arrangements will be confirmed by your recruiter to ensure they meet the needs of the role and team.
Why work with us?
The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.
Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!
Key Competencies
- Manage Risk - Self
- Customer Focused - Self
- Better together - Self
- Take Ownership - Self
- Be Decisive - Self
We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.
Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Your Journey, Our Support
We believe that embracing the perspectives of all of our employees is a value that connects us with our customers and our communities, and makes it an even better place to work. We're building an organisation that is welcoming to all, which enables our colleagues to thrive and reach their full potential.
Neurodiversity
We are on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We have recently partnered with Auticon, to improve inequalities in employment for neurodivergent adults.
Find out more
Gender Balance
Our Gender Balance Network creates an inclusive space where colleagues of all genders can connect, learn from one another, and work together to achieve our gender balance objectives.
Multicutural
We support colleagues from all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities. We want our colleagues to feel safe, included and experience a sense of belonging.
With Pride
Our objective is to drive representation and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community, promote bringing your whole self to work, and increase visibility across locations, regionals and mediums.
Read more about Inclusion & Culture
Flexible Working
We're committed to giving our colleagues the flexibility they need to thrive. Our hybrid working model is central to this approach, enabling more productive ways of working while supporting a healthier work-life balance.
For roles that offer hybrid working, we typically ask that colleagues spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person. Specific working arrangements will be confirmed with your recruiter to ensure they meet the requirements of the role and the team you will be joining.
Hear how flexible working has helped Helen find the balance that works for her:
Our Benefits
Every job at Bank of Ireland comes with...
Pay & Perks
Competitive pay package
Premium pension contribution
Pay reviews & profit-share scheme
Financial wellbeing coaches
Excellent healthcare contributions
Work-Life Balance
23 days annual leave
Flexible leave: buy or sell your days
6 months paid maternity leave
Fertility and surrogacy policies
Working parent and carer supports
Career Growth
Support for professional qualifications
Award-winning career framework
Clear pathways for development and progression
Hear what San San has to say:
"At Bank of Ireland there's a range of development programmes and supports. That brings fresh opportunities and the chance to futureproof my career."
To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below.
