Viva Insights Administrator and Data Engineer - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain the systems that collect, store, process, and analyse data, such as data pipelines, data warehouses and data lakes to ensure that all data is accurate, accessible, and secure. 

Accountabilities

• Build and maintenance of data architectures pipelines that enable the transfer and processing of durable, complete and consistent data.
• Design and implementation of data warehoused and data lakes that manage the appropriate data volumes and velocity and adhere to the required security measures.
• Development of processing and analysis algorithms fit for the intended data complexity and volumes.
• Collaboration with data scientist to build and deploy machine learning models.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

In this role you will take ownership of the Microsoft Viva Insights data environment, ensuring the delivery of accurate, consistent, and high-quality organisational data within a complex enterprise setting. You will manage data cleansing processes, oversee data ingestion through systems such as Microsoft Admin Centre (MAC) and MODIS, and continuously monitor and improve data quality standards. You will maintain field attributes, ensuring clear definitions and metadata governance, while performing core Viva Insights administration activities, including data uploads, validation, organisational hierarchy configuration, and access management. You will ensure that all data is well-structured, trusted, and aligned to governance standards, enabling reliable collaboration insights and reporting for senior leadership and HR analytics teams.

You will design, manage, and optimise end-to-end data pipelines that integrate Viva Insights with employee survey platforms, HR systems, and other enterprise data sources, supporting advanced analytics and strategic programmes. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Organisational Effectiveness, Culture & Behaviour, and Data Science, translating business requirements into robust data solutions. You will implement and maintain governance frameworks, ensuring access controls, data security, and compliance with audit requirements. By enabling seamless access to high-quality data, you will support stakeholders in generating meaningful insights that drive organisational effectiveness and informed decision-making.

To be successful as a Viva Insights Administrator and Data Engineer, you should have experience with:

• Proven experience in Viva Insights administration 
• Understanding of the Microsoft 365 Admin Centre 
• Experience managing large, complex data environments 
• Data management, cleansing, and governance expertise 
• Experience with data pipelines and integration across systems 
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across technical and business teams 

Technical Skills 

• Microsoft Viva Insights platform administration 
• Microsoft 365 ecosystem (Admin Centre, data flows) 
• Python, SQL (Hive/Hue) for data manipulation and analysis 
• Experience with Copilot data management concepts and controls 
• Data modelling and transformation techniques

Other desirable skills include:

• Experience in HR, People Analytics, or organisational data environments 
• Familiarity with survey data integration 
• Experience working in global, matrixed organisations 

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

Your role will be located from our Northampton or London office.