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Technical pensions specialist

United Kingdom · Job Posted December 12, 2025
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Are you a talented pensions specialist (FIA/FFA/PMI) with well-honed technical skills including experience using SQL Databases? Then our client, a unique consultancy and provider of data solutions, has several roles which just might be for you.

Job Responsibility

  • contributing to the enhancement of calculation modules within client's exclusive and bespoke software
  • support the review of existing solutions and the development and implementation of new ones
  • work on the AI proposition, teaching the AI system context on pension schemes

Requirements

  • talented pensions specialist (FIA/FFA/PMI)
  • well-honed technical skills
  • experience using SQL Databases
  • deep pensions knowledge (e.g., how different pension schemes operate)
  • advanced knowledge of MS Excel and VBA skills
  • experience of buy-ins and buy-outs

Nice to have

SQL, R and/or Python coding

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