Data Engineer (up to £59,266)

Details

Reference number

460713

Salary

£42,806

National pay band minimum £42,806. London pay band minimum £46,971.

This post is eligible for a Digital, Data and Technology (DDT) capability based pay (CBP) allowance.

This is a discretionary non-consolidated, non-pensionable allowance which, if awarded, is attached to the post. The value of the allowance is based on the outcome of a capability assessment and is reviewed annually. Allowance values range up to £13,000, with the highest values reserved for candidates whose capability is above the expected level for all of the skills.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DFE - Digital and Infrastructure Group

Type of role

Architecture and Data

Digital

Information Technology

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

3

Contents

• Location

• About the job

• Benefits

• Things you need to know

• Apply and further information

Location

Bristol - BS2 0EL, Darlington - DL1 5QE, Nottingham - NG2 1AW, Coventry - CV1 2WT, London - SW1P 3BT, Sheffield - S1 2FJ, Manchester - M1 2WD

Please note – Bristol & Nottingham currently have site controls in place. Therefore, this location option is only available to existing DfE employees already assigned to this office location

About the job

Job summary

At DfE, we are proud of the commitment we make to diversity and inclusion and of the progress we have made. We have active & vibrant staff networks, special leave policies and workplace adjustments put in place for those who need them. We are continuing to build a diverse DfE, in an inclusive environment which nurtures and realises potential in all, at all levels.

At our heart, we are the department for Opportunity. We enable children and learners to thrive, by protecting the vulnerable and ensuring the delivery of excellent standards of education, training and care.

Data is integral to achieve this vision and the roles on offer are part of the Data Directorate within DfE. As a directorate, we provide a full range of data sourcing, management, governance, sharing, statistics, and visualisation capabilities and products to users across DfE, the education sector, cross-government, and citizens. We’re seeking highly capable Data Engineers to help us achieve our vision.

We’re striving to create a place that’s great to work in. We offer forward-thinking ways of working and training opportunities, as well as providing support from specialist colleagues. On top of that, you’ll find flexible working, an inclusive culture and a place where your skills can bring tangible change.

IMPORTANT - This vacancy is using the Civil Service Numerical and Verbal tests. The deadline for completing these tests will be 2 working days before the advert closing date. Further information is available in the 'selection process details' section of this advert.

Job description

As a Data Engineer, you will be joining a team of talented data engineering professionals, who are committed to delivering high-impact, secure data solutions to achieve departmental and directorate objectives. You will:

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a large and complex data environment to develop and deliver end-to-end data solutions.

• Translate user requirements and data models into effective, robust data engineering solutions in line with build standards and ensure code is production ready.

• Deliver data engineering solutions in line with project goals and delivery cycles, while working openly and collaboratively in our team.

• Be proactive and want to make an impact, and this may sometimes involve challenging current methods.

• Help build and maintain our data engineering community to facilitate knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration across the department.

• Work with new technologies such as Azure cloud-based tech stack, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Agile ways of working, and practices such as CI/CD and DevOps. We use a combination of tooling, data quality processes, scripting, and modern cloud technologies to drive the engineering solutions.

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

We will assess you on the following criteria during the selection process. Should we receive a large volume of applications we will only assess your application on the first essential criterion at the sift stage. We are looking for experience in:

• Designing and building robust and re-usable data engineering solutions on any of the following cloud platforms – Azure, AWS, Google Cloud.

• Working with common data types and industry standard architectural patterns such as data warehouses/lake houses etc. - to service operational and/or analytical business needs.

• Proficiency in one or more of the following – SQL, Python, Apache Spark (Pyspark, Spark SQL)

• Performing troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and improving data quality