Senior Data Engineer

£64,332 - £84,826

London: £68,332 to £84,826 / National: £64,332 - £80,826 (including allowance). Your salary will be determined by your skills and capability as assessed at interview.

If you join us, you will get:

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A flexible, hybrid working environment with options like condensed hours
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual leave starting at 25 days rising to 30 days with service
• Three paid volunteering days a year
• An employee benefits programme including cycle to work

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) helps businesses invest, innovate, export and grow across the UK. The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate helps to deliver this by designing, building and running the services, platforms and technology that businesses and colleagues rely on every day.

Our teams work on a wide range of services and technologies, including:

• digital services that help businesses access government support, guidance and opportunities
• data and AI products that support decision making and enable innovation
• internal tools and services that help colleagues work more effectively
• secure technology and platforms that support critical government services
• cyber security services that protect systems, data and users

By joining DDaT, you'll work on services used by businesses, colleagues and citizens across the UK. You'll be part of multidisciplinary teams focused on improving services, solving complex problems and delivering better outcomes for users.

Data engineers at BIST are pivotal to our mission of driving economic growth by placing data at the heart of decision-making. We leverage leading cloud and open-source technology to build scalable, business-critical data pipelines, products and services, ensuring our users-whether within BIST, across government, or the public- have access to the right data in the optimal format.

This could include:

Using Apache Airflow and various AWS tools to build robust, scalable pipelines

Using Terraform to deploy and maintain our Postgres-backed data platform

Our cross-functional, agile teams work collaboratively on a range of projects from implementing AI tools, to our data science and analytics platform, to our system for managing the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICs), and beyond. Data Engineers also belong to a vibrant community (both within DBT and across government) who share and promote best practice.

We are seeking a collaborative and innovative problem-solver to help us deliver better outcomes for our users. You will use your expertise in SQL, Python and AWS to build robust data products, develop scalable data products. You will also have experience in supporting and developing more junior members of the team.

You will:

• Lead the design, build, and testing of data products: Develop robust data products by integrating feeds from multiple systems, utilising a variety of storage technologies and access methods
• Ensure the delivery of resilient and scalable solutions: Select and deploy the most suitable technologies to create data solutions that are resilient, scalable, and future proof
• Have problem-solving expertise: Understanding of common issues in databases, data processes, products, and services, and apply standard solutions effectively
• Collaborate with stakeholders: Work closely with a diverse range of stakeholders to understand their requirements, establish project goals, and define deliverables.
• Support users and solve issues: Assist users in utilising data tools, resolve issues promptly, and escalate when necessary
• Promote best practices: Develop and advocate for best practices within the team.
• Encourage team building and development: Organise initiatives to foster team building and professional development
• Provide line management and support to junior team members, guiding their growth and development
• Drive continuous improvement: Stay informed about the latest trends and best practices in data engineering to drive continuous improvement

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

489204

Grade 7

Permanent

DBT - CS - Digital, Data and Technology

Administration / Corporate Support
Architecture and Data
Digital
Information Technology
Project Delivery

1

Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Manchester

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Data development process
• Data innovation
• Data modelling
• Problem management
• Programming and build (data and analytics engineering)

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Offers will be made in merit order based on location preferences. If you pass the bar at interview but are not the highest scoring you will be held on a 12-month reserve list in case a role becomes available. If you are judged a near miss at interview, you may be offered a post at the grade below the one you applied for.

This role requires SC clearance. BIST's requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application being rejected and your offer will be withdrawn.

Checks will also be made against:

• departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records)
• UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records
• your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency
• security services record
• location details

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

• Name : DDaT Recruitment
• Email : Ddat.recruitment@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DBT by email at Resourcing@trade.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Civil Service Commission Complaints

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