SC Data Engineer - RITM

SC Cleared Data Engineer
3 Month Contract
Inside IR35

Fully remote:

The post will provide pivotal programming support to a team developing and delivering the programming and design of routines to import, validate and structure key administrative data that will flow into the clients wake of the Digital Economy Act. The role is based in an expanding and busy team that are increasingly developing the provision of data in support of key business areas spanning functions ranging from Social Surveys to the National and Regional Economic Accounts.

Key Responsibilities:

A lead data engineer is responsible for the design and implementation of numerous complex data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and Business Intelligence (BI) systems

Recognise and share opportunities to re-use existing data flows between their teams

Be responsible for the build of datastreaming systems

Coordinate teams and set best practice and standards

Apply knowledge of systems integration to their work

Champion data engineering across government

Skills and Experience:

Communication skills (data)

You can communicate effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries, understanding the context. You know how to make complex and technical information and language simple and accessible for nontechnical audiences. You can advocate on behalf of a team and communicate what it does, to create trust and authenticity. You know how to respond to challenge.

Practitioner

You can listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders and interpret them. You know how to manage stakeholder expectations. You are flexible and capable of proactive and reactive communication. You know how to facilitate difficult discussions within the team or with diverse senior stakeholders.

Data analysis and synthesis

You can translate data into valuable insights that inform decisions. You know how to involve teams in analytics and synthesis to increase consensus and challenge assumptions. You can identify and use the most appropriate analytical techniques. You understand analytical tools; you are numerate. You are aware of and keep up to date with advances in digital analytics tools and data manipulation products. You can collect, collate, cleanse, synthesise and interpret data to derive meaningful and actionable insights.

Practitioner

You understand and can help teams apply a range of techniques for data profiling. You can source system analysis from a complex single source. You can bring multiple data sources together in a conformed model for analysis.

Data development process

You can integrate and separate data feeds to map, produce, transform and test new data products

Expert

You know how to establish enterprise scale data integration procedures across the data development life cycle and ensure that teams adhere to these. You can manage resources to ensure that data services work effectively at an enterprise level.

Data innovation

You recognise and can exploit business opportunities to ensure efficient and effective performance of organisations. You can explore new ways of conducting business and organisational processes. Practitioner You can identify areas of innovation in data tools and techniques, and recognise appropriate timing for adoption.

Practitioner

You can identify areas of innovation in data tools and techniques, and recognise appropriate timing for adoption.

Data integration design

You can develop fitfor-purpose, resilient, scalable and futureproof data services to meet user needs. You have a demonstrable understanding of how to expose data from systems (for example, through APIs), link data from multiple systems and deliver streaming services.

Expert

You know how to establish standards and you know how to keep those standards up to date and ensure adherence to them. You keep abreast of best practice in industry and across government.

Datamodelling

You will produce data models and understand where to use different types of data models. You understand different tools and can compare different data models. You can reverse-engineer a data model from a live system. You understand industry-recognised Datamodelling patterns and standards.

Expert

You understand the concepts and principles of Datamodelling and can produce relevant data models. You know how to work across government and industry, recognising opportunities for reuse and alignment between the data models in different organisations. You can design the method to categorise data model within the organisation.

Metadata management

You understand a variety of metadata management tools. You can design and maintain the appropriate metadata repositories to enable the organisation to understand their data assets.

Practitioner

You can design an appropriate metadata repository and present changes to existing metadata repositories. You understand a range of tools for storing and working with metadata. You can provide oversight and advice to more inexperienced members of the team.

Problem resolution (data)

You know how to log, analyse and manage problems in order to identify and implement the appropriate solution. You can ensure that the problem is fixed.

Practitioner

You can ensure that the most appropriate actions are taken to resolve problems as they occur. You know how to coordinates teams to resolve problems and implement solutions and preventative measures.

Programming and build (data engineering)

You can design, write and iterate code from prototype to production-ready. You understand security, accessibility and version control. You can use a range of coding tools and languages.

Practitioner

You know how to use agreed standards and tools to design, code, test, correct and document moderate to-complex programs and scripts from agreed specifications and subsequent iterations. You can collaborate with others to review specifications where appropriate.

Technical understanding (data engineering)

You know about the specific technologies that underpin your ability to deliver the responsibilities and tasks of the role. You can apply the required breadth and depth of technical knowledge.

Practitioner

You have the detailed knowledge and understanding of the technical concepts required for the role. You know how these fit into the wider technical landscape.

Testing

You can plan, design, manage, execute and report tests, using appropriate tools and techniques, and work within regulations. You know how to ensure that risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented.

Working

You can review requirements, specifications and define test conditions. You can identify issues and risks associated with work while being able to analyse and report test activities and results.

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