Data Engineer

at  Office for Standards in Education Childrens Services and Skills

JOB SUMMARY

We are recruiting a Data Engineer to join our Data and Insights Team.
Data Engineers develop and maintain a wide variety of data tools for Ofsted staff and for external publication. You will work in an environment using Microsoft SQL Server, Excel, Python, and Power Platform technologies (Power BI; Power Automate). You will understand the data, work with and the business rules that must be applied. The postholder will listen carefully to check their understanding of user need and apply that knowledge to product development.
The postholder will work within a small agile development team and support their colleagues to ensure that the team as a whole can deliver high quality, effective products to competing timescales. You will contribute to regular reviews of working practices, constructively contribute improvements, and develop and maintain a network of contacts and constructive working relationships.
This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

• Experience of writing queries/code for SQL Server or another structured database, and a knowledge of developing data tools using Power Platform technologies (e.g. Power BI).
• Experience of using strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in a data and technology environment.
• Experience of reviewing processes, making improvements and documenting them for others to follow.
• Experience of effective quality assurance and testing activity.
• Experience of planning and delivering your own work effectively while understanding and managing critical dependencies.
• Ability to quickly understand and manipulate large data sets using a spreadsheet or database, and explain the code and methods used.
• Ability to present data clearly using a data visualisation tool and explain what it shows to users.

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• Experience of writing queries/code for SQL Server or another structured database, and a knowledge of developing data tools using Power Platform technologies (e.g. Power BI).
• Experience of using strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in a data and technology environment.
• Experience of reviewing processes, making improvements and documenting them for others to follow.
• Experience of effective quality assurance and testing activity.
• Experience of planning and delivering your own work effectively while understanding and managing critical dependencies.

Benefits
Alongside your salary of £34,280, Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills contributes £9,256 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.
Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027 we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident – Leader, we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this.
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NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

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

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