JOB SUMMARY

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 & Technology 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Senior 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.

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

• Databricks, Informatica DEI and Azure Data Factory.
• Developing complex data models.
• Developing machine learning solutions.
  Desirable criteria will only be assessed in event of a tie break situation to make an informed decision.

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)
• 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

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in a large and complex data environment to design, build, and deliver high performance, secure, scalable data solutions - adapting and embedding practices such as CI/CD and DevOps.
• Partner with the product owners, business analysts, architects, test engineers, and data analysts to understand data needs, and deliver on those needs.
• Lead and build complex data engineering solutions for data products.
• Work on Azure cloud-based tech stack, Databricks, Pyspark, Informatica DEI.
• Ensure the stability, robustness and resilience of the products you build, and be in a position to affect changes to those products where necessary.
• Coach and mentor junior members of the team to support their professional development.
• Help build and maintain our data engineering community to facilitate knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration across the department.
• Above all, you will be proactive and want to make an impact, and this may sometimes involve challenging current methods.