Data Engineer

Closing date:  29th March 2024 (12pm – midday) Flexible and remote working is an option, but must be able to attend Milton Keynes as required. Change your career, change lives Digital Services bring trusted design, data and technology know-how to the delivery of lifelong learning. Digital Services are responsible for the digital information, systems and technologies used by staff and students across The Open University. Covering all aspects of digital technology at the OU, from sourcing and maintaining systems, through to providing frontline IT support for staff and students. The role The effective use of data is key to the successful delivery of the Open University Strategic goals. Reporting to the Digital Integration Hub Senior Data Architect as part of the Chief Data Office this is a key Data Engineering role appointment to build and run the Data Technology Capability for the Open University.  The successful candidate will be an expert in Data Engineering with relevant experience with Data Engineering tools in Azure, programming languages, technology operations, architectures, integration patterns and how to implement these successfully. The role will be responsible for technical development in Azure Data platform and writing data pipelines for ingestion of data into a data platform. You will collaborate with other teams across the OU to understand their mid to long-term business objectives and help them to deliver by conducting analyses to support strategic activities across the business as well as designing and developing appropriate internal business solutions. Although this role is aligned to our Milton Keynes office, we are flexible on location across the UK, with the understanding of occasional ad-hoc attendance onsite. Skills and experience Do you possess an Undergraduate degree, or equivalent experience, with strong engineering, mathematics or computing elements? Do you have experience of engaging with the business to understand their requirements in order to feed into the design and build of the data model? Do you possess substantial experience of building an Enterprise Data Warehouse with MS Azure? If the answer to these questions is yes – we want to hear from you! The full summary of duties and skills required for the role can be found within the Job Description. If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Lauren Denton at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or Resourcing-hub @open.ac.uk quoting the reference VRF 21531. What you get in return We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs. We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.