Data Steward

Job Title: Data Steward
Location: Andover, Hampshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements (if applicable)
Compensation: £45,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56529

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Data Steward at our Andover site.

The role
As a Data Steward, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This exciting role for someone who has a keen eye for detail and likes to get in and amongst the data. You will play an essential part in the mapping the future through data collection.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for establishing consistent data definitions, maintaining business and technical rules, and monitoring and auditing data quality.

• Serve as the primary contact for all questions throughout the data life-cycle relating to the data definition, its use, related processes and policies, and quality.
• Create and maintain documentation related to data usage and data sharing agreements.
• Work as part of a team dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the overall usefulness, integrity and data security of data across the enterprise.
• Perform data quality checks for each data source system.
• Resolve definition, business rules, system of record, business process and other integrity issues on a case-by-case basis.

This role full time and will be based at Andover on site with hybrid working from home arrangements.

Essential experience of the Data Steward:

• Experience in a data field such as, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Business Analyst, Data Scientist
• Experience with data modelling, quality assurance, and data visualisation
• Experience and understanding of data governance frameworks/ principles.
• Knowledge of data regulations/ laws e.g GDPR
• Strong communication skills
• Experience with complex data management and programming languages (e.g SQL, Python)
• Experience working with Palantir Foundry or equivalent - Foundry Amplify Certificate is desirable but not essential

Qualifications for the Data Steward:
We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

However, the following is desirable but not essential:

• Degree in relevant field (e.g data management, information systems, computer science)

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 02/04/2024