Pb4, Data Engineer, Heo, Perm, Liverpool, Newport

Are you interested in joining a team where your expertise will be crucial to help deliver high quality services to help regulate and support the charity sector in England and Wales?Can you contribute to manage and optimise our data pipelines and processes, and be a part of our journey as an organisation to be more data-driven and proactive?Do you like learning and continuously improving your Data Engineering skills and knowledge?

As a member of the multi-skilled DDaT (Digital Data and Technology) function it is essential that the post-holder works closely and collaboratively within the Data Engineering Team, the DDAT Directorate and the wider Commission. Ensuring excellent customer service to enable the Commission to use its data assets to achieve strategic aims, this job description and its responsibilities are aligned to the Digital, Data and Technology profession capability framework.

As a Data Engineer, you will the support the design, development, maintenance and optimisation of data flows and infrastructure, working closely with colleagues to ensure data is readily available and accessible to stakeholders, enabling the Commission to continue delivering high-quality services to internal and external customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Communicating between the technical and non-technical. You can show an awareness of the need to translate technical concepts into non-technical language. You can understand what communication is required with internal and external stakeholders.
• Data analysis and synthesis. You can undertake data profiling and source system analysis. You can present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data.
• Data development process. You can design, build, and test data products based on feeds from multiple systems, using a range of different storage technologies, access methods or both. You can create repeatable and reusable products.
• Data innovation. You can show an awareness of opportunities for innovation with new tools and uses of data.
• Data integration design. You can deliver data solutions in accordance with agreed organisational standards that ensure services are resilient, scalable and future proof.
• Data modelling. You can explain the concepts and principles of data modelling. You can produce, maintain, and update relevant data models for an organisation’s specific needs. You can reverse-engineer data models from a live system.
• Metadata management. You can work with metadata repositories to complete complex tasks such as data and systems integration impact analysis. You can maintain a repository to ensure information remains accurate and up to date.
• Problem resolution (data). You can explain the types of problems in databases, data processes, data products and services.
• Programming and build (Data Engineering). You can design, code, test, correct and document simple programs or scripts under the direction of others.
• Technical understanding. You can understand the core technical concepts related to the role and apply them with guidance.
• Testing. You can correctly execute test scripts under supervision. You can understand the role of testing and how it works.