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Data Engineer (DE)

Closing date for applications: 27/05/2021
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Specialist role
 Data engineer
Summary of the work
 The data engineer will be integral in designing and implementing data solutions for STA's portfolio of digital tests. You will lead on the development and implementation of data storage solutions and digital data flows. You will also provide learning and development to existing team members to upskill the team.
Latest start date
 19/07/2021
Expected contract length
 80 days
Location
 No specific location, for example they can work remotely
Organisation the work is for
 Department for Education
Maximum day rate
 £575
ABOUT THE WORK
Early market engagement
 Not applicable
Who the specialist will work with
 Working within the Standards and Testing Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Education, you will work with colleagues in the Assessment Development, Data and Digital teams as well as external contractors to apply your specialist knowledge of data engineering to the ongoing development of new digital systems.
What the specialist will work on
 1. Scope the requirements of current and future systems, as well as working with colleagues within the department to understand and align with the department's data strategy, 2. Develop data validation processes throughout data flow, working with colleagues to ensure their data needs are met, and deliver testing and assurance of data systems, 3. Implement data storage solutions (e.g. data warehousing) for existing digital platforms and any future developments, ensuring solutions are in line with departmental data strategy4. Upskill existing team members in order to grow capability and resilience in this area.
WORK SETUP
Address where the work will take place
 Work is expected to be mainly remote but some on site working at either the London, Coventry or Sheffield office may be required.
Working arrangements
 To be agreed at start up meeting.
Security clearance
 BPSS clearance
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional terms and conditions
EVALUATION CRITERIA
How many specialists to evaluate
 5
Cultural fit criteria
 -be able to deliver learning & development to a range of audiences and skill sets -work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers -be transparent and collaborative when making decisions
Assessment methods
Evaluation weighting
 Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20%
EXPERIENCE
Essential skills and experience
  • Have experience of leading, up skilling and motivating a team in a multi-disciplinary environment, delivering products within specific time-scales and working alongside multiple senior stakeholders
  • Be an accomplished ETL developer who has proven experience of delivering complex big data solutions and a track record of working with structured and unstructured data
  • Have extensive working knowledge of Data Warehouse techniques for dimensional data modelling, relational database design, ETL techniques and data analysis
  • Have knowledge of data architecture concepts / technologies e.g. data warehouse, data lakes, big data
  • Have expert level knowledge of data reconciliation, ETL error handling and error logging mechanisms
  • Have advanced coding skills in SQL and knowledge of JSON or XML
Nice-to-have skills and experience
  • Have experience using R to extract, transform and validate data
EXPRESS INTEREST
Closing date for applications: 27/05/2021

Data Engineer (DE)

Closing date for applications: 27/05/2021


Specialist role:

Data engineer

Location:

No specific location, for example they can work remotely

Organisation:

Department for Education

Maximum day rate:

£575
FULL DETAILS / EXPRESS INTEREST HERE
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