Senior Data Engineer
Role Overview
Ofsted is recruiting a Senior Data Engineer for its Data and Insight team.
Senior Data Engineers are experienced technical professionals who tackle significant data challenges and deliver robust solutions.
The role sits within a small BI development team, primarily using Microsoft SQL Server.
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Role overview
Ofsted is recruiting a Senior Data Engineer for its Data and Insight team.
Senior Data Engineers are experienced technical professionals who tackle significant data challenges and deliver robust solutions.
The role sits within a small BI development team, primarily using Microsoft SQL Server.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain databases, data marts and reporting systems.
- Respond to requests for specific data and information that is not readily available elsewhere.
- Support inspection and regulation by ensuring data is accurate, efficiently produced and accessible.
- Make data available and straightforward to use for statistical and analytical colleagues.
- Build stakeholder relationships, understand the data and develop business-area expertise.
- Influence analysts, Information Services colleagues and external suppliers.
- Coach and support data engineers and data analysts.
Technology
- The environment is centred on Microsoft SQL Server.
- Power BI and Excel are used as reporting tools; SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Server Integration Services support data manipulation and ETL.
Technical requirements
- Design, develop and test medium- to large-scale database and ETL solutions for complex user needs, including data transformation and automation.
- Demonstrate proactive problem-solving and troubleshooting in a data and technology environment.
- Have experience coaching and supporting colleagues in a data and technology environment.
- Explain technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience managing database capacity and performance is listed as desirable and also appears among the assessed technical skills.
Workplace and schedule
- The role offers a hybrid working model, with the option to work from home for part of the time.
- Full-time and part-time working patterns are available; part-time work requires at least 28 hours per week.
- The listed locations are 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, and 2 Rivergate, Bristol.
Salary and contract
- Salary is £48,597 per annum, or £48,001 pro rata, rising to £48,597 pro rata after successful completion of probation.
- The position is permanent.
- The Civil Service Pension employer contribution is 28.97%.
Benefits
- Benefits include flexible working hours, Civil Service Pension Scheme membership and 32.5 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
Assessment behaviours
Assessment behaviours are Changing and Improving, Working Together, Delivering at Pace and Managing a Quality Service.
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