Senior Data Engineer

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Reference number

481087

Salary

£56,850 \- £67,150
£57,350 \- £67,150 for National Based on capability. The base salary of this grade is £56,850 for other locations. Offers made above this will be made up with a specialist pay allowance.
GBP

Job grade

Grade 7### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

GDS \- GOV.UK### Type of role

Digital

Engineering

Information Technology### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Job share, Part\-time, Compressed hours### Number of jobs available

1
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Location
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Bristol, ManchesterAbout the job
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Job summary

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

• joining up public sector services


• harnessing the power of AI for the public good


• strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure


• elevating leadership and investing in talent


• funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation


• committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world\-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.

We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.

The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly\-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.

Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation’s highest\-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need

Former DSIT recruitment campaigns are continuing as usual, but candidates should be aware that following the Government’s announcement on the changes to some civil service departments, roles will be subject to the machinery of government moves and will ultimately be in one of the new departments. We will provide more information if you are selected for a role. This work remains of high importance to the civil service, and we thank you for your continued interest.

Job description

You’ll be a technical data expert in GOV.UK and the voice of authority with regards to data infrastructure. You’ll be a key point of contact for our use of Google Cloud and the adoption of new technologies to support and lead the use of data within GOV.UK and GDS driving innovation and best practice.

As a Senior Data Engineer you’ll be uniquely positioned, spanning the data professionals and the technical communities to build links and support cross pollination of work.

As a Senior Data Engineer you’ll:

• lead on the design and implementation of numerous complex data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems


• enable and support teams to make better use of data to improve user experience of government services, through building and refining data models fit for consumption


• identify, define and evolve the technical standards, architectural principals and target state for GOV.UK’s data infrastructure. Working closely with developers to bring data infrastructure in line with the standards of technical infrastructure


• identify areas of innovation in data tools and techniques and test and implement improvements


• be an active member of the tech and data engineering communities in GOV.UK and a technical expert for the GOV.UK Insights and Analytics team. You will be the link that joins our data and technical communities, mentoring, coaching or supporting the development of other data engineers

Person specification

We’re interested in people who:

• can demonstrate experience of working with good data engineering principals, translating user requirements and raw data into effective, scalable, robust engineering solutions in line with build standards and data regulations, ensuring code is production ready


• have experience providing technical leadership for data engineering teams, setting priorities and direction while establishing best practice and knowledge gaps


• have significant practical experience developing production data solutions using Python and SQL, using Git\-based workflows, code review and CI/CD practices to manage and deploy production code


• can demonstrate strong practical background of using Google Cloud, including technologies such as BigQuery, Dataform and Composer


• can work as part of a multidisciplinary team to plan and prioritise work, sometimes working independently and sometimes pairing with developers/data practitioners, and mentoring, coaching or supporting the development of other data engineers in the community

Benefits
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There are many benefits of working at GDS, including:

• flexible hybrid working with flexi\-time and the option to work part\-time or condensed hours


• a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28\.97%


• 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days


• an extra day off for the King’s birthday


• an in\-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance


• career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development


• a focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme


• job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK


• advances on pay, including for travel season tickets


• death in service benefits


• cycle to work scheme and facilities


• access to an employee discounts scheme


• 10 learning days per year


• volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year)


• access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning

Any move to Government Digital Service from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Office attendance

The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non\-home based location for 40\-60% of the time over the accounting period.

DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).

Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:

• a simple application screening process \- We only ask for a CV and cover letter of up to 750 words. Important tip \- please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “person specification” section above


• a 20 minute screening call


• a 80 minute video interview, which includes a presentation on technical task.

Depending on how many applications we get, there might also be an extra stage before the video interview, for example a phone interview or a technical exercise.

In the event we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct the initial sift against the lead criteria which is:

• someone who can demonstrate strong practical background of using Google Cloud, including technologies such as BigQuery, Dataform and Composer.

In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We’ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role.

For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours:

• working together


• changing and improving


• Making effective decisions


• communicating and influencing


• delivering at pace

We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for the Senior Data Engineer role:

• Communicating between the technical and non\-technical


• Data development process


• Data innovation


• Data integration design


• Problem management


• Technical understanding

Recruitment Timeline

Sift completion: 2nd October

Phone interviews: 5th October onwards

Panel interviews: 19th October onwards

Candidates that do not pass the interview but have demonstrated an acceptable standard may be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can

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