Senior Data Engineer
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Job description
This role has come to fruition as HMLR embarks on a significant modernisation of its core services and data infrastructure. With new funding secured and a dedicated Data Engineering capability being formed for the first time, there is a crucial need to build strong, reliable data systems that can support future services and national programmes., * Identify opportunities to reuse and optimise data flows, including building streaming systems, managing databases and improving code performance.
- Lead the development and maintenance of data engineering solutions, advising teams as a subject matter expert and ensuring alignment with HMLR standards and approved technologies.
- Collaborate with senior colleagues to understand where data engineering adds value, supporting strategic and operational decision-making.
- Support and guide junior team members, contribute to the data engineering community and advocate for data quality, maintainability and reusable components.
- Continuously improve data systems and maintain awareness of best practice and emerging approaches
Requirements
- Experience with large-scale analytics engines (eg Spark/PySpark) and Scripting languages such as Python or Scala.
- Hands-on use of cloud data stacks (eg SageMaker Notebooks, S3, Glue, Athena) and modern storage formats or frameworks (eg Parquet, Delta Lake, Fabric).
- Experience with DevOps/DataOps tooling and practices (eg Terraform) and testing data pipelines, including end-to-end, data quality, monitoring, unit and contract testing.
- Experience managing the full data lifecycle, including development, analysis, modelling, integration and metadata management.
- Communicating clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, leading discussions in multidisciplinary teams and managing differing viewpoints Profiling data, analysing source systems and creating data models that suit different organisational need
Desirable Skills
- IBM DB2/QREP
- BMC Control-M
- Experience of Talend Data Integration (eg ETL build and deployment using Talend Cloud.
- Experience of leadership
- Experience of metadata management
- Experience of testing, * HMLR does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence and is unable to sponsor individuals for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
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Benefits & conditions
Civil Service Grade: SEO
Dependent upon assessment at interview, your starting salary will be one of the following:
- Developing: £49,600
- Proficient: £55,200
- Accomplished: £60,800
Benefits
- Over 29% employer pension contribution
- Annual leave of 28.5 days per year plus 8 public holidays
- A clear progression Pathway including personalised training and development plans
- Expensed accreditations with dedicated training days
- Flexi-time scheme (you decide what working hours work best for you)
- Opportunity to work condensed hours
- Social and sports clubs
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for counselling and support
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice)
- HMLR has a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, a focus on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working.
