Automation and Data Engineer

Rugby Borough Council are on an exciting digitalisation journey as we develop, optimise and scale AI assisted tooling and automated workflows to help drive efficiency, cost savings and maximise productivity.

As our Automation and Data Engineer, you will play a key role in making this happen, helping to shape how we modernise the way the Council works.

You’ll design, build and maintain automated workflows and data solutions which reduce manual workload, generate cost avoidance and savings, enable data-led decision making across the Council and deliver AI-assisted tooling and automation use cases

You’ll bring experience automation or data engineering functions within a complex organisation with a track record of delivering measurable transformation.

You’ll have:

• Experience of designing and implementing automated workflows (e.g. RPA, scripts, integrations)
• Experience of data engineering / ETL processes (e.g. SQL, scripting languages, data pipelines)
• Ability to analyse and map business processes and translate them into technical requirements
• Good communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• 35 days leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas)
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working up to 60%
• Flexi time scheme
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Subsidised parking
• Structured Induction Program
• Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
• Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
• Family Friendly Policies
• Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
• Generous compassionate leave
• Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and more

Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive., Rugby’s one of the fastest growing boroughs in the country and at Rugby Borough Council, we have ambitious plans to drive growth and investment in the future.

With our world-renowned status as the birthplace of the game, Rugby shall soon become home to the World Rugby Hall of Fame under an exciting new partnership between Rugby Borough Council and World Rugby.

We recently opened a new leisure centre and a new crematorium, investments for our growing population - set to reach 130,000 in the next 15 years.

And with major housing, retail and employment developments both recently completed and in the pipeline, it’s an exciting time to live and work in Rugby.

Rugby Borough Council aims to recruit staff who share our ambition and vision - and in return, we’re committed to investing in your personal growth.