- Are you a Data Engineer with a passion for developing data solutions using cutting-edge technologies?
- Want to use and grow your skills in leading cloud and big data technologies?
- Interested in hybrid working, pay up to £56,480, a pension worth 27.9% of salary, flexible working hours and a great work-life balance?
DWP. Digital with Purpose.
We're looking for Data Engineers join our community of experts in DWP Digital.
DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year, ensuring support for the most vulnerable people in our society.
We're using fresh ideas, big data and leading-edge technologies to transform government services and create innovative, scalable and user-centric digital solutions.
The DWP products and services we maintain and modernise will be used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
Data. Work. Projects.
In DWP our Data Engineers work withing multi-disciplinary teams. You'll collaborate with devs, engineers, researchers, designers and more to develop and deliver proactive, innovative and insightful data products and services, using agile philosophies and cloud technologies.
You'll make sure the products and systems we build are fit for purpose and play an active role in code development activities for delivery of data products.
DWP wants to be a data-led organisation. The work you do, and the services you help build and modernise, will change how DWP works and tangibly improve the outcomes for millions of citizens across the country.
You'll also be an active member of the wider DWP Data practice. You'll help us grow, finding improvements and sharing your knowledge and experience with the rest of the team.
We need you to be at the top of your game and are committed to helping you develop your skills with leading and emerging technologies, on the job and through training. You'll work towards certifications, access self-development platforms and get coaching/mentoring from an expert community of data professionals.
What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?
- Developing innovative data solutions using Cloud platforms and open-source tooling.
- Developing and maintaining data pipelines, ensuring data engineering best practice & standards.
- Designing ETL/ELT processes, including data staging, loading & archiving, data modelling techniques, data transformation & integration, error handling, etc.
- Maintaining appropriate storage (e.g. RDBMS, NoSQL, Big data, Cloud storage), performance tuning & troubleshooting issues as required.
- Developing, testing, version control and deployment of code.
Details. Wages. Perks.
You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs, in your choice of Blackpool, Leeds, London, Newcastle or Sheffield.
We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with a mix of office and home working.
In return for your skills, we offer a competitive salary of up to £56,480.
You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over 27%.
You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.
We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
- Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
- Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
- Family-friendly policies
- Time off for volunteering and charitable giving
- Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
- Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
- Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
- Sports and social activities
- Working in an award-winning environment and culture
- Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
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