Data Engineer

On behalf of DWP we are looking for a Data Engineer for a 12 month (Inside IR35) contract. Hybrid working with 3 days per week in either Blackpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield or Newcastle.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.

Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:

• Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation.
• Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now.
• Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society.
• Improve experience of our services while maximising value for money for the taxpayer.

As a Data Engineer you will be responsible for developing accurate, efficient data solutions which meet customer needs to agreed timescales. You will ensure the stability, robustness and resilience of the products you design and build and can effect changes to those products where necessary. You will support continuous improvement of standards and provide leadership to develop Associate Data Engineers, providing technical guidance alongside other data engineering functions for customers.

As a Data Engineer your main responsibilities will be to:

• Translate business requirements to ensure they are clear and robust and can be transformed into reusable production ready code and/or effective data models.
• Define version control mechanisms and strategies for the source code of products.
• Support Quality Assurance colleagues and Data Managers responsible for the day-to-day testing and live running of data products and services.
• Shape solutions in a fit for purpose way; following the agreed principles and contribute to the overall Data Engineer Development life cycle.
• Perform data profiling and quality measurements.
• Design and develop reusable metadata libraries.
• Own the stability of new products designed, including the on-going robustness, resilience and stability of these products.
• Identifying, managing and resolving issues preventing the delivery or continuous development of products.

Essential:

• An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks.
• Hands-on experience with SAS in a data engineering or analytics context.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for data querying and transformation.
• Previous experience working in Agile delivery teams.
• Demonstrated, well-rounded experience across data engineering disciplines.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.