Data Engineer - Level 5 Apprenticeship

Overview

Do you have an appetite for learning?
Are you interested in the world of Data?
Do you have strong analytical and problem-solving skills?
If the answer to these questions is ‘Yes’, you should apply for our Level 5 Data Engineering Apprenticeship Programme!

This two-year apprenticeship is an exciting opportunity to ‘earn as you learn’. You will gain valuable data engineering skills both on the job, and whilst studying towards a Level 5 qualification. The apprenticeship programme will compliment your new job role, creating a blended learning experience.

About DWP Digital

We are leading the digital transformation of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – the UK’s biggest government department.

At DWP Digital, you’ll be part of a diverse, vibrant community, where you’ll be empowered to develop your skills and try new things at the cutting-edge of your industry. You can build a stimulating and fulfilling career, full of interesting challenges and plenty of opportunities to grow.

The area is on the forefront of delivering the Department’s transformation strategies and as such we need Data Engineers to help us succeed.

Data plays a crucial role in driving the Department’s decision making, bettering outcomes for citizens and enabling us to meet business needs and deliver value quickly on critical data products and services that make a positive impact on millions of people’s lives.

In this role, you’ll be part of the Data Platforms and Operations team, part of the Data & Analytics business function. The team is structured into data domain teams. This enables us to collaborate closely and have a deeper understand of the service and deliver the right data to our users.

Our teams build and maintain cloud data platforms that power the department’s data capabilities, partnering with DWP business lines to deliver reliable, discoverable, governed, high quality data.

Your apprenticeship role

As an Apprentice Data Engineer, you will help collect upstream user technical requirements that needs to be implemented as part of platform migrations and configuration. You will help to identify and provide technical patterns and guidance, assist in building our data engineering capability and ensuring our data products and pipelines are built using the right techniques in how we ingest, prepare, store and use data.

You will work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Informatica, covering Data Integration (ETL/ELT), Data Quality, Data Catalogue and Data Virtualisation and Visualisation technologies.

You will develop your knowledge, working to established engineering standards across multiple platforms and native toolsets, and work to implement these standards across platforms and assist in keeping them up to date, ensuring adherence to them.

We are looking for candidates who are detail-oriented, and flexible in responding to changing priorities. Good time management skills are essential. You should enjoy tackling challenges with determination and be able to take appropriate action quickly and confident. You’ll be a confident communicator with good programming skills and eager to learn new technologies.

Apprenticeship programme

The duration of the apprenticeship programme is typically 21 months long.

You’ll be supported by your line manager, skills coach and the engineering community, as well as fellow apprentices on the programme, so you will have plenty sources of encouragement to help you succeed. It’s also critical that you can be proactive and make the most out of your time on the apprenticeship.

There is a lot to do and learn, so you need to be ready to work hard and participate in the many opportunities you’ll be given.

This is a fantastic chance to build a software engineering career at DWP and become a highly skilled tech professional.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the apprenticeship you are required to hold the following minimum eligibility criteria:

• You must have at least one of the following: a valid passport or birth certificate or residence permit.
• Have the right to live and work in the UK.
• Must have lived in the UK and/or EEA for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date or hold refugee status.
• Not be in full-time education or be undertaking another apprenticeship by the apprenticeship start date.
• You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject.
• You must hold 5 GCSEs including Maths and English at Grade 4 (C) or above.

You are also required to have one, or any of the following:

• Two A levels in one or more similar subject (similar subjects can be defined here as: Computer Science, IT, Maths, Data Engineering, Analytics, Statistics).
• Level 3 apprenticeship in a similar subject (similar subjects can be defined here as: Computer Science, IT, Maths, Data Engineering, Analytics, Statistics, any digital aligned apprenticeship i.e. – IT operations, support or security).
• International Baccalaureate at Level 3 in a similar subject.
• BTEC Extended Diploma in a similar subject.
• Experience with programming languages (such as Python). OR equivalent work experience in a similar subject-related role.
• Level 4 Data Analyst qualification.

Please note the following:

• Candidates must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level than this apprenticeship in a similar subject.
• If you are applying on a part-time basis, you are required to do a minimum of 30 hours per week as this role combines work and studies.

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see \’Selection process details\’.