Data Development & Support Analyst - Fixed Term Contract

The salary for this role is £40,000. This role is being offered on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.

Are you experienced in working with SQL, Databricks, and cloud-based data platforms to deliver high-quality data solutions? Do you enjoy solving complex data challenges, improving processes, and working collaboratively within agile delivery teams? Can you support and optimise data pipelines, deployments, and reporting services while helping drive continuous improvement and automation? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

At Livestock Information Ltd, our mission is to be an outstanding service provider of livestock data, empowering government, industry, and farmers to effectively manage disease and infection control, whilst enhancing productivity and innovation in agriculture. To achieve this, we need great people, who share in our values.

As a Data Development & Support Analyst at LI, you will support and enhance our data platform and reporting services, ensuring data pipelines run efficiently and data is accurately delivered into our Azure Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and Power BI reporting environments. Working within an agile team, you will support CI/CD release processes, manage deployments into pre-production and production environments, and help deliver continuous improvements across the platform. You will also manage data extracts for internal and external stakeholders, identify opportunities to improve data ingestion processes, and drive automation, monitoring, performance, and service reliability improvements. The role will involve working within Azure DevOps to manage Epics, Features, User Stories, and Tasks, helping to support effective planning and delivery across the team.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and maintaining efficient and effective data collection and reporting processes.
• Carrying out vigorous testing and quality assurance to ensure any improvements to existing systems or new systems produce accurate information to a high quality.
• Using Azure DevOps to build and deploy code to different environments.
• Managing ad hoc data requests to support stakeholder needs.
• Actively investigating ways of utilising the Azure stack and Databricks platforms to present data in clear, concise, and innovative ways and using this knowledge to benefit both internal and external stakeholders.
• Working closely with Business Analysts and Data Engineers to develop innovative data solutions.
• Using the Service Now ITSM tool to manage tickets, service requests, incidents and problems to a timely conclusion.
• Complying with Data Protection Act and security and confidentiality rules.
• Keeping abreast of appropriate industry and technological developments and applying to LI’s technical capability.
• You may be required to undertake other duties assigned by your line manager as appropriate.

Requirements

• Strong experience in querying and manipulating databases using SQL.
• Good working knowledge of Databricks and Python.
• Experience of data ingestion processes and data warehousing principles.
• A solid understanding of cloud computing technologies and environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and stakeholders.
• The ability to work independently while also contributing positively within a team environment.
• Adaptability and flexibility in responding to changing business needs and priorities.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments and SCRUM teams.
• Experience using Azure DevOps to manage tasks, workloads, and delivery activities.
• Familiarity with the Azure Cloud Platform and associated services.

Benefits

• A fully remote and flexible working set up.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service up to a maximum of 30 days (plus Bank Holidays).
• 1 Privilege Day.
• 4 x annual salary Life Assurance.
• Market leading pension scheme through Legal & General.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies.
• Excellent learning, training, and career development opportunities.
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone is respected and valued.

Application and Interview Process

To apply for this role, you will need to submit a CV and answer some pre-screening questions. The interview and assessment process for this role will involve a telephone interview with our Talent Team, followed by a first stage and a final stage interview. Interviews will be conducted either remotely via MS Teams or face to face.

If we need to make a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible by emailing talent@livestockinformation.org.uk before the closing date to discuss your needs. The closing date for this role is 4pm on Wednesday, 27th May. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Please note that we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Values

We approach our work with TACT; we are Transparent, Accountable, Committed and we work as a Team. We are transparent together, embracing honesty and building trust. We are accountable to the industry and strive for the best possible solutions for the communities we serve. We drive change with passion, commitment and enthusiasm to deliver a great service to the livestock industry. We work kindly and cohesively which allows us to support each other in our personal and strategic goals.

At Livestock Information Ltd, we have a zero-tolerance approach to harassment, abuse, discrimination, or bullying during our recruitment process. Any such behaviour may result in a candidate being withdrawn from consideration. We are committed to upholding our company values and ensuring a safe and respectful experience for all candidates and staff.

Diversity statement

At Livestock Information, we value diversity and believe that every individual brings different strengths. We understand that not everyone may possess every single skill outlined in this job description, but if you believe you have a solid skill set that enables you to excel in this position then we really encourage you to apply.

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in a fair and open manner or if you are dissatisfied with any of your interactions during the recruitment process and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact our Talent team via email: talent@livestockinformation.org.uk.