Lead Data Engineer (AWS) in Swansea

hackajob is collaborating with Made Tech to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. As a Lead Data Engineer or architect at Made Tech, you'll play a pivotal role in helping public sector organisations become truly data-led, by equipping them with robust data platforms. You'll also join a data team on its mission to get data knowledge and skills out of silos and embedded into delivery teams.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing efficient data pipelines & storage.
• Defining, shaping and perfecting data strategies in central and local government.
• Helping public sector teams understand the value of their data, and make the most of it.
• Establishing yourself as a trusted advisor in data-driven approaches using public cloud services like AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Handling and transforming various data types (JSON, CSV, etc) with Apache Spark, Databricks or Hadoop.
• Understanding possible architectures involved in modern data system design (Data Warehouse, Data Lakes, Data Meshes).
• Creating data pipelines on a cloud environment and integrating error handling within these pipelines.
• Creating reusable libraries to encourage uniformity across multiple data pipelines.
• Documenting and presenting end-to-end diagrams to explain a data processing system on a cloud environment.
• Working on agile delivery-led projects and applying agile practices such as Scrum, XP, Kanban.
• Owning the cloud infrastructure underpinning data systems through a DevOps approach.
• Designing and implementing efficient data transformation processes at scale, both in batch and streaming use cases.
• Delivering data platforms and demonstrating a commercial mindset when on projects to grow accounts organically with senior stakeholders.
• Improving resilience into a project by checking for software vulnerabilities and implementing appropriate testing strategies (unit integration, data quality, etc).
• Offering guidance on how to implement a robust DevOps approach in a data project.
• Discussing tools needed such as DataOps in areas such as orchestration, data integration and data analytics.
• Working with Docker and virtual environments as part of the development and CI/CD process.
• Collaborating with a team of engineers using techniques such as pair programming or mob programming.
• Working with data scientists to productionise advanced data deliverables, such as machine learning models.
• Engaging with multidisciplinary digital and technology teams.

We’re committed to building a happy, inclusive and diverse workforce. We have recently introduced a flexible benefit platform which includes a Smart Tech scheme, Cycle to work scheme, and an individual benefits allowance which you can invest in a Health care cash plan or Pension plan.

Additional benefits include:

• 30 days of paid annual leave.
• Flexible parental leave options.
• Part-time remote working for all staff.
• Paid counselling as well as financial and legal advice.

An increasing number of our customers are specifying a minimum of SC (security check) clearance in order to work on their projects. Eligibility for SC requires 5 years' UK residency and 5 years' employment history (or back to full-time education).

We help organisations transform, deliver and manage world-class digital products and services. We’re helping local authorities make it easier and quicker for people to log housing repairs online. By digitalising access to NHS services we’re making it more accessible, such as children needing mental health support. We’re helping to drive better environmental outcomes by improving network performance through real-time asset monitoring, which means less wasted energy.

We were recently named as a finalist in the Raising the Bar for Workplace Transparency Award in the Shift People Awards.