At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to gather and organise data, while learning essential engineering skills.
- Company: Work with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, making a real impact on road safety.
- Benefits: Earn a competitive salary, enjoy 25 days annual leave, and benefit from a generous pension scheme.
- Other info: Flexible working options and excellent career growth opportunities await you!
- Why this job: Gain a Level 5 qualification in Data Engineering without any costs while working hands-on.
- Qualifications: No prior experience needed, just a willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
The predicted salary is between 30485 - 30485 £ per year.
Location: Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Leeds, Oldham, Newcastle, Uxbridge
Salary: A GBP 30,485 per annum
Vacancy Type: Fixed term apprenticeship, 2 years
Closing Date: 12th of July 2026
This Apprenticeship combines working and learning, in a great opportunity where you’ll earn a salary, get work experience, and finish the apprenticeship with a Level 5 Qualification in Data Engineering which you won’t have to pay a penny for. We will provide a fully paid 24 month Apprenticeship to help you gain a Level 5 qualification specialising in Data Engineering and provide hands‑on working experience.
Day to day, as an Associate Data Engineer, you will help the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) gather, organise, and use data effectively. You will work in a busy environment alongside experts in policy, data analysis, software development, IT, and business analysis to support the agency’s data needs and drive improvements based on solid data insights. You’ll spend 20% of your working week studying with lots of support from Data Engineers, your line manager and Apprenticeship provider. You’ll be working with an organisation that serves millions of people, making a real difference to road safety and protecting the British public.
Joining Our Department Comes With Many Benefits, Including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work‑life balance.
Job Description
The Associate Data Engineer works under the guidance of data engineers and Head of Data Engineering to help the Data Engineering team deliver and improve data systems using cloud services like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure work aligns with agreed methodologies (including Agile/Scrum) so that the team maintains consistency, promotes collaboration, and delivers iterative, high‑quality work.
- With the support of a senior data engineer, provide input to the technical assurance of proposed IT solutions to ensure they meet design expectations, fulfil business requirements, and adhere to best practices.
- Document the design/technical specifications in response to agreed user requirements to enable clear communication among stakeholders and maintain consistency for current and future implementations.
- Learn and execute data profiling techniques and source system analysis to understand dataset structures, quality, and potential issues for more informed decision‑making.
- Support the implementation of data operations processes so that data integrity is maintained, efficient data flow is achieved, and reliable business insights are supported.
- Study data quality frameworks and best practices to help establish robust processes that ensure high‑quality data essential for accurate analysis and decision‑making.
- Help implement basic data pipelines to automate the movement, transformation, and loading of data into systems for seamless integration and analysis.
- Practice writing clean and maintainable code to promote software sustainability, reduce technical debt, and make future maintenance and extension easier for the team.
Person Specification
To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:
- Adaptability And Learning: Quick learner, open to learning new technologies.
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