Job summary

As a DDaT Data Engineer, you will get the opportunity to work on a cross-departmental data improvement initiative. You will be part of a team aiming to transform how DCMS uses data; embracing a data driven approach by building and maintaining sustainable data products to help improve data access, findability, data quality, data analysis and data visualisations. You�ll engage with analysts and policy officials to find the best ways to use data to support the department�s priority outcomes.

Job description

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, and be passionate about agile working, believing how you work is as important as what you deliver. You will have opportunity to shape how you work and DCMS� future data landscape.

As a Data Engineer, you will:

Be a core member of DCMS� data improvement programme, working in a multidisciplinary team, taking an agile approach to digital delivery of a data platform Lead the implementation and maintenance of efficient data flows and pipelines on the data platform Develop, iterate, and maintain data products, from design and coding to testing and deployment Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate and manage a cloud-based data infrastructure Continuously optimising ETL processes for performance and scalability Collaborate with stakeholders across DCMS to integrate data requirements into the platform Assess and evaluate data repositories to ensure accuracy, quality and accessibility Drive continuous improvement of data engineering processes, tools, and best practices Provide technical leadership, promoting best practices and training Support the growth of data capability across DCMS by sharing knowledge, championing data and staying up to date on industry trends

Person specification

The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience

Essential requirements:

Experience of designing and implementing data transformation at scale Experience in designing and developing data platforms and pipelines Expertise in SQL or Python for data manipulation, pipeline development and ETL processes Have an understanding of varied data-architectures involved in modern data systems ( data warehouse, data lake, data mesh, data lakehouse) Have knowledge or experience of working in an agile delivery environment within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable skills

Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform Experience in Big Data technologies (Spark) Working with and analysts data scientists to productionize data products

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Alice Tandon and will take place on:26th September at - 12:30

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.

Please register your interest by filling out this and you will be sent an invitation.�

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

A Technical Statement (max 250 words) an example of when you have instigated change within an organisation through a new data product or process.

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

A Technical Statement (max 250 words) an example of when you have instigated change within an organisation through a new data product or process.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �49,839, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes �14,438 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We�re committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:

Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home days annual leave on entry, increasing to days after 5 years� service A with an employer contribution of Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice 3 days of paid volunteering leave Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year Occupational sick pay Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more!

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