Data Engineering Centre of Excellence Lead
Location: National
Closing Date: 23rd April
Interviews: Week commencing 12th May (may be subject to change)
Grade: G7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary:
London: £61,201 - £78,225 (which may include an allowance of up to £17,024)
National: £56,532 - £73,450 (which may include an allowance of up to £16,918)
Working pattern: full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be foundON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Data Engineering Centre of Excellence Lead here at theMinistry of Justice, to be part of our warm and collaborative Data & Analytics Engineering team.
This role aligns againstLeadData Engineer from the Government Digital and Data Framework.
This is a great opportunity to work with leading cloud technology and help change the way data is used in the public sector. Data engineers at MoJ play a critical role in our mission to put data at the heart of decision-making. We're looking for people with the drive to develop a deep understanding of data needs and data availability across specific areas of the Ministry of Justice.
You will lead our Centre for Excellence across the Data and Analytics Engineering Hub. This is a critical technical leadership role that will be responsible for ensuring we continue to develop and embed consistent technical, process and cultural capabilities across our teams, cementing our position as the leader in data and analytics engineering across government.
You will work alongside other Data Engineers and Analytics Engineers as they bridge the gap between data producers and data users, developing analytical pipelines and self-service tools to acquire and transform data, making it available on ourAnalytical Platform. A summary of the type of work the teams are involved in can be found in ourhandbook.
Key Responsibilities:
You will:
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Benefits
37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
Person Specification
You will be an established technical leader with deep expertise in data and analytics engineering.
Essential
Willingness to be assessed againstthe requirementsfor SC clearance.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Planand theCivil Service D&I Strategy.
How to Apply
Candidates must submit the following:
Please note: Applications that do not include an answer to the technical question will be automatically rejected and will not be reviewed.
We are recruiting using a combination of theGovernment Digital and Data Profession CapabilityandSuccess ProfilesFrameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to interview. There will be one interview, covered in two sections, which will include a technical exercise and assessment of civil service behaviours. More information on the exercise will be provided to candidates invited to interview.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on the technical question will be conducted before the sift.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.
Terms & Conditions
Please review ourTerms & Conditionswhich set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact