About us

Porterbrook specialises in the leasing and asset management of all types of railway rolling stock and associated equipment. Based in Derby with a corporate Head Office in London and its new Rail Innovation Centre at Long Marston, the organisation is undertaking a period of transformational change as it responds to the changing landscape in rail

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About the team

The successful candidate will be joining the Fleet function, a small multi-disciplinary team that supports corporate and project governance, risk management and audits of Train Operating Companies, suppliers and internal Porterbrook processes. The team is part of the Operations Directorate reporting to the Chief Operating Officer

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Responsibilities

Monitoring and recovery of Azure Data Factory and Databricks jobs  ​Proactive monitoring of data quality Becoming a subject matter expert on understanding Porterbrook’s data sources, ingestion methods and data quality levels Assisting in developing and adhering to associated data governance policies and internal processes Working closely with the wider team to understand the business needs and improve data quality Develop and maintain digital services data quality KPIs Maintaining and monitoring of user facing dashboards and other internal Digital products Updating and patching of existing Digital software products Documenting root cause analysis outputs 

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Skills and Experience

General Requirements:

Public cloud services experience, preferably Microsoft Azure  Strong Python and SQL skills for manipulating data  Apache Spark and/or Databricks experience  Experience in managing end-to-end analytics pipelines (batch and streaming) Experience in root-cause analysis and post-incident reporting in a production environment. 

​Knowledge and Qualifications

A relevant degree in Computer Science, Engineering, and/or relevant certificates including, Azure Data Engineer Associate are desirable ​Knowledge of railway industry rolling stock, organisation and players ​Data ingestion methods for real-time and batch ingestion ​PySpark  Debugging Apache Spark workloads Experience using BI visualisation tools, such as Power BI 

Key Skills

Interpersonal skills  Report writing, presentation and record keeping skills Excellent communication and stakeholder management 

​A great place to work

People are the heart of Porterbrook. Our close knit team is diverse, supportive and flexible. We have a collaborative work ethic both within the company and with our customers and suppliers. In recognition of this we have been awarded: 

Investors in People Gold accreditation

3 Best Company awards in 2021 and recognised as an outstanding company to work for Investors in People Engagement award in 2020 Investors in People 'We Invest in Wellbeing' Silver accreditation

To learn more about why Porterbrook is a great place to work please visit our website and follow us on social media. 

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Our benefits

We are seeking the very best talent to join the team, and offer an excellent salary, along with bonus and benefits. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a great organisation with excellent people and a road map for the future to grow and develop the business. Some of our benefits are listed below:

Excellent pension scheme Flexible working Enhanced family friendly policies Ongoing support with professional and personal development Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits Enhanced Armed Forces policies Long service awards Porterbrook Star awards Life assurance Healthcare cash plan 25 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ additional leave Additional days annual leave for long service Season ticket loan  Cycle to work scheme Free parking at our Derby and Long Marston offices

Should you be suitable for the role, the full benefits package will be discussed in more detail during your screening call. 

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