The public sector client is looking to recruit 6 – Data Engineers for a 6 month temporary contract, which will be home based in the first instance, however, will be based in Newcastle/Benton Park, once the lockdown is eased and it is safe to work in an office environment.

The successful candidate will have a valid SC Clearance. This assignment sits inside of IR35.

Summary of the Role:
As a Data Engineer, you are responsible for developing accurate, efficient data solutions which meet customer needs to agreed timescales.
You ensure the stability, robustness and resilience of the products you design and build, and are in a position to effect changes to those products where necessary.
As a Data Engineer you support continuous improvement of standards and provide leadership to develop Associate Data Engineers, providing technical guidance alongside other data engineering functions for customers:

Core Purpose:
Data Engineers are responsible for the creation and maintenance of analytics infrastructure, providing the foundations for data needs. Data Engineers are responsible for developing, constructing, maintenance and testing of architectures, such as databases and large-scale processing systems, implementing data flows to connect operational systems, and writing and executing ETL scripts and codes

Priority Technical Skills required:
• Programming & build
Designs, develops. codes, tests, corrects and documents simple programs or scripts under the direction of others.
• Technical breadth
Understands core technical concepts related to their role and is able to apply them
• Working Together
Encourage joined up team work within own team and across other groups. Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders. Collaborate with these to share information, resources and support. Invest time to develop a common focus and genuine positive team spirit where colleagues feel valued and respect one another
• Making Effective Decisions
Understand own level of responsibility and empower others to make decisions where appropriate. Analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information from internal and external sources to support decisions. Invite challenge and where appropriate involve others in decision making.

Knowledge and Experience required:
• Experience of Informatica or comparable ETL software
• Experience of one or more programming languages (SQL, PL\SQL, Python, Scala)
• Experience of developing data solutions on Oracle, Cloudera or Horton Works platforms.
• Experience of Erwin or comparable data modelling software
• Experience of developing data solutions using cloud native services for collection, storage, processing, analysis, visualisation and security of data

Key Responsibilities:
1. Translate business requirements to ensure they are clear and robust, and can be transformed into reusable production ready code and / or effective data models;
2. Define version control mechanisms and strategies for the source code of products;
3. Support Quality Assurance colleagues and Data Managers responsible for the day to day testing and live running of data products and services;
4. Shape solutions in a fit for purpose way; following the agreed principles and contribute to the overall Data Engineer Development lifecycle;
5. Perform data profiling and quality measurements;
6. Designing and developing reusable metadata libraries;
7. Owning the stability of new products designed, including the on-going robustness, resilience and stability of these products;
8. Identifying, managing and resolving issues preventing the delivery or continuous development of products; and
9. Supporting the growth of the team, by keeping abreast of market and industry trends, and sharing knowledge and experience with the rest of the team.

Oracle ETL
Saas– E guide, 9.4 or above, & fire – essential
SQL – essential

Other (Nice to have):
• Experience of working for a government dept
• AWS / Hybrid Cloud technologies would be advantageous