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4910 - Data Engineering Centre of Excellence Lead
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Ebrill 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £56,532 i £69,338 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | The national salary range is £56,532 - £64,048, London salary range is £61,201 - £69,338. Your salary will be dependent on your base location |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 23 Ebrill 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | UK |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Ministry of Justice |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 4910 |
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Data Engineering Centre of Excellence Lead
Location: National
Closing Date: 23rd April
Interviews: Week commencing 12th May
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 found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Data Engineering Centre of Excellence Lead here at the Ministry of Justice, to be part of our warm and collaborative Data & Analytics Engineering team.
This role aligns against Lead Data 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 our Analytical Platform. A summary of the type of work the teams are involved in can be found in our handbook.
Key Responsibilities:
You will:
act as a thought leader and subject matter expert for data and analytics engineering
shape the overall technical strategy for data and analytics engineering and set the direction and vision for the Centre for Excellence
collaborate with other Centres of Excellence across the directorate as they are stood up and share good practice
partner with technical and data leads in the Data Directorate and Justice Digital to improve our overall data architecture and data maturity
establish and lead technical governance processes for data and analytics engineering
set and champion technical standards, principles and practices
maintain and update our tech radar
identify new tools, techniques, platforms and frameworks that could improve the way we work and lead the evaluation and adoption of these
build networks across government, with technology partners, and with industry to share and develop good practice
support internal and external communication and engagement through blogs and events
promote the development and use of the data and analytics engineering handbook
champion learning, development and innovation and proactively create opportunities for this across the function
coordinate the delivery of cross-cutting technical initiatives
support the joint heads of data and analytics engineering to demonstrate measuring value and impact, including through improved observability
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
Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
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!
Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
5 days volunteering paid leave.
Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person Specification
You will be an established technical leader with deep expertise in data and analytics engineering.
Essential
knowledge of software engineering and infrastructure best practices and being able to apply them across data engineering projects.
designing and building complex data pipelines, products and services
leading the evaluation and adoption of new tools, techniques, platforms or frameworks in a data and analytics engineering context
driving change and improvement across teams, including where you don’t have direct control
promoting technical excellence through learning, development and innovation
championing the value of data and analytics engineering with stakeholders and users to unlock opportunities for transformation
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Location: National
Closing Date: 23rd April
Interviews: Week commencing 12th May
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 found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Data Engineering Centre of Excellence Lead here at the Ministry of Justice, to be part of our warm and collaborative Data & Analytics Engineering team.
This role aligns against Lead Data 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 our Analytical Platform. A summary of the type of work the teams are involved in can be found in our handbook.
Key Responsibilities:
You will:
act as a thought leader and subject matter expert for data and analytics engineering
shape the overall technical strategy for data and analytics engineering and set the direction and vision for the Centre for Excellence
collaborate with other Centres of Excellence across the directorate as they are stood up and share good practice
partner with technical and data leads in the Data Directorate and Justice Digital to improve our overall data architecture and data maturity
establish and lead technical governance processes for data and analytics engineering
set and champion technical standards, principles and practices
maintain and update our tech radar
identify new tools, techniques, platforms and frameworks that could improve the way we work and lead the evaluation and adoption of these
build networks across government, with technology partners, and with industry to share and develop good practice
support internal and external communication and engagement through blogs and events
promote the development and use of the data and analytics engineering handbook
champion learning, development and innovation and proactively create opportunities for this across the function
coordinate the delivery of cross-cutting technical initiatives
support the joint heads of data and analytics engineering to demonstrate measuring value and impact, including through improved observability
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
Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
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!
Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
5 days volunteering paid leave.
Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person Specification
You will be an established technical leader with deep expertise in data and analytics engineering.
Essential
knowledge of software engineering and infrastructure best practices and being able to apply them across data engineering projects.
designing and building complex data pipelines, products and services
leading the evaluation and adoption of new tools, techniques, platforms or frameworks in a data and analytics engineering context
driving change and improvement across teams, including where you don’t have direct control
promoting technical excellence through learning, development and innovation
championing the value of data and analytics engineering with stakeholders and users to unlock opportunities for transformation
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.