Data Engineer
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,300 to £44,191 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National - £37,300 - £39,911 London - £41,300 - £44,191 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 407093/3 |
Summary
The Science, Technology, Research and Analysis (STAR) Group sits at the heart of the Home Office. The group ensures the best evidence and analysis are used to address the strategic issues facing the department. We also provide the science, technology, data, and international insights and collaboration capabilities to drive delivery.
The challenges and opportunities the Department faces are significant and rapidly changing in the global environment in which we operate. Strong analytical advice is needed to navigate these challenges, and the Home Office has a reputation for putting analysis at the heart of decision-making.
Part of the Home Office Analysis & Insight directorate, the Performance Reporting & Analysis Unit (PRAU) provides reporting and analysis of performance for the Migration & Borders Mission and associated operational Capabilities. We support Ministers, the Executive Committee, Policy and Operational leads and other analytical functions with the management information (MI) that they need, as well as producing data for publication and other forms of external release. The Unit also provides advice and support to others in the Department on how to make best use of performance information and is leading on the transformation of MI systems and capabilities.
PRAU is geographically spread across four primary locations (Manchester, Liverpool, and Sheffield and Croydon).
Data Engineers deliver on the data analytics vision for the organisation as set by the Principal Data Engineer. You will focus on the design and implementation of numerous data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and BI systems.
As a Data Engineer, you will identify and deliver new data sources and develop ETL processes. You will also collaborate with the Data Acquisition, Analytics and Infrastructure teams to deliver the data strategy through the design and implementation of technology systems.
You will support Senior Data Engineers in analysing problems and data analysis issues, looking for underlying causes and assisting in developing solutions. You will also be responsible for delivering data solutions in accordance with agreed organisational standards that ensure services are resilient, scalable and future-proof.
You will work closely with the Data Services Science community, who will set the scope of your data engineering work through their research of user and business needs and by their designing data pipelines through writing user stories.
Your main day-to-day responsibilities will be:
• Designing, building and testing data products based on feeds from multiple systems using a range of different storage technologies and/or access methods.
• Applying the concepts and principles of data modelling to produce, maintain and update relevant data models for specific business needs, including reverse engineering data models from a live system.
• Undertaking data profiling and source system analysis and presenting clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data.
• Supporting the development of requirements from full development, test and through to deployment life-cycles, while maintaining the schedule of work.
• Supporting with the development of methods to monitor and improve data quality in source systems using feedback from the Analytics team.
• Undertaking changes to existing routines following change control procedures and then liaising with team members and other teams to communicate delivery and impact of change.
• Working with data privacy and information security staff to assure that security and privacy requirements are identified and addressed in your solutions.
• Working closely with the Data Engineering community to promote challenge from, collaborate with, and ensure an agile approach to working is being adopted.
Working Patterns
This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working. This role is also suitable for part-time working hours, with a minimum requirement to work 4 days per week due to business requirements.
Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA)
This post is eligible for RRA. Successful candidates with exceptional skills and experience may apply for a RRA between £2,500 - £4,000. This allowance is subject to an initial review within six months of taking up the post and thereafter an annual review in-line with departmental priorities and could be reduced or withdrawn at any time.
Travel
Occasional travel to other listed hub locations on an approximately quarterly basis. Travel costs incurred for business need, will be reimbursed in line with Home Office travel policy.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme