Senior Data Engineer - DVSA - SEO
Government Digital & Data -
Job summary
A Senior Data Engineer at DVSA is responsible for designing and implementing complex data architectures and pipelines.
You'll create robust ETL processes, enhancing data flow and reliability across our systems.
Your expertise in database technologies and API development will drive our transition to more scalable and efficient data platforms.
You'll spearhead initiatives to improve data quality and accessibility, enabling advanced analytics and informed decision-making.
As a technical leader, you'll mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to foster a data-driven culture and innovative data solutions.
Job description
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Senior Data Engineer develops service capabilities and the adoption of frameworks for better operational practice. Supports development of Data Ops capabilities and supporting individual’s professional growth.
- Integrates and separates data feeds to map, produce, transform, and test new data products. Establishes enterprise-scale data integration procedures across the data development lifecycle and ensures that teams adhere to these.
- Able to listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders and interpret between them. Able to manage stakeholders’ expectations and be flexible, is capable of proactive and reactive communication. Facilitates difficult discussions within the team or with diverse senior stakeholders.
- Develops fit for purpose. Resilient, scalable, and future proof data services to meet user needs and has a demonstrable understanding of how to expose data from systems (e.g. through APIs) link data from multiple systems and deliver streaming services.
- Execute management responsibilities effectively, working with, leading and acting as a role model for team members and colleagues, ensuring capabilities to achieve successful delivery of business performance whilst maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial resources delegated in line with the Civil Service values.
For further information, please see the attached Role Profile.
Person specification
About you
We are looking for some who has:
- The ability to work in collaboration with other managers across all functions for the good of DVSA and to create a high performing and well-respected Agency.
- The ability to report to and work with Digital Delivery Leads to help shape delivery plans, ensuring technical risks and issues are communicated and reported in a timely manner.
- The ability to work with Service and Product Owners to ensure clarity in understanding requirements and how Digital Infrastructure solutions will support business goals.
- The ability to propose, influence, and negotiate technical solutions and infrastructure strategies with senior stakeholders.
Additional Information
This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham or Birmingham. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this.
About Us
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.
We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
We’re working hard to:
- Make roads safer.
- Improve services for our customers.
- Make road transport greener and healthier.
- Harness the potential of technology and data.
We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society.
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+.
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Technical Framework Programming and Build (Data Engineering) – (Skill Level: Practitioner)
- Technical Framework Data Modelling – (Skill Level: Practitioner)
- Technical Framework Data Integration Design – (Skill Level: Practitioner)
Benefits
- An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
- Exceptional pension with an employer contribution of an average of 27%.
- Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
- 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
- Latest IT and Tech devices.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
- Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
- Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names.
- Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing.
- Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers.
- For more information see visit our careers page.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
As part of the application process you will need to provide your CV and a Personal Statement (1000 words). Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please structure your Personal Statement to provide detailed evidence of each of the following:
- Expertise in integrating and separating data feeds to map, produce, transform, and test new data products at an enterprise level (Integrates and separates data feeds in order to map, produce, transform, and test new data products.
- Establishes enterprise-scale data integration procedures across the data development lifecycle and ensures that teams adhere to these. Manages resources to ensure that data services work effectively at an enterprise level.
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of cloud-based tools and technologies including AWS, Azure and RDBMS and the role of data integration and data process-flow.
- Designs, writes, and iterates code from prototype to production ready. Understands security, accessibility, and version control. Can use a range of coding tools and languages.
Please fully utilise the 1000-word count when completing your Personal Statement.
The sift is due to take place from 23nd October 2024.
Interviews are likely to be held from 5th November 2024.
This interview will be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- An interview.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile attached, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate to be successful.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
You can read more about Success Profiles here.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Document Accessibility
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.
Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.
Pre-employment Checking
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
