Data Solutions Designer

Job Description

DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP is the UKs largest government department. We make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society. We are looking for a talented Data Engineer with skills in Data Solutions Design to join our community of technology experts, DWP Digital. We use leading edge technologies and thinking to create innovative, scalable user-centric digital solutions that make a make products and services that are used by millions of people in the UK more reliable, efficient and accessible. We work in a unique context, driven by an extraordinary purpose, and the problem youll have to solve are unlike anything else out there. Delivery. Work. Projects. Youll work on our Children Analytics Data Service. Youll design, develop and maintain complex data solutions, based on big data technologies, that improve how we offer support to children and their carers. As our Data Solutions Designer you will need to be passionate about data and the insights and solutions that can be created from it. Youll use your experience working within the full Software Development Life Cycle, and of complex data interrogation, to create robust and effective data models. We work in multidisciplinary teams and youll be part of a thriving Data Community. Youll have lots of opportunity for collaboration with senior data engineers, data architects, engineers, researchers and more, as we work together to explore data solutions. We have flexible working and flexi hours so you can work in a way that works for you. We want you to be at your best; well invest in your development and your career through learning, coaching, mentoring and more.What skills, knowledge and experience will you need to show us Experience of: Developing data solutions on Relational Database Management Systems or Big Data platforms (Hadoop Distributions) Utilising modern programming languages and databases to enable analytics including one or more of Hive SQL, SQL, Python Data engineering concepts and tools, covering ingestion, transformation and storage, preferably in a big data environment. Principles and design concepts with ETL toolsets Shapes and shares communications cognisant of the audience. Able to give tactical recommendations Understanding of: Core technical concepts relating to the role and how to apply them Understanding of the appropriate media to communicate findings Conceptual, Logical and Physical designs Details. Wages. Perks. Youll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Newcastle. We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and many of us are working remotely at the moment due to COVID-19. In return for your skills we offer competitive salary up to £40,666 a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over 27%, and a generous leave package starting at 26 days. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days Family friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with I Can Be Me in DWP Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so its even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Working in an award winning environment and culture Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.