Data Engineer

Reed; City Of London; On-site; GBP 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public sector organization in London is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join their team in a permanent, hybrid role. The successful candidate will ensure high-quality data sharing, work with data analysts to build innovative data products, and leverage modern data technologies. Strong skills in Microsoft Fabric, PowerBI, and SQL are essential. This role requires 5+ years of residency in the UK for SC security clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of consecutive UK residency for SC security clearance.
• Experience with data development tools, especially Microsoft technologies.
• Strong data visualization skills with tools like PowerBI.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all data quality, availability, usability, and shareability.
• Collaborate with data analysts to build data products and services.
• Investigate and integrate modern data technologies.

Skills

Data development tools (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory)

Data visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI)

SQL and NoSQL databases

Query languages (e.g., SQL, Hive, R)

Data models understanding

Data cleaning and integration skills

Problem-solving in data sets

Writing and executing tests for system quality

Communication and presentation skills

Customer service skills

Job description

DATA ENGINEER - PERMANENT ROLE

£63,310 PER ANNUM, HYBRID

MUST HAVE LIVED CONSECUTIVELY IN THE UK FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS AS SC SECURITY CLEARANCE WILL NEED TO BE UNDERGONE

My client, a leader in the public sector, is seeking a data engineer with Fabric experience to work in a permanent position, both from home and its central London HQ.

As a member of the Digital, Information and Technology Service (DITS) you will be responsible for ensuring that all data, and data shared by others is of the highest quality, highly available, usable and shareable by rigorous standard setting and quality control.

You will work with data analysts and teams across the Corporation to build data products and services which deliver continuous insight and value to staff, customers and residents, and maximise the use of modern data technologies and platforms, including ongoing investigation and research into emerging technology.

Key Skills

• Knowledge and experience of using Data development tools, e.g. (Microsoft technologies such as Fabric and Azure Data Factory)
• Applied knowledge of data visualisation tools, principally PowerBI
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL, Hive, R
• Ability to produce and understand where to use different types of data models
• Ability to clean, integrate and scale data sets and pipelines
• Ability to fix problems in data sets, from low performance to bugs and outages
• Ability to write and execute tests to prove and maintain system quality
• Well-developed and demonstrable written, verbal communication and presentational skills in order to communicate clearly with a range of people about technical topics
• Excellent customer service skills