Data Engineer

Renaissance Learning; Houghton-le-Spring; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Mid-Level Data Engineer, where you will design and manage data systems that drive insights and support educational assessments. Collaborate with a diverse team of technology professionals to simplify complex data into actionable dashboards and reports. This role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits, including a supportive work environment focused on diversity and inclusion. If you're passionate about making a positive impact on education worldwide, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

22 days annual leave

Discounts at retailers

Maternity/paternity/adoption leave

Season ticket loan

Weekly fruit baskets

Employee assistance program

Cycle-to-work scheme

Birthday leave

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms like Azure or AWS is essential.
• Proficiency in SQL and programming languages such as Python or R.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement improvements around scalability, data delivery, and automation.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain BI tools, dashboards, and visuals.

Skills

Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS)

SQL

Python or R

Data Modeling

ETL Processes

Data Structures

CI/CD Pipelines

Data Quality and Privacy

Collaboration Skills

Problem-Solving

Job description

Renaissance is a global leader in education technology. We help schools and school groups in the UK and around the world with educational assessments, practice and intervention solutions, and data analytics. Renaissance now incorporates GL Assessment (known internationally as GL Education), a leading provider of educational assessments.

Together, our assessments offer the ideal starting point to help teachers understand their students’ strengths and pinpoint areas of need. Our teaching and learning tools then provide effective next steps, with online literacy and maths solutions that meet students exactly where they are.

Worldwide, we support over 18 million students, operating in over 100 countries.

About This Role

Renaissance Global is recruiting a Mid-Level Data Engineer to join our growing team.

As part of the Data Engineering team, you will be responsible for designing and managing our data systems, ensuring alignment with strategy and surfacing meaningful data insights. Your primary focus will be on data format, quality, privacy, sovereignty, and defining data standards for other teams to follow. You will also simplify complex technical information into dashboards, visualizations, reports, and querying tools for non-technical users.

Working within a platform team, you will collaborate closely with technology colleagues and the wider business, including data scientists, statisticians, cloud engineers, developers, architects, analysts, product owners, and leadership.

Data Engineer Job Responsibilities

1. Identify and implement improvements around scalability, data delivery, and automation.
2. Develop data guidelines and standards, supporting other teams in their adoption.
3. Develop, deploy, and maintain BI tools, dashboards, and visuals to provide insights and facilitate data exploration.
4. Simplify technical language and complex data issues, providing quantifiable solutions.
5. Write and maintain queries and scripts for data extraction, transformation, and loading; conduct testing and validation.
6. Create technical documentation on database content and mapping.
7. Design and analyze data architecture and models to support efficient processing.
8. Ensure optimal performance of data systems and platforms.
9. Knowledge or experience with CI/CD pipelines.
10. Collaborate with stakeholders to identify KPIs and data sources.

Skills and Experience Required

Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS is essential.

You Will Also Have

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working with complex data.
• Logical problem-solving approach.
• Understanding of data modeling, pipelines, and ETL processes.
• Knowledge of data structures, database querying, and tuning.
• Proficiency in SQL and programming languages like Python or R.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure data services.
• Experience within a DevOps culture.
• Ability to engage with senior colleagues and champion positive change.
• Effective time and priority management.
• Motivation to positively impact teachers and students worldwide.

Additional Information

We offer a competitive salary of £32,000-£37,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus numerous benefits. Part-time options are available.

Benefits

• Pension & Insurance: Salary sacrifice pension scheme with 8% employer contribution, life and income protection insurance.
• Holiday & Leave: 22 days annual leave, 3 Christmas shutdown days, birthday leave, and up to 5 paid volunteering days annually.
• Perks: Discounts at retailers, leisure, restaurants via Reward Gateway; Renaissance Rewards points; tech purchase options.
• Wellbeing & Health: Maternity/paternity/adoption leave, employee assistance program, Family Support Services via Help@Hand app.
• UK Office Benefits: Season ticket loan, cycle-to-work scheme, weekly fruit baskets.

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, striving to create a welcoming workplace. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. If you require adjustments or accommodations, please contact us. All information is confidential and GDPR compliant. Only candidates with existing full work permits will be considered. This role is subject to DBS and background checks.