Data Engineer and Data Integration Specialist (FME Flow) - 30824

Data Engineer and Data Integration Specialist (FME Flow) - 30824

Data Engineer and Data Integration Specialist (FME Flow) - 30824

Data Engineer and Data Integration Specialist (FME Flow) - 30824

Number of jobs available

1

Region

South West

City/Town

Bristol

Building/Site

DEFRA GRP EA HORIZON HOUSE, BS1 5AH

Grade

Staff Grade 5

Post Type

Permanent

Role Type

Analytical, Architecture and Data, Business Management & Improvement, Digital, Environment & Sustainability, Geography, Information Technology, Knowledge & Information Management, Project Delivery

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time/Job Share

Salary Minimum

£41,617

Closing Date:

11/05/2025, 23:55 hours

Job description attachment 1

Candidate pack

Security checks level

Security Clearance

Job description

We are the Environment Agency. We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies. We create better places for people, wildlife and the environment. We put the climate emergency at the heart of everything we do and help society adapt to environmental challenges such as flooding, drought, sea level rise and coastal change. We improve and protect the quality of our air, land and water by tackling pollution. We work with businesses to help them comply with environmental regulations and believe a healthy and diverse environment enhances people's lives and contributes to sustainable and resilient economic growth.

Through data, our mission is to support better decisions for a sustainable environment, achieving maximum public value from every pound invested. We are a data-driven organisation and our Data Integration Service ensures that data are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable, informing our strategies and influencing actions through sound evidence and insight.

This role is varied and draws on a diverse range of transferrable and technical skills. You can expect to be involved in:
• Managing and delivering work programmes to enhance and expand on our service capabilities.
• Delivering excellent customer service through the provision of engagement, technical expertise, and teamwork.
• Monitoring the performance of our services, ensuring that risks are managed to minimise the impact to our customers.
• Working with other teams and stakeholders to investigate and develop solutions.
• Implementing and maintaining design specifications, documentation, standards, and resources for our services.
• Identifying opportunities to drive continuous improvements to ensure our services are lean, efficient, effective, and sustainable.
• Supporting the growth of the team, by keeping abreast of market and industry trends, and sharing knowledge and experience with the rest of the team.

The team

The Data Integration Team provide a national support service for data integration across the Environment Agency. As the central hub for data integration, we help various teams (spokes) fulfil their project needs by integrating data into systems throughout the organisation using FME Flow. The team play a critical role as an advisor, specialist and championing best practice.

Experience/skills required

Essential
• Experience using Safe Software's FME Form & FME Flow.
• Experience with Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes and data integration techniques.
• Experience using Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Strong project design and delivery skills, from planning to implementation.
• Experience in defining and implementing data governance frameworks for the entire data integration lifecycle.
• Ability to identify and lead on new opportunities.
• Exceptional delivery in a team environment.
• Working with customers to understand their needs.
• Communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable
• Experience using Azure Data Factory or other cloud-hosted data integration tools.
• Ability to integrate and automate data workflows using APIs and third-party services.
• Understanding of DevOps principles.
• Knowledge of geospatial tools such as ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Experience using the Microsoft Power Platform.
• Experience in line management, including mentoring and team development.

Contact and additional information
• To apply for this role, you must be eligible for SC clearance, which requires five years of UK residency. Vetting will be included as part of the recruitment process and takes 1-3 months. Job offers are conditional on obtaining SC clearance.
• Everyone that joins us is required to participate in incident response duties when needed. Having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information can be found within your candidate pack.
• The role offers flexible working from home and the office. The base location is Bristol (Horizon House), but depending on capacity, other offices within a 2-hour radius of Bristol will be considered.
• Contact: shaun.lewis@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Competence 1

Data and Information Management

Description

Describe a time when you used the FME stack (FME Form & FME Flow) to deliver a data integration process while ensuring the integrity of data outputs.

Use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to structure your answer and to highlight your personal contributions and achievements.

Competence 2

Programme and Project Management

Description

Describe a project where you were responsible for managing the design, planning and delivery from start to finish.

Use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to structure your answer and to highlight your personal contributions and achievements.

Competence 3

Influences and Persuades Others

Description

Describe a situation where you needed to influence others to adopt a new data management strategy or framework that required a change in behaviour or processes.

Use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to structure your answer and to highlight your personal contributions and achievements.

Competence 4

Achieves Results

Description

Describe a time when you had to deliver results in a high-pressure situation with tight deadlines. How did you ensure you met your goals while maintaining quality?

Use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to structure your answer and to highlight your personal contributions and achievements.

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit for more information.

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