Senior Data Engineer

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading child protection organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Data Engineer. You will design and deliver data products that support fundraising and frontline services. Ideal candidates will have experience in creating ETL/ELT pipelines, proficiency in SQL and Python, and knowledge of cloud infrastructure, particularly Azure. This role offers an opportunity to mentor others while making a significant impact on child protection efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience creating ETL/ELT pipelines, data automation, and integration.
• Knowledge of cloud development best practices including CI/CD.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and iterate maintainable solutions from prototype to production.
• Work with business stakeholders to produce robust solutions.
• Mentor and coach peers and junior colleagues.

Skills

Experience as a data engineer

Proficiency in SQL

Proficiency in Python

Cloud infrastructure deployment knowledge

Communication and presentation skills

Tools

Azure

ETL/ELT tools

Job description

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us and inspires our data team to grow the NSPCC into a leading data-driven organisation at the forefront of preventing child abuse and neglect through the collective insights of our data.

The NSPCC is looking for an experienced data engineer to join the Technology and Data Directorate that manages all the technology across the NSPCC. As a senior data engineer, you'll be at the heart; building solutions to support the society's fundraising efforts as well as its front-line services. Join the Data Engineering team and help us develop our data capabilities to make a difference.

In this role, you, with the help of your colleagues, will develop products and tools to help the organisation answer the following questions:

• How can we better understand and help the people that use our services?
• How can we better engage and grow our supporter base?
• How can we make our existing processes better for our staff and volunteers?
• How can we use data and technology to improve our frontline services?

You'll sit in the Data and Analytics Hub working with data analysts, engineers, governance officers and scientists all working to make the NSPCC a leading data-driven organisation. In the role you'll draw from your professional background to design and deliver data products that benefit the rest of the society. You will be able to act as a senior technical expert in all aspects of delivery and provide mentorship to other data engineers in the department.

This is a fantastic opportunity for any established senior data engineers looking to make a difference, or for data engineers looking to take the next step in their career.

In this role you will:

• Design, write and iterate maintainable solutions from prototype to production with a solid understanding of clean development practices.
• Work with business stakeholders and non-technical people to produce robust solutions whilst tempering expectations.
• Leverage your knowledge to help other members of the Hub on their professional journeys, whilst staying up to date on emerging technologies that could benefit the entire society.

You will have:

• Experience as a data engineer, or a similar role, creating ETL/ELT pipelines, data automation and integration.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python and experience with designing and deploying cloud infrastructure, with Azure preferably.
• Knowledge of cloud development best practices including CI/CD and IaC.
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts including architectures, infrastructure components, ETL/ELT, and reporting/analytics tools.
• A passion for data and technology and the ability to critically evaluate different solutions to problems.
• Initiative and think creatively to identify solutions to issues, and the tenacity to make those ideas happen.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience in mentoring and coaching peers and junior colleagues.

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.