Senior Data Specialist

Tracsis; Galway; Hybride; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working options

Udemy Licence

VHI Medical Healthcare

Enhanced Family Leave Policy

Volunteer days

Cycle to work scheme

Résumé du poste

Tracsis is seeking a Senior Data Specialist (Scientific & Environmental Data) to lead data processes across the organisation in a hybrid Galway role. You will work on large-scale environmental datasets, shaping governance, quality controls and compliant data handling for research, policy and regulatory needs.

The role requires expertise in data engineering, modelling and a broad set of tools, with a focus on secure data lifecycle management and actionable insights through visualization and

Qualifications

• Experience working with scientific, environmental, geographical or research datasets.
• Experience operating in public sector, government-funded or regulated environments.
• Demonstrable experience leading cross-functional projects and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience with enterprise databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or similar.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, database design and data access methods.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and technical solutions.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain understanding of data assets, systems and data flows across the organisation.
• Gather requirements and translate them into data solutions and workflows.
• Design, implement and document data ingestion, transformation, validation and integration processes.
• Define and monitor data quality standards and metrics for accuracy and compliance.
• Support data governance activities including metadata, standards and documentation.
• Coordinate data processes across the full data lifecycle.
• Ensure data security, access controls, retention, backup and recovery procedures.
• Provide technical expertise for data analysis, reporting and visualization.

Connaissances

Data engineering

Data modelling

Data governance

Data quality

SQL Server

Python

R

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Outils

Power BI

SSRS

Jupyter Notebooks

Description du poste

Senior Data Specialist (Scientific & Environmental Data)

Hybrid - Galway

Our talented people are creating the technology of the future.

From scheduling to maintenance to keeping people safe, 2.7 million people are helped by our software daily. Technology makes it possible; people make it happen and you could be part of that.

The Tracsis Group has grown rapidly, diversifying into related transport technologies, and successfully executing a strategy that has seen it make a total of seventeen acquisitions.

Today Tracsis is a leading provider of software, hardware, data analytics/GIS and services for the rail, traffic data and wider transport industries. The Group has c.550 permanent employees serving its growing customer base from offices in the UK, Ireland and the US.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Senior Data Specialist to lead and coordinate the development, management and continuous improvement of data processes across the organisation.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting large-scale scientific or environmental data programmes, implementing data governance and quality management frameworks, and working with diverse datasets that inform research, policy, regulatory, operational or evidence-based decision making. Experience operating within public sector, research, government-funded or highly regulated environments, with an understanding of data stewardship, compliance and data quality principles, would be advantageous.

This is a senior technical role requiring expertise in data engineering, data modelling, database development and the design and management of data processes. The successful candidate will ideally have experience working within scientific, environmental, research, regulatory or other complex data-driven environments.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain an understanding of data assets, systems, sources, dependencies and data flows across the organisation.


• Gather business and technical requirements and translate them into effective data solutions and workflows.


• Design, implement and document data ingestion, transformation, validation and integration processes.


• Define and monitor data quality standards, controls and metrics to ensure accuracy, integrity and compliance.


• Support data governance activities, including data standards, metadata, documentation and management processes.


• Coordinate and support data processes across the full data lifecycle.


• Ensure appropriate data security, access controls, retention, backup and recovery procedures are followed.


• Provide technical expertise for data analysis, reporting and visualisation, while supporting project delivery and continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll bring:

• Experience working with scientific, environmental, geographical, research or other specialist datasets


• Experience working within public sector, government-funded or regulated environments.


• Demonstrable experience leading cross-functional projects, managing stakeholder relationships and delivering organisational data improvement initiatives.


• Experience working with data tools and technologies, including enterprise databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or other relational database platforms.


• Strong understanding of data modelling, database design, data structures and data access methods.


• Experience developing and maintaining data processes, pipelines and technical solutions.


• Demonstrable knowledge of the end-to-end data lifecycle, including ingestion, transformation, validation and management.


• Ability to translate stakeholder and user requirements into clear, effective and technically achievable data solutions.


• Experience applying data quality, governance, security and documentation best practices.


• Experience using data analysis, reporting or visualisation tools such as Power BI, SSRS, Jupyter Notebooks, Python or R.

Our values

We’re guided by four core values that shape how we work and collaborate:

• Progression – continually improving and developing


• Integrity – doing the right thing, always


• Collaboration – working together to achieve more


• Ownership – taking responsibility and delivering with accountability

• Flexible working hours and hybrid working options.


• Udemy Licence for continuous learning and development


• VHI Medical Healthcare


• Enhanced Family Leave Policy


• Two volunteering days per year


• Cycle to work scheme