Data Solutions Designer

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

We are looking for a talented Data Engineer with skills in Data Solutions Design to join our community of technology experts, DWP Digital.

We work in a unique context, driven by an extraordinary purpose.

You'll work on our Children Analytics Data Service. You'll design, develop and maintain complex data solutions and robust data models - based on big data technologies - that improve how we offer support to children and their carers.

Data with People.

We work in collaborative multidisciplinary teams and you'll be part of a thriving Data Community.

Here data engineers, data architects, engineers, researchers and more work together to explore data solutions.

We want you to be at your best; so we'll invest in your development and your career through learning, coaching, mentoring and more.

And we have flexible working, 60% home working and flexi hours so you can work in a way that works for you.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need to show us?

Experience of:

• Utilising modern programming languages and databases to enable analytics including one or more of Hive SQL, SQL, Python
• Translating customer needs into effective data solution designs.
• Data engineering concepts and tools, covering ingestion, transformation and storage, preferably in a big data environment.
• Shaping and sharing communications, finding and recommendations using the right media and message for you audience.
• Collating and analysing data from various sources and communicate the scope and limitations of the data.

Understanding of:

• Core technical concepts relating to Data Solutions Designs
• Big Data Concepts.
• Conceptual, Logical and Physical designs

Details. Wages. Perks.

You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Newcastle.

We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and we work a hybrid model with 60% home working.

We pay up to £55,666. And you'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over 27%, and a generous leave package starting at 26 days.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and extra flexi days off
• Family friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
• Sports and social activities
• Working in an award winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

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