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Job Title Senior Data Quality Engineer
Profession– Data Quality Engineer
Directorate Data Analytics & Surveillance
Full Time equivalent – 37.5 hours
No of Roles 1
Contract Type Permanent
Location Role available at all core and scientific locations with home working available
Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Porton Down, Colindale, Chilton or home working subject to approval
You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process.
The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business needs and in line with departmental policy.
*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.*
Working Pattern Full Time /Part Time / Flexible Working/ Hybrid Working/ Job Share
Grade & Salary Grade SEO. National banding- £38,724 – £44,393 Inner London £42,716- £48,068 Outer London – £40,721- £46,231
New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.
The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.
This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/.
Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form.
Closing Date 03/12/2023. 23:55pm. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered
Interview Date W/C 18/12/2023 Please note, these dates are subject to change.
Introduction
Do you want to help transform the way UKHSA understands the quality of its data? We are looking for a senior data engineer who can help build on our data quality work. You will work on establishing comprehensive data quality monitoring, shining a light on data across the UKHSA. You will establish rigorous quality assessments for centralised assets, working closely with data analysts to ensure that those assets are fit for purpose.
At the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) our mission is to provide health security for the nation by protecting from infectious disease and external hazards. We are a trusted source of advice to government and to the public, focusing on reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health.
Our mission is challenging, innovative and in the spotlight. We will work to ensure our people have the diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds we need to thrive, that our employees are representative of the communities we serve and feel valued and enabled to play their part in delivering our work.
Job Overview
You will join the Data Quality Delivery team within Engineering and Enablement as we establish a comprehensive, user-focused approach to data quality assessments in UKHSA.
You will create data quality assessments for centralised data assets and other critical datasets, tackling a wide range of data quality needs and issues in the organisation. You will work closely with data quality analysts in the team to implement and maintain comprehensive, user-focused data quality assessments that provide actionable insight to the organisation.
As part of the Data Quality Delivery team, you will deliver assessments that respond to immediate data quality concerns arising in the organisation, while also building towards comprehensive, clear monitoring of strategic centralised data assets.
Working with others across the organisation you will embrace innovative approaches to deliver, help to embed good practice in other teams, and mature the organisations approaches to data quality.
This role offers the opportunity to help improve data quality assessment in UKHSA and engage with people in a wide range of roles across the organisation, including with data owners, data users and data policy teams.
Job description
This role involves understanding the quality of UKHSA critical data assets, building assessments to monitor quality and working with other data engineers to help them embed good data quality practice in the organisation. You will work with data quality analysts to create assessments that help data users and data owners understand not only the quality of their data, but the impact that poor quality can have on outcomes. Working mostly in a cloud environment, you will create efficient and comprehensive assessments that link data quality with fitness for purpose. You will investigate instances of poor quality data, assessing the scale and impact of issues and advising stakeholders on potential root causes. You will ensure data quality work is impactful, clear and linked to organisational outcomes.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Implementing effective data quality assessments for centralised and critical data assets in a cloud environment
- Iterating assessments to respond to changing quality expectations
- Implementing core data quality measurements across multiple datasets that reflect the strategic value of data assets to UKHSA
- Working with data quality analysts ensure assessments are user-focused and effective.
- Implementing innovative ways to deliver data quality assessments, working with others to resolve technical and process challenges.
- Creating guidance to support others in applying good data quality practice.
- Working with data quality analysts on a programme of data quality work
- Building strong relationships with other data engineers across UKHSA to spread good practice in data quality
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- A strong engineering background with a track record of creating high quality pipelines
- Experience in creating pipelines to meet both strategic and user needs
- Experience of assessing and improving the quality of data
- Communicating technical concepts to a wide range of technical and non-technical audiences
- Significant experience of working with stakeholders with differing levels of technical expertise
- Experience of leading improvements in data engineering
- Experience of using Python and SQL
Desirable criteria:
- Knowledge and application of Power BI
- Experience of delivery within a multi disciplinary team
- Experience of contributing to digital delivery
Benefits
£10,455 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
Stage 1: Application & Sift
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a Personal Statement / Statement of Suitability in no more than 750 words. We will be assessing essential criteria at sift.
This should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the Experience criteria or the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).
You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history. This will be used in the sifting process and will be scored.
Stage 2: Panel Interview
All applicants that progress to interview will be assessed on behaviours / experience / technical / ability through Success Profiles.
When assessing strengths, we want to find out whether you and the job role are a good fit. We will look at what you enjoy doing and what you do well and often. By ensuring that the role is the right fit for you, you are more likely to enjoy it and perform well.
The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:
You will also be assessed on your skills and approach to data analysis
During the interview you will be asked to complete a SQL technical test
Reserve List:
Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available.
If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available.
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Range of health and wellbeing support
Any move to UKHSA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at Childcare Choices , 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More , Help with Costs , GOV.UK
DBS – People working with government systems must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which includes a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed for this role is SC Clearance and you should familiarise yourself with the criteria of security clearance.
This role is Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants. Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
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Government baseline personnel security standard
Its important to note that there are currently exceptions to applications being considered if your conviction relates to any of the following:
- life sentences
- arson
- sexual offences
- hate and terror offences
Some departments will also consider the specific offence against the nature of the business, i.e., a conviction for fraud may rule you out for a finance role
Complaint process:
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.
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Job contact :
- Name : sophie rigney
- Email : sophie.rigney@reed.com
Recruitment team
- Email : hradmin@phe.gov.uk
