Job Description

On behalf of The Ministry of Justice, we are looking for a Data Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract based hybrid in London.



The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government's ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.



SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Role:

We're looking for a Data Engineer to support development of the MoJ's data catalogue, Find MoJ Data. Find MoJ data is a searchable catalogue service to help users find and understand data, supporting the?department's data strategy. Find MoJ Data unites many different MoJ sources in one place, describing datasets with metadata but without including actual data. This is because data owners are responsible for controlling access to potentially sensitive data. The successful candidate will join the Data Modelling and Engineering Team (DMET) but will be embedded within our Data Catalogue team to support this work. A summary of the type of work the teams are involved in can be found in our handbook.

Essential:

Demonstrable passion for data engineering Python programming Automated testing (e.g., with PyTest) Version control using Git Working with diverse data sources Data manipulation, cleansing, wrangling, anonymisation and transformation Working with and optimising SQL for querying and structuring large datasets Communicating technical ideas and translating user needs into solutions

Desirable:

Kubernetes and container-based workflows CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions) Cloud and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., AWS Athena, Glue, S3, IAM and Terraform) Orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) Big data tools (e.g., Spark) Data transformation tools (e.g., dbt) Data Lake table formats (e.g., Iceberg)

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.



Disability Confident



As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, MOJ guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



Armed Forces Covenant



The Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/ military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".