Job Description

On behalf of HM Treasury, we are looking for a Data Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract based Hybrid in London.



Develop a data warehouse in Microsoft Fabric of all corporate services data. This involves making reliable and tested Python pipelines to extract data from a range of systems, inc HR (in an Oracle database), travel services, training, and several others. The final product will be pipelines and an easy-to-use data warehouse, which staff from across the organisation can access for dashboarding, reporting, etc. The role involves working closely with corporate services staff to ensure their requirements are being delivered, and other technical staff.

The team code in Python and SQL:

the post holder is expected to align with this and be very capable in both languages and their associated practices. Strong understanding of Fabric, data warehouse design is essential, as are good practices working with customers.



Project background



HMT has a range of corporate systems for various uses, including HR, payroll, travel, benefits, procurement, and several others. These are all separate, built under different technologies (eg Oracle). The project is to create pipelines to access data from all these systems, bring them into a single data warehouse for use across the department. This will enable timely reporting, and linking of data across systems.

As a Data Engineer your main responsibilities will be to:

Map data stored in existing systems. Elicit customer needs and designing a system to meet those needs. Develop the new system iteratively, seeking feedback from customer and technical teams. Share plans, challenges and learnings with technical teams. Communicate progress with customer and technical teams.

Essential:

Strong Python and SQL programming experience. Experience of creating and maintaining Data Pipelines. Data Warehousing experience. Strong stakeholder management skills and experience. Strong system design skills, including performance, simplicity, ease of use, maintainability, user management and security. An active 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.)

Desirable:

Experience creating and maintaining pipelines and data warehouses in Microsoft Fabric. Experience with corporate systems for payments, HR, travel or procurement.

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, HM Treasury 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 Commitment



HM Treasury 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".