Data Engineer

Job Title:        Data Engineer
Location:        Flexible – UK wide + Hybrid Working 
Compensation:    £48,000.00 + Benefits
Role Type:        Full time / Permanent
Role ID:        SF56058

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Data Engineer at one of our Babcock Hubs.

The role
As a Data Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Data Engineer is embedded in the Data Engineering Team. You will have the opportunity to work with richly grained data sets drawn from a diverse range of sources and to collaborate with a large team of Data Engineers

Day to day, you’ll work alongside Dashboard Developers, Testers, Analysts and Project Managers throughout the software development life cycle. A key part of this role is developing critical, technical solutions to support business processes within the organisation and to support updates to existing solutions. Further responsibilities include:

• You will be responsible for developing data pipeline solutions against business requirements
• You will provide guidance to other team members and participate in continuous improvement for the development process
• You will develop, manage and control data sourcing solutions based on Microsoft’s SQL Server Data and Business Intelligence Platforms.
• Design and development of data extract, transform and load applications plus support of the Babcock Data Platforms.  

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and the successful candidate can work compliantly from the nearest Babcock site to your contractual location.

Essential experience of the Data Engineer:

• Experience in data warehouse 
• MS SQL Server BI Stack such as SSIS or an equivalent platform
• Experience with analysing reporting performance and recommending tuning improvements.
• Significant experience of gathering and documenting high quality business requirements, interacting with business stakeholders through workshops, meetings and written communication
• Proven experience of working closely with business stakeholders and IT teams to deliver robust and efficient solutions
• Administration & development of databases
• Understanding of the concepts pertaining to dimensional modelling, data warehousing techniques, methodologies, and data modelling tools
• Able to work independently with limited technical direction
• Experience in using Palantir Foundary is desirable 

Qualifications for the Data Engineer:

• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits
Generous holiday allowance 
Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
Employee share scheme 
Employee shopping savings portal
Payment of Professional Fees
Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 29/02/2024

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