Head of Data Engineering

Head of Data Engineering

Southampton Central (SO15)

Permanent

Salary range at is £47,584 to £54,237.

Candidates must be eligible for SC security clearance

Other benefits include;

- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and an extra day for the Queen’s birthday (34 days in total). Our holiday allowance rises each year by one, to a maximum of 5.

- Flexible working (this is truly flexible allowing people to achieve 37 hours per week between 7am and 7pm). We also offer remote working.

- Pension – the pension is extremely strong, working out at an equivalent of 27% employer’s contribution.

- Emergency Service discount card

Key skills and experience needed

Experience in delivering successful and high-value data engineering initiatives using an agile approach;

Demonstrable experience in delivering data engineering projects working through complex business problems and partnering with internal and external stakeholders;

Proven experience in data engineering and/or software architecture and development;

Strong knowledge of technical design, implementation and security;

Proven ability in identifying and addressing user needs and building relationships across organisations;

Strong stakeholder management skills;

Strong experience of a broad range of data management processes and technologies, both traditional and big data.

Strong team management experience along with demonstrable evidence of mentoring and coaching team members.

Context

Data Engineers industrialise the delivery of data products and services into systems and business processes. Data Engineers design, build, test and maintain data management systems, ensuring they meet business requirements and user needs. They deliver services that are automated, reliable and secure. They work closely with Data Architects and Data Scientists. They recommend ways to improve data efficiency and reliability.

Role Purpose

The Head of Data Engineering leads multi-functional delivery teams to deliver robust data services for their department, other government departments and private sector partners. They inspire best practice for data products and services within their teams. They build the data engineering capability by providing technical leadership and career development for the community. They work with other senior team members to identify, plan, develop and deliver data services.

Role Responsibilities

- with the Head of Data Science responsible for designing and delivering the data roadmap for the MCA;

- responsible for designing, architecting and building data flow solutions;

- recognises and shares opportunities to reuse existing data flows between teams;

- responsible for the build of data streaming systems applying knowledge of systems integration;

- champions data engineering across the MCA, DfT and wider government;

- provide technical leadership across data projects and programmes;

- identifying and addressing user needs and building relationships across organisations;

- contributes to creating an agile, fast paced organisation by promoting innovation as we investigate and adopt modern technologies and modernise our approach to policy making, enforcement and customer service;

- provides leadership and inspiration to promote the benefits of the change;

- works closely with senior colleagues within the Directorate of Information & Technology in the deployment of the Agency's technical experts and administrators in their technical, educational and regulatory roles.