Data Engineer

An experienced data engineer is required to join the Data Engineering team, part of the wider Data & Analytics function at Registers of Scotland. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining the RoS data warehouse, building robust data pipelines, data transformation processes and bespoke data products to support the needs of our internal and external stakeholders and customers

• Work independently and as part of a small Agile delivery team to deliver secure, robust, scalable and adaptable software solutions
• Collaborate with colleagues to deliver data integration, transformation and processing solutions through the full development lifecycle from inception to deployment
• Actively participate in team/agile events and knowledge sharing activities, contribute to improving team processes
• Collaborate closely with team members and stakeholders to ensure solutions meet user requirements
• Undertake data profiling and source system analysis across multiple subject areas
• Maintain and support existing systems and find, document and debug issues
• Create and maintain supporting technical and business documentation
• Ensure technical solutions comply with security, performance and operational standards

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Stage one - Application Process

To apply, click on 'Apply now' and complete the online application form.

You will need to submit:

• A CV outlining your career history and how you meet the Essential criteria (max 4 pages).
• Your responses for the application questions in our application system. 1 will assess your experience and 1 will assess one of the advertised behaviours. (Max 400 words per response)
• You will be invited for complete a technical assessment as part of your application via Hackerrank software, this will take place on the 23rd of October and you will have 3 calendar days to complete it.

Please note:

• If we receive a high volume of applications, we may complete an initial sift on Technical Experience.
• We reserve the right to invite candidates to participate in a telephone interview prior to being further assessed.
• Applications that are not accompanied by CVs will not be scored or responses over 400 words will not be considered.
• We would strongly recommend that your statement is written in the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action & Result) and suggest preparing your answers using software such as MS Word or Google Docs, and then uploading the file.
• We strongly advise you review our policy on responsible use of AI in the application process. RoS may contact you for a pre-screening call to verify your responses.
• Applications and appointments are subject to a strict merit-based assessment process, in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.

Stage two – assessment

If successful at application stage, you will be invited to an in-person interview which will include the following:

• Behaviour based interview, we will assess all the advertised behaviours
• Technical case study, we will assess the Essential and Techncial Experience

Behaviour based interview questions will be given to candidates 15 minutes before the start of the interview to allow candidates to prepare in advance.

Guidance on Interview Notes

• You are welcome to bring notes with you to the interview
• Notes can be either handwritten or typed
• Notes should consist of brief prompts, such as key words or bullet points, to help you structure your responses rather than complete answers
• The interview is a conversation, and we are interested in hearing about your experiences in your own words

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.