Senior Data Engineer (4644)

Join us at Social Security Scotland as a Senior Data Engineer and be at the forefront of our ambitious digital transformation. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a talented team and turn data into a driving force for positive change, helping us create a system that supports the people of Scotland for decades to come.

The Digital, Delivery & Change division is responsible for delivering the infrastructure, capability and digital solutions that will support Social Security Scotland. As a Senior Data Engineer within the division, you will play a crucial role in developing robust data infrastructure and systems that underpin our diverse digital initiatives. Collaborating with a growing team of digital experts across Engineering & Cloud Services, Architecture, Applications, and more, you will design and implement data flows that facilitate analytics and business intelligence.

Your expertise will ensure the delivery of high-quality data products that meet the needs of our stakeholders and enable effective decision-making. We are committed to fostering a positive and inclusive culture that empowers all team members to thrive, making this an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful societal change.

A Senior Data Engineer designs and leads the implementation of data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems.

At this role level, you will:

• Recognise opportunities to reuse existing data flows.
• Lead the build of data streaming systems.
• Optimise the code to ensure processes perform optimally.

GDD Pay Supplement

This post is part of the Government Digital and Data (GDD) profession and currently attracts a £4,000 annual GDD pay supplement, which is paid monthly. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly.

• Design, develop and support real-time data streaming solutions using Apache Kafka to deliver scalable, reliable data integration.
• Design and implement scalable Python-based solutions for data processing, integration and automation.
• Lead technical discussions during sprint planning, story refinement and other agile ceremonies, working closely with stakeholders.
• Analyse, profile and assess data from multiple complex source systems to understand structure, quality and business value.
• Design, build and maintain complex, large-scale data products and integration services.
• Consolidate data from multiple sources into conformed models that support analysis, reporting and decision-making.
• Create and maintain data models, including relational, dimensional, graph, metadata and subject-area models.
• Select and implement appropriate technologies from the approved portfolio to deliver scalable, secure and future-ready data solutions.
• Develop, test, document and maintain complex programs, scripts and data pipelines in line with agreed standards, specifications and user requirements.
• Perform data transformation, cleansing and normalisation to ensure data is fit for analytical and reporting purposes.
• Lead the development and adoption of reusable design patterns, standards and best practices.
• Present data insights and technical findings clearly to colleagues and stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
• Monitor databases, data products and services, proactively identifying issues, trends and risks, and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Review requirements and specifications, define test conditions, analyse test results and produce synthetic test data where required.
• Build capability within teams by providing technical leadership, mentoring and support across data integration activities.
• Proactively identify opportunities to maximise value from data and drive innovation across services and products.
• Maintain and apply up-to-date knowledge of relevant technologies, frameworks and industry best practices.
• Contribute to the wider Government Digital & Data community through knowledge sharing, technical peer support, code reviews, pair programming and specialist consultancy.

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)

Expected Timeline (subject to change)

Sift - week commencing 31st August

Interview – week commencing 21st September

Location - In Person in either Dundee or Glasgow

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