About the job

Job summary

The organisation has the desire to be data led. The senior data engineer is a critical role in the growing Data and Analytics team that is responsible for delivering VisitBritain’s data transformation programme.

VisitBritain has secured funding for a 3-year programme to work with a Data Partner to become data led in its decision making. We are presently 12 months into a large-scale data transformation programme where we are looking to:

• Establish a new data technology stack that includes a Data Lakehouse Data analytics Platform and Enterprise BI platform.
• Significantly evolve our organisation’s ability to use data to inform and enable more effective actionable decision making that adds value to the travel and tourism sector.
• Onboard data assets on a use case basis to release value to the business.
• Upskill the organisation from both a downstream usability and also operational ownership perspective.

To work with the data science lead and other data engineers as part of the central data and analytics team. The senior data engineer will be responsible for delivering high-quality data outcomes via modern data sourcing, integration, and modelling techniques utilising our new cloud data platforms. You will be working with a small team that is responsible for managing the performance, integrity, and usability of our data, supporting our new Data Lake, designing, and delivering new data pipelines that bring new data sources into our business from both existing on prem locations and external/third party sources.

Job description

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Person specification

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Benefits

• Flexible Working – We work to make flexibility a reality, and welcome conversations of flexible working from day one.
• Hybrid working.
• Annual Leave – You will get 25 days annual leave when you join, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service plus you will get an additional 2.5 ‘Privilege Days’ each year.
• Generous Pension – We have a defined contribution pension scheme with a maximum employer contribution of 11% of the annual salary.
• Enhanced Parental and Family Leave Policies – – We provide enhanced family leave, offering up to 23 weeks paid leave for maternity and adoption for eligible employees.
• Commitment to Learning – We are committed to developing and supporting learning, and we have a wide internal L&D offer, with on the job learning opportunities, mentoring schemes, and formal training. We dedicate and provide a minimum of 5 days a year for employees to focus on their own learning.
• Bicycle Scheme loans.
• Eye Care Voucher.
• Staff discounts on VisitBritain Shops.

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Selection process details

Create an account on https://visitbritain.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/vacancy and complete an application with personal statement highlighting your suitability for the role and submit it.

The shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview with the selection panel.

For more information on our interview process, please navigate to - https://www.visitbritain.org/careers

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

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

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.