Data Engineer

Now is the perfect time to join the NHS SBS family Not only have we been recognised as one the UK’s Great Places to Work we are currently amid an exciting and innovative enterprise transformation project. This has created a huge number of new roles, aswe continue to grow to meet our seemingly ever-increasing client needs.

Due to the rapid expansion of our new Data and Insights Team to support this project, there is an urgent need for a Data Engineer to build automated interfaces into key SBS data sources such as SAP/Ariba, Oracle Fusion, NCIS (bespoke in-house system) andCiMS (workflow management system).

To be successful in this role, you will need good communication and analytical skills, excellent problem solving skills, the ability to understand business need and the desire to deliver functional improvement and efficiency.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Build new data-pipelines to feed data from our core transactional systems to a new reporting layer
- Support and enable front-end Power BI dashboards and reports
- Help build a reporting data layer that is fit-for-purpose
- Improve data quality within core reporting systems to the required business standard
- Analyse reporting requirements across stakeholders and identify data dependencies to ensure delivery of required reporting and data management objectives
- Engage with and proactively advise how functionality, process and data could be improved
- Ensure all legal and business-related processes are adhered to, specifically GDPR, IT Security and governance

**What you’ll bring**:

- Demonstratable experience in SQL and core SQL server toolsets (i.e. SSIS, SSRS)
- Experience in modelling data and building data-mart
- Experience of working with 3rd party data-sets to cleanse and enhance core data-sets (e.g. fuzzy matches)
- Experience of working with large data-sets to gain insights, build and track KPI’s and understand trends
- Excellent communication skills, including articulating both technical and business concepts across multiple audiences
- Experience of a full project lifecycle, from development to implementation and into a live service
- Excellent Excel skills

**It would be great if you had**:

- PowerBI dashboard development
- Experience of.NET framework or core
- Background in Financial & Accounting and/or procurement data in the public sector
- Experience of working with Agile techniques (SCRUM, DSDM)
- Previous role working with Azure DevOps or equivalent
- If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you

**Employment Type**: Full-time, Permanent
**Location**: Anywhere
**Security Clearance Level**: DBS
**Internal Recruiter**: Mark
**Salary**: Up to £50k - Depending upon experience and development needs

**Benefits**: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

**Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?**

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make lifeeasier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutionsare underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?