Data Engineer

Job Title: Data Engineer
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £55,387.63 (£61,050.37 is achieved after 12 months successful performance in the role)
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, Hybrid
Location: Liverpool

If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.

The difference you will make as a Data Engineer

Analyse, develop and construct data products and services in order to build and enhance Riverside’s strategic Enterprise Data Warehouse. The Data Engineer will work within a data squad and be responsible for the creation, maintenance, improvement and manipulation of data in the data warehouse to support the delivery of intelligent business information through a range of mechanisms, in particular self-serve tools for use by colleagues.

About you

We are looking for someone who can:

• Perform data profiling and source system analysis and present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data. 
• Design, build and test data products based on feeds from multiple systems using a range of different storage technologies and/or access methods. Create repeatable and reusable products. 
• Deliver data solutions in accordance with agreed organisational standards that ensure services are resilient, scalable and future proof.

Why Riverside?

At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives. 

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive pay & generous pension 
• 28 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options available
• Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
• A wide range of benefits

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside: 

We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues. 

Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.

This role also falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically Diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview. 

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Role Profile 

• Collect, collate, cleanse, synthesise and interpret data to derive meaningful and actionable insights. 
• Translate data into valuable insights that inform decisions.
• Involve business teams in analytics and synthesis to increase consensus and challenge assumptions. 
• Develop and maintain the Enterprise Data Warehouse to underpin day-to-day operational and planning activities. 
• Produce data models and understand where to use different types of data models, with an understanding of different tools used to compare different data models. You can reverse-engineer a data model from a live system. 
• Understanding of industry-recognised data modelling patterns and standards. 
• Identify and use the most appropriate analytical techniques. 
• Keep up to date with advances in digital analytics tools and data manipulation products. 
• Escalate issues with data accuracy or system usage to the appropriate channel to ensure prompt and satisfactory resolution. 
• Provide application support as required including incidents and problem management, maintaining applications, databases, keeping up to date with vendor supported releases (and in-house upgrades for bespoke elements), patches and maintenance/upgrades, proactively managing performance, availability, and resilience. 
• Work closely with colleagues in the Insight Team to maximise the use of existing self-serve tools and bring together Riverside-wide data to provide comprehensive analysis. 
• Ensure that health and safety requirements are met in accordance with the Group’s policy, procedures and statutory requirements. 
• Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service. 
• Participate in an on-call rota if required. • Provide bespoke analysis and technical expertise in appropriate analysis and visualisation techniques to support colleagues across the business with scrutinising data

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Perform data profiling and source system analysis and present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data. 
• Design, build and test data products based on feeds from multiple systems using a range of different storage technologies and/or access methods. Create repeatable and reusable products. 
• Deliver data solutions in accordance with agreed organisational standards that ensure services are resilient, scalable and future proof. 
• Understand the concepts and principles of data modelling and can produce, maintain and update relevant data models for specific business needs. 
• Work with metadata repositories to complete complex tasks such as data and systems integration impact analysis. 
• Design, write, iterate and test code from prototype to production ready. Good understanding of security, accessibility and version control. Experience in a range of coding tools and languages. 
• Results focused with the ability to take ownership of tasks. 
• Excellent team player who can work flexibly to meet business requirements. 
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work accurately under pressure, deliver to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities. 
• Customer focused with excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work at all levels within the business. 
• Commercially aware with a focus on continuous improvement.

Desirable

• Experience of working with Snowflake, WhereScape Red and 3D, MS SQL, Relation Databases, knowledge of programming languages such as PowerShell and Pebbles 
• Degree or equivalent in a subject with strong data analysis component or equivalent experience 
• Experience of developing complex data models for operational use within a business 
• Experience of the production of data definitions
• Experience of external data submission

Riverside is one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit social housing and regeneration organisations, owning or managing around 75,000 homes from Irvine to Kent. We are a leading provider of supported housing services, particularly for those affected by homelessness, and our track record of transforming lives and revitalising neighbourhoods dates back over 90 years. We have plans to build over 15,000 affordable homes over the next decade.

Our Values and Behaviours

Creating an Inclusive Environment