Senior Data Engineer

Job Title:              Senior Data Engineer
Location:              Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:            Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                SF60123

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Data Engineer.

The role
As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Developing technical solutions to support business processes within the organisation and to support updates to existing solutions.

Day-to-day, you’ll support the development and delivery of high-quality corporate data assets using the Babcock Corporate toolsets.

• Gather requirements for new data sets and implement solutions that address them
• Use your investigative nature and problem-solving skills to understand how data and technology drive business forward and innovate new ways that enable competitive advantage
• Provide guidance across the stakeholder community and work with the Principal Data Engineers to ensure all solutions are fit for purpose, deliver business value, and benefit from corporate programmes
• Coordinate the definition, evaluation, and agreement of the business solution options in collaboration with the BI Architect and BI Technical Leads

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Senior Data Engineer:

• Experience with MS SQL Server BI Stack, including SSIS and SSAS or equivalent and strong BI administration & development experience
• Experience with analysing reporting performance issues and recommending tuning improvements
• Significant experience of gathering and documenting high-quality business requirements, interacting with business stakeholders through workshops, meetings, and written communication.
• Proven experience of working closely with business stakeholders and IT teams to deliver robust and efficient solutions.
• Experience of the full project life cycle from project initiation through to benefits realisation and administration & development of databases, data warehousing, ODS, datamarts, and OLAP concepts and designs.

Qualifications for the Senior Data Engineer:

• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 05/11/2024