Norwich, England, United Kingdom
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Job description
Job Title: Data Engineer
Band: Band 3
Salary: £37,845- £42,007
Location: Liverpool/ Norwich
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, Compressed hours
Closing Date: 21/06/2026
Interview Date(s): W/C 6th July (Subject to change)
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Call to action
Are you passionate about data and insights, building skills, and embedding best practices at GCA in this field? Do you excel at root cause analysis, problem solving, and complex process mapping? Are you ready for a challenge? Join our data strategy team at this exciting time as we embark on a journey to transform the use of data and insights in both our directorate and our organisation.
Job Summary
Government Commercial Agency has an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer to join the Data and Insights team. The role will require engagement with all levels of the business, and with key strategic external customers, to define requirements and embed best practise around data standards and the use of data. The role holder will be responsible for translating business needs into a robust and sustainable data architecture that leverages the full suite of technology solutions to provide intelligence to the organisation.
Key Accountabilities:
Strategy & Architecture: Delivering the data strategy, improving Data Architecture, and ensuring data models, Data Warehouse Structures, and API interfaces are robust and scalable.
BI & Implementation: Supporting the implementation of third-party Business Intelligence solutions, establishing technical standards for interoperability, and having oversight of related projects.
Stakeholder Engagement: Working with Data Infrastructure and Data Insights teams, as well as operational customers, to deliver "Business Intelligence as a service" with excellence. Delivering the data strategy, improving Data Architecture, and ensuring data models, Data Warehouse Structures, and API interfaces are robust and scalable.
BI & Implementation: Supporting the implementation of third-party Business Intelligence solutions, establishing technical standards for interoperability, and having oversight of related projects.
Strategy & Architecture: Delivering the data strategy, improving Data Architecture, and ensuring data models, Data Warehouse Structures, and API interfaces are robust and scalable.
BI & Implementation: Supporting the implementation of third-party Business Intelligence solutions, establishing technical standards for interoperability, and having oversight of related projects.
Stakeholder Engagement: Working with Data Infrastructure and Data Insights teams, as well as operational customers, to deliver "Business Intelligence as a service" with excellence. Stakeholder Engagement: Working with Data Infrastructure and Data Insights teams, as well as operational customers, to deliver "Business Intelligence as a service" with excellence.
Essential Criteria (to be assessed at application stage):
Understanding of Data Warehousing administration and development with specific emphasis on Azure Data Warehouse, SQL and the wider suite of Azure tools.
Understanding of the development and management of API integrations (Experience with Salesforce, Workday and bespoke solutions).
Experience in delivering against defined business needs and implementing innovative solutions to meet those needs and ensure data quality is maintained and enriched.
Experience in data model development and system design.
Desirable criteria (In the event of a high number of applications, the desirable criteria will be used as a second sift):
Appreciation of the Business Intelligence marketplace and the capabilities of BI tools.
Experience of working across a variety of data projects simultaneously.
Success Profiles (to be assessed at interview):
Behaviours:
Making Effective Decisions
Changing & Improving
Managing a Quality Service
Technical: (Please note if successful at sift there will be a technical test at interview)
Data integration design
Programming and build (data and analytics engineering)
(A link to the Civil Service Success Profiles Framework is provided below)
Valuing our people:
Competitive salary
Generous pension scheme
A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)
Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays
Want to make a difference? Find out more about the rewarding work that we do in our candidate pack.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
We want to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you, please contact recruitment@gca.gov.uk
Working flexibly, delivering outcomes
GCA operates a smarter working model that balances flexibility with collaboration. Successful candidates are expected to spend at least 26 days per quarter (approximately 2 days per week, pro-rata) at their contracted office, another GCA site, or off-site for meetings. For the remainder of the time, you may work from home or another suitable location that meets business needs.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection Process
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview. Should you be placed on a reserve list and want to be removed please contact recruitment@gca.gov.uk.
Please note that as part of this recruitment process, if you are unsuccessful at the interview stage but are close to the benchmark score you may be considered for and offered a role at a lower pay band within the same job family.
Working for the Civil Service
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Complaints Procedure
Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk in the first instance.
If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk
Internal candidates should apply using their Workday account. Please use the careers hub for your application.
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