Data Engineering Manager - Newcastle upon Tyne

Up to 55k + Bonus

Date Posted: Monday 16 August 2021

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Would you like to work for an award-winning company?
 
Have you got previous experience working as a Data Engineer?
 
Are you a strong communicator with a passion for delivering exceptional service?
 
If the answer is YES then we have a great opportunity for you!
 
Who are we?
 
TSG (Technology Services Group) are a Managed IT Services provider covering the whole of the UK. Here at TSG our people have a passion for delivering excellent customer service. We believe in giving our people the tools, training and support they require to excel in their roles with autonomy to make decisions where needed. Our values are based around Quality, Ownership and Passion and these sit at the core of our business, helping us to achieve our mission.
 
Why should I work for TSG?
 
It is our people that make TSG what it is and a great place to work. We have an open and honest culture here where we welcome feedback and act off the back of that. As a result, we have recently won six awards in the Sunday Times Best Companies to work for awards 2021. TSG is now officially one of the UKs Top 100 Best Large Companies’ and one of the ‘Top 50 Technology Companies’ to work for. In addition, we have been awarded a 2 star accreditation for Outstandingemployee engagement, as well as some Regional Awards.
 
At TSG we have a realistic approach and we care about the health and wellbeing of our TSG family. We love having social events wherever possible – this has included plenty of virtual ones during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are also very excited to have a ‘save the date’ in place for an all-staff event post pandemic that we hope can come to fruition as long as it is safe to do so.
 
In addition, we love giving back to the community. Over the last year TSG has been continuing to raise money for our chosen charity Mental Health UK, so far we have raised over £13,000 across the business completing a variety of challenges. These challenges included a walkathon which seen 100 TSG colleagues walk the equivalent distance from the organisations Team Valley office to Microsoft's Seattle HQ - a huge 9.6 million steps!
 
Job Purpose & Responsibilities;
 
As a Data Engineering Manager you will take ownership of the creation of a strategic data framework to evolve TSG into a data driven business making decisions on sound quality and timely data. You will identify and implement an enterprise business intelligence platform and drive its adoption across TSG, engaging with stakeholders to identify key performance indicators and align them with our data as a single source of truth.
 
You will take accountability for driving a reduction in “end user reporting” with the removal of reporting debt and providing users with “what if” self-service analysis. You will continuously improve our overall data quality and completeness as we grow and prune obsolete data as part of a data retention scheme.
 
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to;
 
Create Data Engineering standards to enable the assembly of large, complex data sets that meet business requirements focusing on the:
  • Collection of data from various sources utilising a broad range of technologies
  • Movement and storage of data involving data flow, pipelines, storage of structured and unstructured data and ETL
  • Preparing data, cleaning and processing it to remove anomalies, duplications and ensuring its consistency
  • Build the required infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation and loading of data from various data sources using appropriate cloud-based technologies
  • Build analytical tools, providing actionable insight into key business performance metrics including operational efficiency and key business performance metrics
  • Focus on security by design, with data encrypted in transit and at rest, and role-based access to work streams
  • Maintain BI, ETL and Data Warehouse systems and processes
  • Maintain CI/CD pipeline for software deployment
  • Maintain a data catalogue and add business context via metadata to help transform data into comprehensible knowledge
  • Ensure that metrics are defined consistently and that our data represents a single source of truth
  • Work with stakeholders assisting them with any data-related technical issues
 
Knowledge, Skills & Experience;
 
  • Expertise with database development skills including SQL
  • Coding proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, C# etc.)
  • Expertise with various ETL technologies
  • Experience with visualization and data mining
  • Experience in BI and Data Warehousing
  • 3+ years in a similar role
  • Experience in maintaining data warehouse systems and working on large scale data transformations in a cloud-based environment
  • Experience with system design, data-pipelines, and machine learning
  • To be successful in this role you must be flexible with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances
  • You will be detail orientated able to identify risks and issues then devise mitigations whilst always remaining positive, taking others on a journey with you to drive change
 
What’s in it for you?
 
  • Up to 55k + Bonus
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Life assurance
  • Perkbox discounts
  • Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of 4%
  • Company sick pay
  • Income protection cover
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
  • Flexible home-based opportunities
  • Long service benefits including increased annual leave accrued with service
  • Flexible working day policy
  • Relaxed dress policy
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee recognition scheme
  • Fantastic company culture including regular team building events
  • Excellent progression opportunities and training support, including recognised qualifications
 
If this sound like the role for you, please apply today to be considered.