Data Engineer

Full Time, Permanent

A great opportunity has arisen to join Bristol City Council’s Data and Insight Team at an exciting time as we develop our Azure Fabric Data and Analytics Platform.

You will join a team providing corporate wide data and analytics to achieve the strategic objective of becoming increasingly data driven to facilitate better decision making.

We require an enthusiastic, self-motivated and experienced Data Engineer that will be responsible for the loading and transformation of data from source systems into our Azure Fabric environment.

You will have good experience and a strong understanding of developing and maintaining data loading pipelines/data analytics design principles as well as functions and technologies within Azure Data Lakes/Fabric.

You will be monitoring and maintaining existing pipelines as well as developing new processes within the Azure Fabric platform for the purposes of enabling data analytics to gain insight. Working within the Data & Insights Team you will develop processes to automate data loads on an agreed schedule, ensure data quality and maintain security. You will also work collaboratively with the Data Management Lead and Data Analytics Team ensuring that data is managed and transformed appropriately and compliantly for use in PowerBI reports.

You will need an enquiring mind and to be capable of troubleshooting and resolving often complex data related processes using Azure based applications.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Paul Horton paul.horton@bristol.gov.uk

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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