Data Engineer
NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit
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Job summary
Please note this listing is for current NECS colleagues only - any external applicants will be rejected.
An exciting opportunity is now available to join our data management and digital application development team in the role as a Full Stack Data Engineer.
Working within a team of data engineers, solution developers and technical experts, the Full Stack Data Engineer will support the provisioning of data platforms and tooling underpinning numerous corporate and customer facing services alongside associated reporting.
We offer hybrid working in this role meaning that the successful candidate can work from a mixture of locations including home, NECS offices and customer locations.
Main duties of the job
This role will be responsible for:
This role will be responsible for:
Support the data development processes at all stages from conceptualisation to designing, developing building and testing data pipelines for production using agile methodologies.
Supporting the design and development of data feeds to integrate products and services via APIs or similar.
Developing pipelines in code and following standard modern code development practices such as CI/CD using python and spark.
Integrating pipelines with other aspect of our data processing environment including data catalogues, data lineage, and logging and monitoring.
Developing aggregate data views for use by Internal and external teams.
Developing data transformation routines from both complex technical specifications and natural language agreements.
Supporting the development of logical data models and schema to enable consistent analysis across the NHS and social care.
Implementing reports and dashboards within platforms (wheresupported), collaborating closely alongside other specialists if complex modelling and machine learning is required.
About us
At NECS we are very proud to be part of the NHS England family. We are one of the very few truly customer-owned entities within the NHS. We have grown from our roots in the North East to be an NHS business with customers the length and breadth of the UK and further abroad. Our customer base has diversified significantly over this period, and we are now very pleased to be serving NHS providers as well as commissioners, NHSE regions, Local Authorities, General Practices and national NHSE Directorates.
NECS combines specialist skills and expertise with scale and resilience to achieve required results. We combine core NHS values with a sharp focus on customer care and a relentless pursuit of continuous improvement. We very much see ourselves as a key partner in the future success of the healthcare system and we take our share of the responsibility for shaping effective delivery.
Our people are the heart of our organisation. We strive to ensure they feel trusted, valued and empowered. Were passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that as well as an excellent benefits package including generous holidays and pension plus free car parking and access to NHS discounts.
Please contact Francis Goodison francis.goodison1@nhs.net for an informal discussion.
Date posted
27 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
I9869-BIS239-7888
Job locations
John Snow House
University Science Park
Durham
DH1 3YG
Employer details
Employer name
NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit
Address
John Snow House
University Science Park
Durham
DH1 3YG
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