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V05599 - Oracle Report Developer
Outsource
Rochester
In office
Mid - Senior
£31/hour
RECENTLY POSTED

Oracle Report Developer
Location: Rochester (Full Time Onsite)
Contract: 12 Months
Rate: £31.31 PAYE

We are seeking an experienced Oracle Report Developer to join our IT team in Rochester. Reporting to the Head of IT, you will design, develop and optimise reports across Oracle databases and ERP systems, delivering accurate, high-quality reporting solutions to support business operations.
Key Responsibilities

  • Develop reports using Oracle Reports, BI Publisher, SmartView, FRC
  • Write and optimise SQL and PL/SQL queries and procedures
  • Translate business requirements into technical reporting solutions
  • Ensure data accuracy, performance tuning, and compliance
  • Support testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and documentation
  • Collaborate with DBAs, developers, and functional teams

Skills & Experience

  • Strong Oracle SQL and PL/SQL experience
  • Hands-on experience with Oracle reporting tools (BI Publisher, Oracle Analytics etc.)
  • Good understanding of Oracle ERP databases
  • Experience with performance tuning and complex queries
  • 3–6+ years in Oracle reporting or ERP-based environments

Desirable: Oracle APEX, OTBI/OBIEE, EBS/Cloud, ETL or data warehousing knowledge.

All applicants must be eligible to achieve BPSS clearance.

BAE Systems offers an inclusive and supportive working environment where integrity, collaboration and excellence are valued.

Configuration Engineer
Rullion Limited
Bridgwater
In office
Junior - Mid
£220/day - £300/day

Role: Configuration Engineer
Position: Contract
Location: Hinkley Point C and SDC, Somerset
Duration: 12 Months Rolling
Rate: Circa £220 p/d PAYE + 36 days annual leave // Circa £300 p/d Umbrella

Job Purpose / Overview

As a Configuration Engineer, you will be part of a growing multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering Work Management Support and maintaining the digital As-Built configuration required to build, commission, and operate Hinkley Point C Power Station.

This role focuses on data extraction, validation, and assembly into datasets aligned with business rules and ready for submission to Asset Suite 9 (HPC’s chosen Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system). You will support the population of the Project’s Master Equipment List and ensure accurate attribute data within HPC’s EAM tool.

Principal Accountabilities

  • Population of the Equipment module in Asset Suite 9 with accurate asset identifiers and attributes.
  • Performing data quality assurance for equipment installation and configuration references.
  • Maintaining the asset/system schedules and resolving data anomalies.
  • Producing weekly performance reports into the line manager for review, and upward reporting.
  • Supporting the digital configuration through work management processes.
  • Collaboration with Construction Contract Partners, Completions, and Handover teams to ensure consistent data across platforms.

Essential Skills:

  • Strong experience in asset data analysis and validation.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power BI.
  • Ability to work independently and manage data integrity.
  • Experience with SAP, EDRMS or other CMMS systems.

Desirable Skills:

  • Familiarity with Asset Suite/Passport or other EAM tools.
  • Background/experience in engineering disciplines or interpreting engineering drawings.
  • Previous experience of working in a construction, completions, and/or data management related industry.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

PySpark Developer
Randstad Digital
London
Fully remote
Senior - Leader
£300/day - £350/day

Lead PySpark Engineer (Cloud Migration)

Role Type: 5-Month Contract

Location: Remote (UK-Based)

Experience Level: Lead / Senior (5+ years PySpark)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead PySpark Engineer to drive a large-scale data modernisation project, transitioning legacy data workflows into a high-performance AWS cloud environment. This is a hands-on technical role focused on converting legacy SAS code into production-ready PySpark pipelines within a complex financial services landscape.

Key Responsibilities

  • Code Conversion: Lead the end-to-end migration of SAS code (Base SAS, Macros, DI Studio) to PySpark using automated tools (SAS2PY) and manual refactoring.
  • Pipeline Engineering: Design, build, and troubleshoot complex ETL/ELT workflows and data marts on AWS.
  • Performance Tuning: Optimise Spark workloads for execution efficiency, partitioning, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Quality Assurance: Implement clean coding principles, modular design, and robust unit/comparative testing to ensure data accuracy throughout the migration.
  • Engineering Excellence: Maintain Git-based workflows, CI/CD integration, and comprehensive technical documentation.

Technical Requirements

  • PySpark (P3): 5+ years of hands-on experience writing scalable, production-grade PySpark/Spark SQL.
  • AWS Data Stack (P3): Strong proficiency in EMR, Glue, S3, Athena, and Glue Workflows.
  • SAS Knowledge (P1): Solid foundation in SAS to enable the understanding and debugging of legacy logic for conversion.
  • Data Modeling: Expertise in ETL/ELT, dimensions, facts, SCDs, and data mart architecture.
  • Engineering Quality: Experience with parameterisation, exception handling, and modular Python design.

Additional Details

  • Industry: Financial Services experience is highly desirable.
  • Working Pattern: Fully remote with internal team collaboration days.
  • Benefits: 33 days holiday entitlement (pro-rata).

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)
GL Education
Brentford
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
Private salary

Renaissance® is a global leader in education technology. We help schools and school groups in the UK and around the world with educational assessments, practice and intervention solutions, and data analytics. Renaissance now incorporates GL Assessment (known internationally as GL Education), too – a leading provider of educational assessments. Together, our assessments offer the ideal starting point to help teachers understand their students’ strengths and pinpoint areas of need. Our teaching and learning tools then provide effective next steps, with online literacy and maths solutions that meet students exactly where we are. Worldwide, we support over 18 million students, operating in over 100 countries. About this role: At Renaissance we are looking for a Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst to join us in our London Office on a hybrid basis you will work with the head of Commercial Operations to lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of our commercial, sales and marketing data as part of our Revenue Operations team. We are looking for someone to start ASAP initially for a 12 month fixed term contract. Working closely with other members of the team you will be at the forefront of building a robust framework to support all our insights and reporting to help inform and steer decision making. You will bring excellent data warehousing skills to the table, allowing the company to analyse and provide actionable insights from a dependable and high-performing platform. The individual will also be interested in learning about essential business processes, business systems, and the data that underpins them. Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst Job Responsibilities:  Act as data lead working within a cross-functional data team building world-class scalable data-marts and automations Design & develop data models and visualisations to monitor and forecast key metrics Manage projects within Growth to make business changes as seamless as possible Be responsible for automating and optimising key business processes in the Growth area Build and support the adoption and use of self-service solutions to provide clear views of key metrics for all internal stake holders Support business projects and initiatives, applying statistical rigour to any conclusions Constantly evolve and improve our data including how it is surfaced with our key systems and beyond Skills and experience required: To be considered for the role of Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst in the commercial team you will be an established BI Developer preferably within in education technology and hold strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. You will also have: Experience in BI dashboarding and self-service tools including Power BI & Tableau Established and an expert in Power Platform, Power Automate, PowerApps Experienced in Data integration and data modelling Have worked in / with Data warehouse & cloud experience Proficient in Database languages including SQL Have worked with Snowflake, and proficient in its use As a Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst we are looking for someone who aligns with Renaissance's mission to accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide, we are looking for someone who is/ has: Excellent organisational, planning, time management and project management skills Ability to communicate effectively, present and negotiate at all levels Focused and disciplined approach, logical and has meticulous attention to detail Ability to instil a high level of credibility and build working relationships with suppliers and internal teams Collaborative approach; happy to support GL customer facing teams Enthusiastic and flexible approach; ability to adapt to different situations and requirements A positive outlook with desire to learn and embrace new concepts and ways of working Additional information:  This is role is a Hybrid role based out of our Vantage Head office (Renaissance Vantage London, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9AG) with the expectation with some travel to other offices as required for team meetings.   We offer a salary of up to £60,000 per annum dependant on experience, Plus lots of amazing benefits  Previous applicants please do not re - apply. Benefits: Pension & Insurance – all employees can participate in our salary sacrifice company pension scheme administrated by Aviva – where we will contribute 8% of your annual salary if you contribute just 3% to your pension. All employees are entitled to Life and income protection insurance Holiday and Bookable Leave - 22 days annual leave per annum, plus 3 complementary days to be used for our Christmas shutdown (usually between Christmas & New Year, plus UK statutory Bank Holidays. We also offer a day off for your birthday so you can celebrate in style, to be used in the month of your birthday. We also offer every UK based employee up to 5 paid volunteering days per year with a cause of your choice.    We also offer the chance to buy an additional 5 days holiday per year through our salary sacrifice scheme and you can spread the cost over 3-8months!    Growth and development – extensive training opportunities for career progression across Renaissance Learning with great leaders looking to grow your career and allow you to flourish.       Shopping & Working for Renaissance Perks - you’ll get instant access to a benefits and discount platform with 1000’s of discounts at retailers, leisure attractions, restaurants, and more through our portal provided by Reward Gateway. You will also be able to collect Renaissance Rewards via our employee recognition Platform, these points can be used to purchase items including vouchers on Renaissance Rewards platform. You will also get access to Smart tech where you can get your electrical household and personal items at the best price and spread the cost through your salary, interest free, up to £5000.     Wellbeing & Health – We have a generous maternity/paternity/adoption leave and pay policy, employee assistance programme available 24/7 offering confidential support from counselling to legal and financial advice, including Family Support Services – a specialist bereavement support to help through the most difficult times via our Help@Hand app. This app includes access to GP, physio, nutrition, counselling support, medical appointments, and so much more.     We offer access to mental health first-aiders based at all our UK sites, and remotely. We offer access to company paid BUPA PMI and BUPA cash plan optional schemes for you. It doesn’t stop there you will also be able to protect yourself with free access to annual flu vaccinations, and the Company will also contribute towards eye tests and those on trend specs if you need them.    Renaissance UK Office benefits – All Hybrid working employees are entitled to apply for a season ticket loan, use the amazing cycle to work scheme where you can get on your bike for less, save money, and get fit - that‘s a win-win for us! All UK Offices have fruit baskets delivered for all to enjoy a healthy snack each week.  We have an ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and have taken strides to become a more welcoming and inclusive workplace, including the introduction of our DEI Matters Network which is owned and driven by our staff. We are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, as we believe and strive for community representation within our organisation. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please contact us and we will talk this through with you. All your information will be kept confidential according to GDPR guidelines. Please note that we can only consider applicants who already hold a full work permit. This role is subject to DBS and background checks.

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