Principal Data Modeler

£700-£750 pd Outside IR35

Remote working - Occasional site visits - South West

Leading Financial Services client is undergoing a major transformation of their BI and analytics landscape. As they modernise the marketplace systems, they are building a centralised enterprise data marketplace to serve as the single source of truth for reporting, analytics, and regulatory insight.

They require a Principal Data Modeler to lead the design and governance of the business semantic layer underpinning this platform. This is a senior, hands-on role focused on defining standards, driving consistency, and ensuring data models accurately reflect the right business concepts - not just technically correct structures.

You will become the central authority for data modeling decisions across the programme.

The role:

• Lead the design of enterprise-grade data models within Snowflake
• Define and govern business semantic models supporting BI, analytics, and regulatory reporting
• Establish and enforce modeling standards, naming conventions, and best practices
• Ensure consistent KPI and metric definitions across business domains
• Translate complex financial services processes into scalable, governed data structures
• Act as the central point of contact for data modeling queries and design decisions
• Support the migration and redesign of legacy BI and analytics systems
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, analysts, and senior business stakeholders
• Ensure models support auditability, lineage, and regulatory requirements

Skills/experience:

• Proven experience as a Principal / Lead Data Modeler in enterprise environments
• Strong financial services sector experience (banking, capital markets, insurance, asset management, or payments)
• Demonstrable experience modeling data for regulatory, risk, finance, or operational reporting
• Deep expertise in dimensional modeling, data vault, or hybrid approaches
• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake
• Experience designing semantic layers for BI and analytics platforms
• Track record of defining modeling standards and governance frameworks
• Ability to work autonomously in a transformation programme environment

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Databricks ArchitectRole Overview
We are seeking a Senior Databricks Architectto lead the design and delivery of scalable, high-performance data platforms built on Databricks. This is a strategic role requiring strong architectural experience, hands-on design capability, and a deep understanding of modern data ecosystems.

The ideal candidate will have several years’ experience operating atarchitect level, with proven success designing and/or migrating data platforms into Databricks. Candidates with strong architecture backgrounds on comparable platforms (such as Snowflake) will also be considered, provided they hold relevant Databricks certifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end data architectures usingDatabricksfor analytics, data engineering, and data science use cases.
• Lead and supportdata platform migrationsinto Databricks from legacy or alternative data platforms.
• Define architectural standards, best practices, and reference patterns for Databricks implementations.
• Collaborate withdata engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to translate business requirementsinto scalable technical solutions.
• Ensure solutions meetperformance, security, scalability, and cost-optimizationrequirements.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural governance across Databricks initiatives.
• Review existing data architectures and recommend improvements or modernisation strategies.
• Support teams with architectural guidance, troubleshooting, and design reviews.
• Essential Skills & ExperienceProven experience working as aData Architect / Platform Architectat a senior level.
• Hands-on experience designing solutions within theDatabricksecosystemOR strong architectural experience on a competing platform (e.g.Snowflake) combined withDatabricks certifications.
• Demonstrated experience withdata platform migrations, modernisation, or large-scale data transformations.
• Strong understanding of data architecture principles, including:
• Data lakes / lake house architectures.
• Data modelling and data integration patterns
• Performance optimisation and scalability
• Experience working with cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong stakeholder communication and documentation skills.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Databricks certifications(Data Engineer, Data Architect, or equivalent).
• Experience designing solutions prior to Databricks (traditional data warehouses, big data platforms, or cloud-native data stacks).
• Knowledge of modern data engineering tools and frameworks.
• Experience operating in complex enterprise environments

Trainee AI Engineer - No Experience Needed! Ready to launch a future-proof career in AI - even if you have zero experience? We’re looking for ambitious individuals ready to break into the world of artificial intelligence and data science. Our industry-leading AI Traineeship is designed to take you from complete beginner to a highly employable Junior AI Engineer, with full training provided and a guaranteed job offer (£25K-£45K starting salary) within 20 miles of your location. Whether you’re working full-time, part-time, or currently unemployed, our flexible, self-paced program allows you to train around your lifestyle and be job-ready in as little as 6-12 months. How it works - your journey to AI success Step 1: Discover AI Start your journey with our beginner-friendly mini-course bundle. Explore the fundamentals of AI through interactive videos, presentations, and quizzes - all accessible anytime, anywhere, through our easy-to-use online platform. Step 2: Full-Stack AI Mastery Dive deeper with in-demand technical skills including Python programming, data handling, machine learning, and version control with Git and GitHub. You’ll work on hands-on mini projects that mirror real-world challenges, helping you build confidence and a strong portfolio as you learn. Step 3: Get Certified Prepare for and earn your Microsoft AI-900: Azure AI Fundamentals certification, an internationally recognised qualification that proves your knowledge and boosts your credibility with employers. Step 4: Real-World Projects Showcase your new skills with two industry-based, practical projects assigned by your personal tutor. These projects are designed to give you real, portfolio-worthy experience, making you stand out to employers from day one. Your guaranteed future After completing your training, you’ll be placed in a Junior AI Engineer role with a guaranteed starting salary of £25K-£45K. We work with top employers across the UK to ensure you get matched with a role close to home. We guarantee a job offer upon completion or 100% of your course fees refunded. We’re proud to have helped over 1,000 people each year transform their careers. Explore our success stories on our website and see what your future could look like. At a one off cost of £990, or a deposit of £149 followed by 10 interest free monthly instalments of £124, this represents a great opportunity to start a rewarding career in Ai and have a real career ladder to start climbing. If you are not offered a role at the end of the training we will refund 100% of your course fees. Ready to future-proof your career? If you’re passionate about tech and ready to break into one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, apply now. One of our friendly advisors will be in touch to guide you through the next steps. ‘Please note that this is a training course and fees apply

Job Title: Data Manager

Location: Wakefield (Hybrid - with travel to London once a week)

Salary: Circa £80,000 per annum

Why Apply?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Data Manager to lead a large scale data transformation for a rapidly growing and well respected organisation based in Wakefield.

This brand new role is perfect for someone passionate about building a data estate from scratch, improving data quality, and implementing a structured, future proof data governance framework. You’ll have the freedom and backing to drive real change and shape how data is stored, managed, and leveraged across the business.

This is a unique opportunity for a Data Manager to join a growing business at a pivotal stage in its digital transformation journey, with autonomy, support, and a clear mandate to make meaningful change.

Data Manager Responsibilities

• Conduct a full assessment of the current data estate, identifying where data is stored, gaps in structure, and migration requirements.
• Develop a comprehensive data roadmap, including governance policies, documentation, and clear steps to achieve a modern, unified data environment.
• Lead the data migration process from Legacy and acquired systems, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and minimal disruption.
• Manage and improve data quality across multiple systems, ensuring consistency, reliability, and context.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes and improve efficiency using digital tools.
• Oversee data storage and input procedures to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with internal teams, a small BI development team, and third-party consultancies to deliver data transformation initiatives.
• Communicate data strategies effectively to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment across the business.

Data Manager Requirements

• Proven experience in data management, with a focus on data migration, governance, and quality improvement.
• Demonstrable experience leading data transformations across complex, enterprise-level systems.
• Strong understanding of data automation, storage, and input processes.
• Experience working with or managing third-party vendors or consultancies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, able to present data insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with modern data tools, cloud-based storage, M365/Power Apps, and data visualisation platforms.

What’s in it for me?

• Competitive salary circa £80,000.
• Hybrid working model - primarily Wakefield-based with one day a week in London.
• Comprehensive healthcare package.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• The chance to build a data estate from scratch, influence the organisation’s data strategy, and deliver tangible impact.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

Join DWP Digital as a Senior Technical Lead and help shape the advanced analytics platforms that support some of the UK’s most critical public services.

We’re using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK’s largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We’d love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Demonstratable experience of leading, supporting, guiding and providing oversight to engineers across multi-disciplinary teams in an agile environment.
• Significant experience of the full life-cycle of cloud-based platforms and applications from designing, through deployment to supporting and patching (in particular AWS and/or Azure).
• Proven experience of communicating effectively with stakeholders at multiple levels within an organisation.
• Evidence of defining, building and maintaining infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Experience of creating cloud-based solutions - specifically AWS, utilising the likes of Athena, Sagemaker and Glue, as well as associated cloud services.

You and your role

As our Technical lead, you will lead multi-disciplinary teams in the delivery of advanced cloud-based analytics.

We’re using these analytics to improve the accuracy of benefit payments and strengthen fraud detection and prevention. Your work will help shape modern data platforms that are improving critical public services.

You’ll work closely with senior product and delivery partners to define and steer technical roadmaps, ensuring alignment with DWP’s Strategic Reference Architecture and Data Strategy. You’ll provide expert guidance on complex engineering and architectural challenges while supporting and mentoring technical colleagues.

Our Tech Leads are trusted experts. You’ll influence senior stakeholders, and in turn help drive adoption of secure and resilient AWS and Azure solutions. You’ll also collaborate with infrastructure, security and production teams to ensure robust, end-to-end delivery across our whole analytics landscape.

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please click through and read the ‘Selection process details’ section.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you’ll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%).

Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of £75,026 - £92,522, based on our assessment of you skills and experience at interview.

Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £23,253 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

• 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two parts:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through.Interview: a two-stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Fully On-Site | Permanent

Note: Candidates must hold active DV (Developed Vetting) security clearance. This is a fully on-site role.

The Role

We’re seeking a detail-oriented, analytical Senior Data Engineer to join a high-performing multi-disciplinary data team. You’ll be essential to building and maintaining robust data pipelines and bespoke applications, ensuring data-driven projects deliver against demanding customer timelines and requirements.

Core Responsibilities

Pipeline Engineering:

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  Monitor system performance and ensure high uptime across Linux-based infrastructure

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  Collaborate closely with data scientists, analysts, product owners, and engineering teams

Technical Delivery:

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What We’re Looking For

Core Technical Expertise:

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Cloud & Infrastructure:

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Security & Compliance:

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Developer

Leeds – Hybrid

Permanent

Summary

We’re currently seeking a multi-skilled developer to join our ICT team here in Leeds. Reporting directly to our ICT Development Lead, you’ll focus initially on Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering. In this role, an ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development and will have demonstrated experience with one of the Azure Data Analytics platforms e.g. Fabric, Synapse or ADF.

Some of the key deliverables for the role will include:

• Designing, developing and maintaining data pipelines within Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse, Data Engineering and Data Warehouse components
• Building scalable ETL/ELT workloads using Spark notebooks and Python, following data engineering best practices, including a meta driven framework.
• Applying data modelling and data warehousing principles to support business intelligence and analytics solutions
• Working alone and with others on new business systems and/or modify existing systems to specific user/system interfaces
• Awareness of the software engineering life cycle for development and the concepts and practices required to implement effective information systems.
• IT setups in liaison with colleagues and users as appropriate including:
• Analysis and modelling of user requirements, specifying information flows, processes and procedures
• Converting specifications into detailed designs taking account of technical and non-technical features and limitations of the target implementation environment.
• Translating design requirements and implementing into physical database structures
• Constructing or modifying, testing and correcting program modules from detailed specifications
• Interpreting and executing defined test plans
• Installing fully tested software in target environments
• Producing documentation of all work in accordance with agreed standards
• Taking part in client/user meetings (both formal and informal) and assist in presenting issues and solutions both orally and in writing
• Participating in technical discussions with our third parties
• Undertaking general business systems support on internal/third party systems and adopt a flexible and consistent approach to offering on-site support to users.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in Microsoft Fabric or similar technologies
• Solid knowledge in Python & Spark Notebooks, Azure Data Factory / Azure
• Demonstrable experience in Data Warehousing / Data Marts
• Previously used one or more of:
  • SQL
  • Oracle SQL
  • T-SQL
  • PLSQL
• Previously used one or more of:
  • Power BI
  • Crystal
  • SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• Synapse Azure Integration Services
  • Azure API Management,
  • Azure Logic Apps
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure Service Bus
• Demonstrable experience with traditional programming languages and/or low-code development tools
• Experience with Source Control

What would be desirable

• Microsoft Power Platform
• Azure DevOps
• HTML/CSS
• Further knowledge or experience with ERP, WMS,
• .NET Technologies

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be. #LI-LP1#LI-hybrid

£600-650/day outside IR35

12-month contract

South-West - flexibility on remote working

Seeking an experienced Workday Data Lead to play a pivotal role in a large-scale Workday implementation - the requirement is for someone who has proven experience working on several Workday implementations.

As well as leading data workstreams across the Workday programme, this will also be a very hands-on position which will take ownership of data migration activities - there will be a lot of work which is extracting data out of legacy systems through cleansing, transformation, mapping and loading into Workday.

Workday Data Lead, key experience & skills:

• Extensive experience leading data workstreams on multiple Workday implementations
• Strong technical, data background - migration and technical data roles
• Extracting and transforming HR and Payroll data from legacy systems
• Expertise in data mapping for migration
• Advanced SQL skills and experienced with ETL processes
• Excellent understanding of Workday data structures
• Ability to work with non-technical and senior stakeholders

Workday, Data Lead, migration, ETL, SQL

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

JOB TITLE: Data Engineer
LOCATION: Leeds
HOURS: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid (minimum two days per week in the office)

About This Opportunity
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join our dynamic Finance Platform team where we are on a mission to design and implement trusted, secure, and innovative products that cater to our customers in Group Corporate Treasury and Finance reporting! We’re redefining experiences across the end-to-end colleague lifecycle through cutting-edge technology.

As a Data Engineer, you will play a vital role in designing and maintaining our data solutions, unlocking opportunities to digitise processes and enhance business outcomes. You’ll help shape the future of our technology landscape while aligning with our strategic goals.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate as a Technical Business Analyst, bridging both business and technical domains.
• Engage in business requirements definition, data analysis, and solution design.
• Support all areas of the software development lifecycle-without the coding and development aspect.

Why Join Us?
Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving! We’re investing billions in our people, data, and technology to meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. Join us on this exciting journey!

What You’ll Need:

• Previous experience in a Technical Business Analysis role.
• Proven knowledge of the software development lifecycle and end-to-end software product delivery.
• Strong experience in system analysis and the data lifecycle.
• High proficiency in SQL.
• Familiarity with various testing phases, including system, integration, and user testing.
• Experience with sophisticated financial services system integrations-especially in treasury, risk, finance, and payments data.

Bonus Points For:

• An understanding of Treasury asset classes, products, and their trade lifecycles.
• Awareness of regulatory reporting regimes and compliance mechanisms.
• Experience working in an Agile platform environment.

About Working for Us
We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We believe that everyone should feel they belong and can be their best selves, regardless of background, identity, or culture.

If you’re excited about the prospect of becoming part of our vibrant team, we want to hear from you! Join us and help shape the future of finance technology.

Apply Now!
Your next adventure awaits!

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Data Engineer who has experience working on the implementation and development of Microsoft Fabric. In addition you will need a wealth of SQL Experience including in a Cloud environment, ideally Azure using ADF and / or Data Bricks.

To be a success in this role you will be able to show a wealth of knowledge and experience as a SQL Data Engineer ideally on a Cloud data platform using ADF or a similar product. The real key is that you have experience working with MS Fabric. This will enable you to add real value to the team and organisation during the implementation and ongoing exploitation of the Fabric functionality. You will have the opportunity to play a key role in improving data quality and data standards in an environment were effective data management is core to delivering real value.

Experience of migrating data from legacy SQL and Power BI environments to Fabric would be a distinct advantage.

This is initially a 6 month FTC with a real opportunity of becoming permanent. The role is hybrid with 2 days per week in our clients Leeds office.

This is an opportunity to join an organisation with an excellent reputation as an employer who invest in the training and development of their people and will promote internally whenever possible.

Eligo Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Eligo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering diversity and creating an inclusive and equitable environment for employees and applicants. We actively celebrate and embrace differences, including but not limited to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, and disability. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences and all will be considered for employment without discrimination. At Eligo Recruitment diversity, equity and inclusion is integral to achieving our mission to ensure every workplace reflects the richness of human diversity.

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire (2 days onsite per week) Exalto Consulting is supporting a major organisation undergoing significant data and digital transformation. We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer with strong experience in Microsoft Fabric to help shape and deliver reliable, scalable data products. Do you enjoy building dependable data pipelines? Want to work with a modern Fabric platform and influence engineering standards? Looking for a role with real impact rather than endless firefighting? You will design, build and maintain ETL and ELT pipelines, lakehouse structures and semantic models using Microsoft Fabric’s Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks, Spark SQL and Python. Your work will ensure data is accessible, trusted and well governed across hybrid on‑prem and cloud environments. You’ll collaborate closely with data architects, analysts and domain teams, supporting decentralised data products and helping embed best practice across data quality, lineage, observability and compliance. What you’ll be doing Building end‑to‑end data pipelines and Fabric‑based lakehouse solutions. Creating semantic layers using star schema modelling and DAX. Embedding monitoring, lineage and data quality into pipelines. Integrating data from APIs, CRM/ERP systems and other third‑party sources. Ensuring secure, compliant data handling aligned with GDPR and ISO 27001. Supporting CI/CD deployment of version‑controlled artefacts. What we’re looking for Essential Strong experience designing and operating scalable ETL/ELT pipelines. Hands‑on Microsoft Fabric experience (Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks, semantic models). SQL and Python proficiency, with Spark/Spark SQL exposure. Practical understanding of data quality, observability and troubleshooting. Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and collaborate across teams. Desirable CI/CD experience. High‑volume or real‑time data environments. Data cataloguing tools (e.g. Purview). Data mesh, AI/ML, or sustainability‑focused data practices. What’s in it for you A modern Microsoft Fabric environment with real organisational investment. The opportunity to shape data engineering standards and reusable components. Varied, meaningful work across analytics, AI and operational data needs. A collaborative culture that values continuous improvement and learning. Support for ongoing development, including DP‑700 certification. This is an urgent requirement so please apply immediately to be considered

Answer Digital is looking to recruit a Data Engineer to play a vital role in supporting the digital transformation journeys of our clients.

What you’ll be doing

We’re looking for someone who has experience guiding teams and supporting clients to use data to make better decision making. We’re working on some amazing projects across both our Health and Private clients, so if you’re interested in being involved in work that delivers real value then we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll bring to Answer

Designing and implementing complex data pipelines, leveraging both NoSQL and relational databases.

Develop and manage cloud-based data solutions, ensuring scalability and security.

Lead and mentor junior data engineers, promoting knowledge sharing and professional growth.

Implement and oversee CI/CD pipelines, ensuring efficient deployment of data services.

Proficiency in Python, SQL, and other relevant backend languages.

Utilise backend programming languages effectively for data processing and manipulation.

It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we’ll help you with them:

Actively participate in the organisation and delivery of our Data Engineer Academy.

Apply advanced scripting skills to automate data processes and integrate ETL workflows.

Engage with business intelligence (BI) tools and techniques to deliver actionable insights.

Advocate and apply best practices in software design patterns, principles, and architecture patterns.

Stay abreast of the latest trends in data engineering, with a focus on healthcare data standards (SNOMED, FHIR, HL7).

Understanding the role of a consultancy and sharing a passion for helping solve our customers problems

The perks of being @ Answer

We’re an Employee-Owned Company. After 12 months – through the Employee Ownership Trust you will be part of the ownership of Answer; a major factor in driving engagement, retention and growth for our people

Flexible annual leave (buy/sell and carry forward)

Company-wide bonus, paid twice a year (and it’s income tax free too!)

Continuous training and development - if you want to learn, we’ll provide the support you need

Flexible Pension - we match your on contributions up to 5%

Regular tech catch ups/hack events - we also encourage external tech events!

A packed social calendar including; Christmas party (partners invited) and Summer away days, monthly and quarterly company team socials.

Free parking at Head Offices in central Leeds, plus Cycle2Work & Green Car Lease schemes to help get you here

The chance to give back – get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from different backgrounds into tech, as well as lots of charity and community events

Hybrid and flexible working – you can vary your working when and where you work, to allow you to collaborate better, feed your creativity, and take the time and space to focus when you need to

Diversity and Inclusion

At Answer we proudly embrace diversity and inclusion - we want to create a safe environment for everyone to bring their true selves to work. We will do everything we can to support your application; if you require any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process please speak to our recruitment team.

A bit more about us.

Answer Digital is a successful digital transformation consultancy headquartered in Leeds. We’re a company on a fast growth trajectory with a reputation of delivering large-scale, operational critical solutions.

People are at the heart of everything we do - so much so we’re owned by our people. It sets us apart from most digital businesses you’ll meet and defines our culture and values. Our people are invested in everything we do, because we are invested in them.

Don’t believe us? Well check out our Glassdoor and hear what our people have to say!

Do you want to turn data into insights that make a real difference? Are you ready to use analytics, KPIs and storytelling to solve complex problems for our clients in government, healthcare and purpose-driven businesses?

If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose. As a Data Analyst, you’ll guide better decisions, helping clients to act with insight – and help shape our data practice for the future.

The role

You’ll help clients improve their services by selecting the appropriate techniques to turn data into insights, by working within a product delivery team to develop performance measuring frameworks to track goals, user needs, or KPIs. You’ll operate within the client’s requirements and the appropriate legal, technical and ethical constraints.

Leading by example and promoting Opencast’s approach, you’ll mentor junior colleagues, provide constructive feedback, and demonstrate an understanding of each product delivery stage and how to apply appropriate measurements for that phase of work.

Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast’s quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.

Requirements

Experience in delivering digital services for the UK government is highly valuable for many of our projects. Therefore, familiarity with the GDS toolkit will be essential.

Due to the nature of this role, applicants must either currently hold active Security Check (SC) Clearance or be eligible to obtain it.

Eligibility typically requires UK citizenship and continuous residence in the UK for the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. As a result, we are unable to progress applications from candidates who do not meet these requirements.

Essential experience

• Scripting and programming languages such as SQL, Python, R etc

• Visualising data using Power BI, Tableau, QlikView, Power Query or similar

• Designed and implemented a performance framework including KPIs or OKRs for a service or product

• Analytical skills in identifying the right data sources and then validate and understand how to interpret the results

• Collected, collated, cleansed, and interpreted data to derive meaningful and actionable insights

• An ability to use the most appropriate medium to visualise data to tell compelling and relevant actionable stories

• Created hypotheses that can be tested, and developed insights based on your findings

• Valid Security Clearance or eligibility (5+ years residency in the UK)

Desirable experience

• Security and data privacy

• Making recommendations for service changes

• Experience with the GDS or NHS design principles

Salary

£44,001 - £50,000 per annum