Job Introduction
Data Engineer
Location: Derby
Salary: £ 47,440 Per annum
Hours: 37.5 Hours a week
Contract: Permanent
As a member of the DHU Digital team, you will work within the professional and highly motivated Data Services team to deliver reliable and high-quality reporting to support the operational and clinical teams within the business.
This role focuses on data ingestion, transformation, optimisation and automation, ensuring that high-quality datasets are available for consumption by Reporting Analysts, Reporting Business Partners and the wider business.
You will play a key role in onboarding new services, modernising data pipelines and improving performance, resilience and maintainability across DHU’s data estate.
General Duties:
- Design, build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform and store data from multiple source systems
- Support the onboarding of new services, systems and datasets into the DHU data environment
- Identify opportunities to automate repetitive or manual data processes
- Work closely with the Lead Data Engineer to align solutions with architectural standards and technical direction
- Provide SQL, ETL and data-engineering expertise to Reporting Analysts and Reporting Business Partners
- Contribute to documentation, data definitions and technical standards
- Support knowledge sharing within the Data Services team.
- Promote and advocate for Data Quality through technical development, project contributions and stakeholder engagement.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a relevant data role
- Strong T-SQL skills, including query optimisation and performance tuning
- Experience designing and supporting ETL/ELT solutions in a production environment
- Experience integrating data from multiple systems and formats
- Experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or equivalent ETL tools
- Experience designing and supporting ETL/ELT solutions in a production environment
What DHU can offer you:
Working Patterns: We recognise that 9-5 doesn’t work for everyone, so we have a range of working patterns available to suit your work/life balance. Our friendly team will work with you to find the best fixed pattern for us both.
Generous annual leave entitlement: Standard 25 days + 8 bank holidays, increasing with service up to 33 days + 8 bank holidays. Pro Rata/ Per Annum
Employee benefits:
As part of our team at DHU Healthcare, we believe in rewarding you, our colleague, for your hard work and dedication to providing the very best in patient care. As part of our team, you can enjoy a host of benefits to enhance your well-being.
Health Cash Plan: After six months with us, you'll enjoy 24/7 GP access for you and your family, along with a free Level 1 Health Cash Plan covering dental, optical, and therapy costs to support your health and well-being whenever you need it.
Access to the DHU Hub: Offering exclusive shopping and entertainment discounts, well-being resources, a health portal, and our enhanced Employee Assistance Programme.
NHS Pension Scheme: Rest assured knowing your future is secure with our NHS pension scheme. Already an NHS employee? We acknowledge your continuous service and commitment to healthcare excellence allowing you to bring your existing pension pot and holiday allowance with you!
Car Lease Scheme: DHU has teamed up with NHS Fleet Solutions to offer a salary sacrifice scheme for colleagues. As part of our citizenship commitment and active approach to reducing our carbon footprint, we can provide you with lease options on a brand-new hybrid or electric car.
Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave: We understand the importance of family, which is why we offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave to support you during this special time in your life, supported by a robust Family Friendly policy.
Referral Programme: Share the benefits of working at DHU with your network and you can earn cash rewards through our Employee Referral Programme.
Birthday Leave Guarantee: Birthday leave isn't compulsory; it's entirely up to you! We can’t always celebrate with you, so whether you choose to take the day off and indulge in a well-deserved break or prefer to work and save your leave for another time, the decision is yours to make!
Free Parking: We know how expensive public parking can be! Most of our sites offer free, secure parking for your vehicles.
We understand that digital applications may not be suitable for everyone. If you need to apply in a different way that better meets your needs, please reach out to us, and we will gladly accommodate your application in a format that works for you. For more details about our recruitment process, click here, or contact our team of talent acquisition professionals by emailing: Careers@DHUHealthCare.nhs.uk.
At DHU Healthcare, we take pride in our diversity and foster an environment where every person feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work, free from discrimination or bias. We warmly welcome applications from all individuals, reflecting the rich diversity of the communities we serve. To read more about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion pledge and see the progress we have made, please click here.
We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, Cader Force Adult Volunteers, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring and strive to create a workplace where you can thrive.
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