Lead Analytics Engineer (3 roles available), Data Directorate, Ministry of Justice (Ref:90163)

This is a great opportunity to work with leading cloud technology and help change the way data is used in the public sector. Analytics engineers at MoJ play a critical role in our mission to put data at the heart of decision-making. We're looking for people with the drive to develop a deep understanding of data needs and data availability across specific areas of the Ministry of Justice. You will work in a team of Analytics Engineers, alongside Data Engineers, to bridge the gap between data producers and data users, developing analytical pipelines and self-service tools to acquire and transform data, making it available on our Analytical Platform.
As a Lead Analytics Engineer, your work might involve:
+ gathering requirements and translating these into clear deliverables
+ leading a small team of analytics engineers to deliver derived data tables using dbt
+ working with data engineers to develop and deploy automated data pipelines
+ turning needs and opportunities into flexible, quality-assured, dimensional models for use by analysts and data scientists and ensuring dimensions are conformed wherever possible
+ ensuring content is complete and accurate, and producing summary outputs to demonstrate this completeness and accuracy
+ providing tools to collect, store and present metadata and documentation that enable people to use data intelligently
+ setting direction across multiple data domains and being the key point of contact for users
+ championing these tables as a single version of truth among analysts and data scientists
+ identifying and resolving data quality / data governance issues
About you
We welcome applications from anyone with the skills we consider to make a good analytics engineer. You may not currently be in an analytics engineering role and that's ok. Many of our team have a background in analysis, data science, software engineering, and much more.
Below, we list a number of skills we are looking for in candidates. If you don't have experience with all of these then that's all right, we get it, it's a long list! We encourage you to still apply and give us the chance to consider your application. A key attribute we're interested in is the willingness and ability to learn; learning and development is something we value and prioritise within our community.
There are some tips toward the end of this advert about how to apply - we strongly recommend you read these, especially if you're new to applying for roles in the Civil Service.
We are looking for people with experience in the following:
+ SQL
+ building data and analytical pipelines
+ working with large relational databases
+ Python, R or any other programming languages
+ testing and quality assuring data
+ supporting others to learn and implement new tools and technologies
It's a bonus if you also have experience of:
+ dimensional modelling including designing and populating star schemas
+ working with business intelligence tools
+ working to improve data quality
+ working with document-oriented data storage formats such as JSON, XML
+ mapping processes to support data and service improvement
+ developing content to support data science / machine learning pipelines
+ working with data and analytics services in the cloud
+ workflow orchestration tools, such as Airflow
+ big data tools, such as Spark and Presto
+ version control tools, such as git
+ building automated testing and deployment workflows
+ working in an agile environment
We make our workplace as inclusive as we can. Find out more about how we support equality and diversity.
Location
We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. Candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London HQ offices (with flexible working arrangements available) or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office: see this map for more details.
Recruitment process
You'll need to apply online by submitting:
+ an anonymised CV, including career history, responsibilities, and achievements
+ a statement of suitability, explaining why you're the right person for the job and how you meet the criteria above – this should be no longer than 750 words
There will be an initial sift of applicants, comparing submitted evidence against the ‘About you’ criteria. We’ll assess your application and get back to you in around two weeks to let you know if we’d like to invite you to an interview.
The interview
There will be one interview, covered in two sections, which will include a technical exercise and assessment of civil service behaviours. The interview will take place via Microsoft Teams.
The purpose of the technical exercise is to test your technical skills. The exercise will last one hour and will involve completing some SQL code, and stating how you would design a data pipeline to solve a specific, given user need. More information on the exercise will be provided to candidates invited to interview.
In the second section of the interview, candidates will be assessed against the following civil service behaviours:
+ Managing a quality service
+ Communicating & Influencing
You can find out more about behaviours via the Civil Service Success Profiles.
We recommend that you use the STAR approach – situation, task, action, and result – when structuring your answers. Further information can be found on the National Careers Service website.
Interviews are likely to take place in October 2024. The highest scoring candidates who pass the interview will be offered a role. If you do well at the interview but we don't offer you a role right now, we'll keep your details for a year and let you know if other opportunities come up. The whole process can take up to a month.
Further Information
If you require any additional information about the role, please contact:
dmet-dataplatform-recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk.
You can also ask questions at the webinar on Monday 2nd September - sign up link here., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Communicating and Influencing, This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Alongside your salary of £54,358, Ministry of Justice contributes £15,165 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Access to learning and development
+ A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
+ A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
+ A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
+ Annual Leave
+ Public Holidays
+ Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ