Data Engineer

We are recruiting for a full time Data Engineer on a permanent basis

You must be within a commutable distance to one of our SEPA offices

Your passion has never had a greater purpose

Here at SEPA, we’re connected by a passion that drives us to be purposeful in every action we take - to protect our environment. Through our expertise, we lead projects that make a difference for Scotland, and our workplaces are grounded in respect for that expertise.

That’s why, when you join us as Data Engineer, you’ll discover enriching benefits, meaningful support, and opportunities to learn every day. That’s what it means to be Passionately Purposeful - for our environment, and for your career.

What You’ll Do

In this role, your work will support teams across the organisation. You will:

• Collaborate with data customers, subject matter experts and data architects to deliver data sources, integrated datasets, and data & analytics services.
• Develop, test and maintain data pipelines, warehouses, lakes, semantic models and reports.
• Build and support elements of SEPA’s data platform.
• Implement security and access controls for data at rest and in motion.
• Apply engineering standards, quality assurance and agile practices in all delivery.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

Essential skills and expereince you must have are:

• Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of common data architectures and modelling techniques (warehousing, data lake, medallion, data mesh, 3NF, dimensional / Kimball).
• Hands on experience with Azure data and analytics services (Fabric, Databricks, Power BI, Synapse, Delta Lake, PySpark / SparkSQL, SQL DW).
• Practical understanding of governance, security and data management using tools such as Purview, Entra ID, RBAC and Azure Monitor.

Experience with agile delivery and DevOps practices (IaC, testing, monitoring version control).

Please open the link to the Data Engineer role profile which outlines the core responsibilities and expectations of the role within a defined activity family. Please note the role profile name may be different to the job title being advertised.

Support that goes beyond the workplace

We’re cultivating a workplace that supports not only your passion and your professional lives, but your personal life. So, you’ll find benefits that make a difference at work and at home. Such as:

• Hybrid and Flexible working opportunities
• Up to 35 days annual leave and 7 additional public holidays each year (pro rata)
• Paid time off to support your Wellbeing and enable you to Volunteer in your community
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Progressive Family Friendly policies
• Training & development to enable colleagues to improve their skills, competencies and knowledge to perform at their best.
  
  

Plus, many more lifestyle benefits such as 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform, credit union facilities and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme.

Passionately you. Purposefully supportive

SEPA is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and good relations in everything it does - as a community leader, as a provider and commissioner of services, and as an employer.

Passionately Purposeful about Scotland’s environment - and your career.

Protecting our environment, promoting our work, and supporting our people, working at SEPA means being part of an organisation that’s grounded in respect for your expertise - and your wellbeing. So you can be your best, and make the biggest impact.

We recruit solely based on merit. Our shortlisting process is conducted on an anonymous basis. Please ensure that you include all relevant information when you apply.

We support flexible working arrangements to help you maintain a healthy balance between career and homelife. This includes working part time, reduced hours, job sharing, working remotely. As a flexible first employer we are open to having conversations about flexible working arrangements that work for you and SEPA from day 1 of your employment with us.

We are proud to be a 'Disability Confident' employer and will work to identify and implement reasonable adjustments and equipment to support you in the role that you do.

Applicants with a visual impairment can request job descriptions and application forms in Braille, large print or on tape.

For the security and wellbeing of our colleagues, successful candidates will undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checks including a level one Disclosure Scotland check.

If you have questions or need any assistance with the recruitment process please contact SEPA’s Recruitment Team at recruitment@sepa.org.uk