Data Engineer

Description

Summary of the work Cyber Mission Data-Alpha(CMD-A) shall improve the quality of Defence data, through new data structures to enable data exploitation through Machine Learning and Data Science. CMD-A will facilitate the delivery of new Cyber Insights upon data currently held and identify information to assist decision making whilst saving resource effort through automation. Specialist role Data engineer Expected Contract Length 18 months Latest start date Tuesday 13 April 2021 Maximum Day Rate £750 per day MAX. (excluding VAT and inclusive of T&S) Who Speclialist Work With The Data Engineer will work within the multi-disciplined Cyber Mission Data Alpha team. This team consists of Authority Crown Servants, current contract supplier technical resource, and separately procured technical resource. The Cyber Mission Data Alpha team fits within the current construct of the Data as a Service function, which forms part of the wider Defence Cyber Operations. What Specialists Work On Data Engineers are responsible for implementing the designs of the data engineering community, applying data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems. You shall document source-to-target mappings and re-engineer manual data flows to enable scaling and repeatable use while supporting the build of data streaming systems. You shall write ETL scripts and code to make sure the ETL process performs optimally and develop business intelligence reports that can be re-used build accessible data for analysis. Skills & Experience • Proven experience as a Data Engineer (10%) • BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field; graduate degree in Data Engineering or other numerical field is preferred (10%) • Experience in data mining (5%) • Awareness of machine-learning and operations research, statistical data analysis and data visualisation (4%) • Practitioner of R, SQL and Python. (5%) • Familiarity with Cloud Services (such as Azure, AWS & IBM). (4%) • Familiarity with Scala, Java or C++ is an asset (4%) • Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and data frameworks (e.g. Hadoop) (5%) • Experience of Agile development CI/CD pipeline. (5%) • Analytical mind set and business acumen (4%) • Problem-solving aptitude (4%) • Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences. (5%) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/data-engineer Nice to Haves • Experience with SIEM tools. • Previous experience working within a defence or intelligence environment • Previous experience working within a defensive cyber security environment • An existing portfolio which demonstrates aptitude and skills Work Location MOD Corsham / Working from home. Working Arrangments 5 days per week, either from MOD Corsham or working from home (to be agreed with the Authority). Security Clearance DV, although initially SC (must be held to start role) would be acceptable with the aim to acquire DV once onboarded. Sole UK nationality is required for this role. Additional T&Cs Off-payroll working rules apply (IR35 in-scope) No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers (1%) • be transparent and collaborative when making decisions (1%) • have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes (1%) • take responsibility for their work (1%) • share knowledge and experience with other team members (1%) Assessment Method Scenario or test Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 5% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there a current incumbent? Cyber Mission Data is a new project being stood up, and this is an entirely new role, so there is no current incumbent. 2. Is there a current incumbent or preferred supplier for this role please? Cyber Mission Data is a new project being stood up, and this is an entirely new role, so there is no current incumbent or preferred supplier for this role. 3. Is there a current or preferred incumbent for this?If there is any then please let us know what are the key pain points?Is this requirement inside or outside of IR35?" Cyber Mission Data is a new project being stood up, and this is an entirely new role, so there is no current incumbent.Inside IR35, off-payroll working rules apply." 4. Is there a current incumbent? Cyber Mission Data is a new project being stood up, and this is an entirely new role, so there is no current incumbent. 5. Is there an incumbent in the role?Is it a Ltd company or a service partner?If incumbent is this a need/desire to replace? Cyber Mission Data is a new project being stood up, and this is an entirely new role, so there is no current incumbent.The question in relation to whether it is a Ltd company or a service partner is not understood. Please re-word and re-submit. 6. Is there an incumbent suppplier curently providing this role? Cyber Mission Data is a new project being stood up, and this is an entirely new role, so there is no current incumbent. 7. Is there an incumbent currently in place? Cyber Mission Data is a new project being stood up, and this is an entirely new role, so there is no current incumbent.