Grade 6£27,269 - £30,060 (as of April 2024 pay band figures)The Cheshire West and Chester Council Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) department has recently undergone a huge transformation and is looking for a Junior Data Engineer to support the implementation of data flows and connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems.For more information on the role and the DDAT department, please visit the Digital, Data and Technology recruitment siteClosing date for applications: Midnight on 7th September 2025OrganisationCheshire West and Chester CouncilLocationEllesmere PortJob CategoryICTGradeCWAC NJC - Grade 6Salary Min£27,269Salary Max£30,060Hours per week37Weeks per year52.143Employment TypePermanentClosing Date07/09/2025Ref NoW3931Documents(PDF, 329.81kb)Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money, and Empowerment.Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can THRIVE – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money, and Empowerment.Cheshire West and Chester Council's Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) department is looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Junior Data Engineer to support the implementation of data flows and connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems. There will be a focus on re-engineering manual data flows to enable scaling and repeatable use of data and automate core business intelligence reports, particularly to support statutory returns. The Junior Data Engineer will support other Data Engineers in building accessible data for on-going analysis by Data Scientist and Business Analysts. This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly created and progressive team with big ambitions for the future. This role is a Grade 6, £27,269 - £30,060 (as of April 2024 pay band figures).For more information on the role and the DDAT department, please visit the Digital, Data and Technology recruitment siteClosing date for applications: Midnight on 7th September 2025Responsibilities include:Reviewing data quality and integrity, ensuring data is available consistently, to agreed quality standards and in a timely manner throughout the organisation.Contributing to designing efficient data pipelines and flows, without data loss and maintaining data quality, to meet both individual service and organisational wide requirements as set out in the agreed data model for the CouncilCollaborating with data science and analytics teams, to support them to ensure that they have access to the right datasets, appropriately cleansed and formatted, enabling them to derive valuable council insightContributing to scaling data solutions, ensuring these continue to meet increasing demands for data by reviewing storage requirements, optimising data flows and integrating new technologiesContributing to data security and compliance, working closely with data engineering manager, other data engineers, data ethics and the security architect to safeguard the Council’s data assets and ensuring regulatoryThe ideal candidate will NVQ Level 3 or equivalent along with experience in computing, ideally with data engineering specialism, some experience of data engineering, knowledge of industry standard data warehousing tools and platforms and an awareness of data encryption, masking, and compliance standards. They should also have an understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, normalisation, and denormalisation and have proficiency in languages commonly used in data engineering, such as python, Java, Scala, and SQL.For more detailed information on what the role involves and person specification requirements, please review the job profile.By joining Cheshire West and Chester Council, you will be part of a GOLD Investors in People (IiP) organisation which is focused on building a stronger future where we all play our part in thriving, caring and sustainable communities.To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please seeNo candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the for more information.Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours.For any technical enquiries please email and quote job reference number in all correspondence.
