Details
Reference number
439627
Salary
£42,500 - £45,700
This salary includes the Government Digital and Data pay Supplement which is payable from January 2026.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Higher Executive Officer### Contract type
Permanent### Business area
HMLR - Data and Register Integrity### Type of role
Analytical
Architecture and Data
Digital
Engineering
Information Technology### Working pattern
Full-time, Job share, Part-time### Number of jobs available
4
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About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location
Croydon, London (region), CR0 2AQ : Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 2WT : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WSAbout the job
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Data and Register Integrity directorate for 4 Data Engineers.
Please see the attached Candidate Pack for more information.
Job description
As Data Engineer you will work closely with senior data engineering colleagues and other professions across the organisation to collaboratively deliver robust, resilient data systems, complex data flows and data products data for analytics, business intelligence (BI) and information services.
You will collaborate across functional areas, applying your practical experience in Data Engineering to successfully support meeting delivery targets within agile teams.
You will assist the Senior Data Engineer in opportunity discovery and solution development for technical prototypes and production-ready solutions. Activities may include problem discovery, research of new technologies and techniques, prototyping and implementing pre-Discovery solutions. You will support the on-going development and improvement of Data Engineering solutions in production.
For more information about the role and the full Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Pack.
Person specification
To be successful in this role, it is essential you have the following:-
Experience of communicating between the technical and non-technical: you can explain why it's important to communicate technical concepts in non-technical language and explain the types of communication that can be used with internal and external stakeholders, and their impact.
Experience of data analysis and synthesis: you can undertake data profiling and source system analysis and present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data
Experience of the data development process: you can design, build and test data products based on feeds from multiple systems, using a range of different storage technologies, access methods or both, and create repeatable and reusable products.
Experience of data integration design: you can deliver data solutions in accordance with agreed organisational standards that ensure services are resilient, scalable and future-proof.
Experience of data modelling: you can explain the concepts and principles of data modelling, produce, maintain and update relevant data models for an organisation’s specific needs and reverse-engineer data models from a live system.
Experience of programming and build (data engineering): you can design, code, test, correct and document simple programs or scripts under the direction of others.
Experience of demonstrating technical understanding: you can understand the core technical concepts related to the role, and apply them with guidance.
For more information about the role and the full Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Pack.
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Experience of using a unified engine for large-scale data analytics (e.g. Spark/PySpark); • Experience in writing, testing, implementing scripts (e.g. Python, Scala); • Experience of cloud data stack (e.g. SageMaker Notebooks, S3, Glue, Athena).
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £42,500, HM Land Registry contributes £12,312 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.#WeAreHMLR
At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.
We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.
We have integrity– we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
We drive innovation– we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
We are professional– we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
We give assurance– we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.
You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.
We are working with our recruitment partner (Inspire People) for this campaign.
Submit your CV on Inspire People’s website link.
Inspire People will assess your CV and compile a longlist of applications for HM Land Registry to sift.
If you progress through this stage, you will need to complete a short, pre-recorded video with Inspire People. Alternatively, you can provide written answers to the questions. HM Land Registry will then sift these applications.
Please make sure your CV outlines how you meet the Essential Experience
Successful candidates at sift will be invited to a blended interview, of which more information will be issued by Inspire at the time.
Candidates can refer to notes within their video interview but they should be used as a prompt only.
HM Land Registry is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage may get an invitation to interview. If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.
We are unable to offer a Skilled Worker Visa for this role, you must have the RTW in the UK.
HMLR expect everyone to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office.
You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website
The post will require a Security Check and will therefore be subject to further background checks, including meeting the UK minimum residency requirement of 5 years. Further details of the process and checks can be found here:
National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you would like to find out more about the role, the Data Engineering capability and what it’s like to work at HMLR, a Hiring Manager Q\&A session where you can virtually 'meet the team' will be held via Teams on Tuesday, 6th of January at 12:30pm. Please register your interest here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-engineers-hmlr-tickets-1977021430318?aff\=oddtdtcreator
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.### Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .
See our vetting charter .
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)
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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.### Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.### Contact point for applicants
Job contact :Name : Zymante Gintalaite - Inspire People
Email : zymante@inspirepeople.net
Telephone : 0207 871 8556
Recruitment teamEmail : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/