Data Engineer

Full Job Description

RSR is a public safety, housing & enterprise security recruitment specialist. We assist public safety & housing employers find the right talent. We assist all employers when they want to source public safety, housing and enterprise security skills and experience.

RSR are currently recruiting on behalf of a policing client based in Hindlip for a Data Engineer.

The purpose of this role is to manage the Data Engineering capabilities, developing and implementing data access mechanisms as per the customer need ensuring that they are fit for purpose across the Force.

This is a full-time, permanent role, and offering a salary of £40,005 per annum.

Main Duties:

• Lead the Design, development and maintenance of new force BI capabilities in support of the force’s analytics strategy and vision.
• Capture and translate business requirements into specifications, then implement appropriate data access to allow analysts to create the required reports and dashboards.
• Develop and configure PowerBI datasets and workspaces.
• Working with others to develop and document domain knowledge of key systems in support of maximising the value of the data available.
• Working with the Data Management function to understand and remediate data quality issues.

Essential Requirements:

• A degree, or equivalent in a relevant field.
• A solid understanding of Business Intelligence toolsets, and how they fit in to end-to-end data infrastructure.
• Understanding of data integration issues (validation and cleaning), familiarity with complex data and structures.
• Experience with hands on development of BI tools and development of analytical products.
• Previous experience of policing data, and the needs of its users would be advantageous including knowledge of the National Intelligence Model (NIM) and other pertinent legislation to Intelligence (inc. RIPA and MoPI).
• Strategic development of Business Intelligence capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to produce and present concise reports.

Role is subject to vetting check at the relevant level.

If you would like to be considered for this position and have the relevant experience, then please send your CV to

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful.

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