Data Engineer

Hutchison Ports have an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer to join the team.

Location: Felixstowe, Suffolk

Salary: £59,675 per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

About Us:

The Port of Felixstowe is Britain’s biggest and busiest container port, and one of the largest in Europe. The port handles more than 4 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) and welcomes approximately 3,000 ships each year, including the largest container vessels afloat today – crucially, the port provides some of the deepest water close to the open sea of any European port. Around 17 shipping lines operate from Felixstowe, offering 33 services to and from over 700 ports around the world.

Together with its unrivalled rail and road links connecting the port to distribution hubs in the Midlands and elsewhere in the UK, Felixstowe plays a pivotal role in keeping the UK’s trade moving, and delivers real benefits to customers, the community and the industry.

Data Engineer – The Role:

The Data Engineer is a newly created role, which will play a key part in feeding the business data growing needs both nationally and internationally. You will be expected to identify, create, maintain, optimise and redevelop SQL tables, procedures and ETL algorithms both new and legacy.

The role will involve supporting business data-driven transformation by creating robust data extraction and transformation procedures, providing consistent information on a timely manner, creating new data sources, and extracting new information out of existing or new systems and document source-to-target mappings where required.

Data Engineer – Key Responsibilities:

- Identify, create, maintain, optimise and redevelop SQL tables, procedures and ETL algorithms both new and legacy

- Providing data to the different business areas in a fast-paced, but consistent and accurate manner

- Automate existing processes to streamline and optimize team’s workload and the business as a whole

- Work with areas of the business and external suppliers to ensure the most effective means of storing, processing and utilising key data

- Develop and exploit new technologies to the fullest potential through working pro-actively with other teams in the business (e.g. IT and the wider Hutchison Port Holdings group)

Data Engineer – You:

Essential:

- Strong computer & numerical ability communication skills (data) to translate technical concepts into non-technical language

- In-depth knowledge in the application of Data Engineering tools and techniques and integration in accordance with defined standards

- Experience of using Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and Database Management

- Proven experience in handling large datasets using SQL and databases in a business environment

- Knowledge in the use, design and implementation of MI Systems and BI Tools

- Proficiency in Data Engineering tools and techniques in accordance with defined standards

- Capable of communicating technical information to non-technical stakeholders; internal and external stakeholders

Desirable:

- Graduate level in Computer Science or related field is desirable. Post-Graduate level preferred

- Previous Experience working as a Data Engineer or the ability to prove one’s capabilities in the topic desirable

- Knowledge on App development and integration, version control and DevOps

- Knowledge on Python, Java and Object-Oriented Programming

Data Engineer – Benefits:

- 24 days annual leave + bank holidays

- Generous Pension Contribution & Life Cover

- Private Health Care

- Company-wide Mobile Discounts

- Discretionary Bonus

-Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity Pay

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Employee Assistant Programme

- Long Service Awards

- Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives  

- Employer Supported Volunteering Programme

To submit your application for this exciting Data Engineer opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now