Junior Data Engineer

Agena Group is on an exciting and ambitious growth trajectory with diversification and innovation at its heart, underpinned by strong social value and ESG credentials, and celebrated as a multiple-award winner. Yes, our roots are in car-park management, however, we’re so much more - expanding into new verticals to disrupt industry norms and elevate our sector with technology-led solutions that deliver measurable business impact for our clients, as well as improve the public’s everyday experience of travel and parking.

This role is based at Atria, in Stafford.

Position:

We are looking for a Junior Data Engineer to join our team in Stafford. You will work as part of a wider engineering team, contributing to the build and deployment of our emerging Lakehouse data project.

Responsibilities And Duties

• To actively seek out solutions that add value across the business and develop tools/reports that further assist in the day to day running of the operation
• Build and maintain ETL data pipelines using Python and SQL on the AWS cloud platform, primarily to support Microsoft PowerBI reporting.
• Identify opportunities to optimise queries and SQL, to improve reporting performance.
• Deploy applications and pipelines to the AWS platform using infrastructure as code.
• Support the wider business by helping colleagues to satisfy complex business data requirements.
  
  

Requirements:

Essential Skills

• Confident writing Python applications, especially for data applications
• Strong knowledge and capability writing complex SQL queries
• Experience with relational databases e.g. MySQL/PostGres
• Can write good quality Object Oriented code
• Competent working with version control systems e,g. Git/SVN
  
  

Desirable Skills

• AWS platform knowledge or equivalent (Azure/GCP)
• Experience working with PySpark, Pandas and other data engineering libraries
• Ability to deploy applications using pipelines with IaaC (CDK/Terraform)
• Exposure to containerisation e.g. Docker
• Experience with Microsoft PowerBI
  
  

Who You Are

• Recent software engineering/computer science or similar graduate or equivalent work experience in the area of data engineering
• An enthusiastic learner, keen to rapidly develop new skills.
• Problem solving mindset and able to work independently, but also ask the right questions, taking responsibility for your work.
  
  

Agena Values

We believe that the way we do business is as important as the business that we do. Operating with integrity and high ethical standards is the Agena Group way. Our values reinforce our behaviours and what is important to us. Living these values is essential to our success.

• Ambitious: we aim for world class service
• Disruptive: we're here to change the industry
• Ethical: we do things for the right reasons
• Insightful: we use research to guide our decisions
• Collaborative: We're better when we work together
• Innovative: we help people see things differently
  
  

Other information:

Salary: £32,000 per annum

Reports to: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Stafford with hybrid flexibilities

Additional Information

• Selection process: Application – Initial Short Teams Call with Head of Engineering– Small take home challenge – Face to face interview with the Senior Software Engineer.
• Don’t worry – no LEET code assessments!
• You must be able to legally live and work in the UK and be based near Stafford
• The postholder will be required to travel to external meetings on occasion by most effective means available
• This role is available as part of a hybrid working environment from Stafford
  
  

What We Offer/ Benefits

We know there’s more to life than work – that’s why when you join Agena, you’ll get your pick of our amazing benefits through our Enjoy Benefits platform. That includes discounts on gym memberships, travel bookings, high street vouchers and days out. You can also benefit from Technology benefits, Wellness benefits, Health Care plans and Car Lease benefits and much more.

• Incremental holiday increases to recognise long service
• 2 volunteering days a year
• Unlock your potential with our training, learning & development, and apprenticeship options throughout your career
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• EV Charging points at office locations
• Regular team/company socials
• Team events from breakfasts for charity, social drinks in your local office location to book clubs, environmental initiatives, and lunch and learns.
  
  

We are proud to be certified Carbon Neutral and hold ISO Accreditations for Quality Management, Environmental Management and Information Security Management.

We are a Mindful Employer and are committed to supporting your mental health at work.

The Agena Group are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format, or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact [email protected]

We welcome all applicants, including those with unspent convictions. If disclosed during recruitment or after a conditional offer, we may conduct a DBS check and, with consent, liaise with a probation officer if relevant. Disclosures are handled sensitively and assessed individually, in line with our policy. A criminal record does not automatically disqualify candidates.

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