Developer - National Data Warehouse

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Summary of the work An experienced developer is needed to: Work on the continuous development of HEE's National Data Warehouse (SQL server 2016, which is deployed on Azure) Onboard 100+ datasets into the National Data Warehouse and refine these to meet user needs. Specialist role Developer Expected Contract Length Three months Latest start date Monday 22 April 2019 Maximum Day Rate We decided not to set a maximum day rate or disclose our budget constraints. We seek excellent value for money and affordability. Early Market Engagement - Who Speclialist Work With You'll be expected to work with the following: - Scrum Master, Service Manager (Product Owner) and wider Team (incl. data analysts, other developers and senior management) Stakeholders such as: - Business Managers and subject experts - Others involved in the education and training of the multi professional healthcare workforce What Specialists Work On The Health Education England Data Programme has been established with the aim of providing the business with ‘a single source of the truth’ via the National Data Warehouse. The Data Warehouse is SQL server 2016 based service and consists of a number of database servers deployed in the Azure cloud environment. Our current requirements framework has identified over 100 datasets that need to be onboarded to meet user needs. Skills & Experience • Have Microsoft Azure, particularly with reference to data warehouse architecture (IaaS and PaaS) • Have database development using SSMS 2014 or higher experience • Have ETL development / deployment using SSIS 2014 or higher experience • Have data modelling / validation experiences • Have DBA skills (server management, SQL jobs management, scheduling, scaling, backup / restore, security, account management / permissions, server objects, replication) • Have process automation experience • Have BI tools (particularly Tableau / PowerBI) experience • Have experience of different flavours of SQL (MySQL, Postgres etc) • Have experience of Python, PowerShell, Bash • Have experience of source control (preferably Git) • Have experience of orchestration options • Have experience of collaboration tools (e.g. MS Teams / Slack / JIRA) • Have experience of Agile working methods Nice to Haves • Communicate effectively, with a friendly, approachable manner • Collaborate with / challenge / assist HEE staff to identify, develop and deploy best practice approaches to data warehousing • Work using our own agile project management approach, taking independent responsibility for significant work • Work with analysts to assist with data set specifications and the formulation of data models for data set representation in the data warehouse. • Assess analysts' abilities to conduct their own on-boarding activities, configuring jobs and automation, identifying suitable data sets and providing training as appropriate • Support process design and maintain documentation, including training manuals / user guidance • Work within a healthcare domain with awareness of maintaining confidentiality and implementing data protection legislation / information governance requirements • Identify and manage / report risks Work Location Health Education England Floor 3 Stewart House Russell Square London WC1B 5DN Working Arrangments To be in the London office for core days and flexible working is subject to arrangement. The role is outside of IR35. With regards to time frames that we are working to: Shortlisting week commencing 8th April Interviews week commencing 15th April (we will conduct Skype interviews on Monday followed by in person interviews Wednesday onwards) Start week commencing 22nd April Security Clearance No Additional T&Cs The awarded supplier will also need to adhere to the principles set out in the standard NHS Terms and Conditions. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 10 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work transparently and collaboratively in a no-blame culture, encouraging all to fail fast and learn from mistakes • Demonstrate experience of supporting and coaching other team members • Evidence their confidence to challenge the status quo • Evidence ability to work with clients with low technical expertise • Evidence of taking responsibility for their work Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 20% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there a current incumbent and if so are they reapplying? There is no incumbent in post. 2. Is there an incumbent in post? There is no incumbent in post. 3. Please can you confirm if there is an incumbent? There is no incumbent in post. 4. Please can you confirm if this is a new requirement as I have spoken to a couple of specialists this morning who have advised me that they were approached last week ? We have run a number of traditional recruitment rounds over the last few months to try to recruit to this post without success. This is a new requirement on the Digital Marketplace, published for the first time today. 5. Is there any way HEE can trim the essential and nice to have skills?It will be very hard to secure the best consultants if they are to complete over 2000 word document for a 3 month contract without a guarantee of an interview. Unfortunately we are not able to trim the essential and nice to have skills after an advert has been posted. HEE seeks high caliber specialists and providing this detail should not be an onerous task for them. 6. What is the max rate you are looking to pay for this role? We decided not to set a maximum day rate or disclose our budget constraints. We seek excellent value for money and affordability. 7. The developer will need to be in the London office for core days. Please could you clarify how many days per week, the resource is likely to be required on-site in London and how many days they could work remotely. The resource will need to be in the London office a minimum three days a week. 8. Would you be open to more than one developer? Perhaps a small team of 2-3 individuals. For this particular advert we are looking for one developer.