Data/Analytics Engineer

Origin – Great homes, positive people and strong communities.

Salary £60,060 per annum + benefits.

An inspiring past and a bright future.

A home is the essential foundation for a good quality of life, so what we do every day really matters to the wellbeing of our communities. Here at Origin, we trace our roots back almost 100 years, building and managing high quality homes as well as providing support services and housing for those who are most vulnerable in London and Hertfordshire. We work to provide safe, decent affordable homes and support for individuals and communities.

Focused on our residents, our driving ambition is to provide services that make people’s lives easier, and homes and communities they can be proud to live in. We are ‘not for profit’ and reinvest all our surpluses back into our varied and vibrant neighbourhoods.

What you will do:

• Develop and maintain a modern data warehouse solution using databricks and dbt.
• Designing and implementing data pipelines to bring data into our datalake.
• Managing and maintaining the data platform.
• Producing analytical solutions through Power BI to support self-service reporting across the organisation.
• Collaborating with other data professionals and business users to understand and meet their data needs.

Skills and experience we'd like you to have:

• Experience in analytics, data engineering or business intelligence.
• A solid background working with SQL, preferably using modern data tools (such as dbt and databricks).
• Experience using or an appetite to learn dbt - some exposure to Azure, Fivetran and Power BI would also be beneficial
• Knowledge of data modelling and data quality best practices.
• A passion for social housing and a commitment to Origin Housing’s values and vision.

Our Values

Our core values are at the heart of how we work

• Take the lead
• Create energy
• Build trust
• Be generous
• Stay grounded
• Remember the little things

We're committed to the wellbeing of our people and in creating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Our benefits to you

• Origin’s ways of working make it easier for you to balance work and home life. You will benefit from flexible working which offers you the opportunity to work from where you are most effective, with the technology and equipment you need, as well as access to flexible space for collaborative working.
• A generous 25-day holiday allowance plus bank holidays, that increases with time, with the opportunity to buy and sell leave.
• The salary of £60,060 per annum + benefits.
• 2 additional ‘giving something back’ volunteer days.
• A pension scheme with contributions from 4% - 8% of your salary.
• Family leave, compassionate leave and enhanced maternity pay.
• Simply Health cash plan providing money back when you spend on health appointments including physiotherapy, dental and opticians.
• Interest free loans to help spread the cost of a season ticket or another big purchase.
• Annual staff conference, team away days and annual team meal allowance.
• Access to Perk Box for fantastic savings on everyday purchases and much more.
• Free employee assistance programme.
• Opportunities to join staff network groups.
• Refer a friend bonus.

We’re also committed to ensuring that our people have access to an excellent range of learning and development opportunities including our induction programme, course sponsorship, leadership development, mentoring and talent schemes along with professional membership if it’s a requirement to your role.

Tell us your story

We are looking forward to learning about you. Please help us get to know you by sending your latest CV and covering letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the requirements for the role of Data Engineer**.**

Closing date for applications: 3rd October 2024

Please note that suitable candidates will be invited to interview throughout the application window and therefore the vacancy may close at short notice. However, all candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application and therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.