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Salary for this Role:
From 38226 with benefits subject to skills and experience.
Job Title:
Data Platform EngineerReports to:
Karen AmbroseClosing Date:
13/Apr/2025 23.59 GMTJob Description:
Data Platform Engineer
Reports to: Chief Data Office ITO
This is a 1 year Fixed Term position on Crick Terms and Conditions of Employment.
About us
The Francis Crick Institute is Europes largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our worldclass scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer heart disease infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.
The Crick is a place for collaboration innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with stateoftheart infrastructure cuttingedge facilities and a creative and curious culture. Weve removed traditional boundaries of departments divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher. This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out highquality pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.
About the role
We are looking for a Data platform engineer to join the Data Management & Analytics Platform Team.
If you have a degree in Computer Science or a related field or have work related experience this may be the perfect opportunity for you.
The focuses of this role will be the management and optimisation of the trusted research environments (TRE) Trellis the Crick data platform to support the development and utilisation of the Crick data platform and the associated processes (backup recovery archive performance optimisation feed monitoring etc) to help us meet our worldclass aspirations.
You will be using platforms such as Snowflake ServiceNow as well as scripting. You will also have the opportunities to expand in other projects which is why knowledge of programming in Python and database technology (relational or NoSQL will be key.
As a Data platform engineer at the Crick you will be working in an open and collaborative environment which will give you the opportunity to grow and expand your skillset exploring new dimensions and ways of working. Collaboration is key at the Crick therefore youll be able to engage with colleagues across various departments and be able to foster positive relationships with stakeholders contributing to a collaborative work environment.
You will be joining a skilled team of diversely experienced staff the collaborative nature of the Crick will give you an opportunity to tap into the wider team expertise across department and develop your own skillset.
What you will be doing
As a Data platform engineer at the Crick you will:
- Working on the Trusted Research Environment TRELLIS on process improvement implementation and ongoing onboarding of new projects using this service. Liaising with internal scientists and external institutes to make sure the service is provided at the highest levels. Works with multiple teams and supports training for other members of ITO where applicable.
- Contributes to the infrastructure for all data transfer tools within the system administration team includes experiences with but not limited to Lambda function GitHub actions and snowflake services.
- Contributes to the delivery of new and enhanced infrastructure services and service component including working with small teams to deliver technical evaluation proof of concept demonstrations acceptance testing and user and processfocused deliverables. Defining key actions for delivery of the project project plan and outline appropriate timelines.
- Transform cleanse and target data for immediate consumption by business intelligence and advanced analytics solutions and support the migration of specialist prototype data solutions into production quality services for the Crick with exposure to Power BI and Power Platform components to support dashboarding and reporting processes.
- Integrate pipelines with both internal and external APIs and platforms with varying complexity and requirements.
About you
You will bring
- An undergraduate degree in Computer Science (or similar) other science discipline or non degree equivalent experience considered.
- Experience of Snowflake data platform infrastructure setup development maintenance and support.
- Exposure to Enterprise Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI and IT Service Intelligence tools such as Splunk.
- Development skills using scripting languages such as PowerShell and Python
- Experience with both relational and nonrelational databases such as MSSQL Server MySQLPostgreSQL and MongoDB
- Experience of database design development and management and knowledge & understanding of ETL tools
- Experience with objectbased storage solutions such as Azure Blob Storage and AWS S3.
To see the complete Job Description click here for more info.
About Working at the Crick
Our values
Everyone who works at the Crick has a valuable role to play in advancing the Cricks mission and shaping our culture!
- We arebold. We make space for creative dynamic and imaginative ideas and approaches. Were not afraid to do things differently.
- We areopen. Were highly collaborative and interactive and make sure our activities are visible to the outside world.
- We arecollegial. We show respect for one another work cooperatively and support the wider community.
At the Francis Crick Institute we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving innovation and scientific discovery. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to succeed regardless of their background identity or personal circumstances. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all genders ethnicities abilities and experiences. We want to ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so well make reasonable adjustments if you need them just let us know when you apply. If you need assistance with applying (i.e. would like to apply by phone or post)please email
To find out more about life at the Crick click here.
What will you receive
At the Francis Crick Institute we value our team members and are proud to offer an extensive range of benefits to support their wellbeing and development:
- Generous Leave: 28 days of annual leave plus three additional days over Christmas and bank holidays.
- Pension Scheme: Defined contribution pension with employer contributions of up to 16.
- Health & Wellbeing:
- 24/7 GP consultation services.
- Occupational health services and mental health support programs.
- Eye care vouchers and discounted healthcare plans.
- WorkLife Balance:
- Backup care for dependents.
- Childcare support allowance.
- Annual leave purchase options.
- Perks:
- Discounted gym memberships biketowork scheme and shopping discounts.
- Subsidised onsite restaurant and social spaces for team interaction.
- Development & Recognition: Comprehensive training mentoring and a pay structure with performancelinked progression.
Find out what benefits the Crick has to offer:
For more information on our great pay and benefits package please click here: Diversity & Inclusion:
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of ethnicity nationality gender sexual orientation gender identity religion pregnancy age disability or civil partnership marital or family status. We particularly welcome applications from people who are Minority Ethnic as they are currently underrepresented in the Crick at this level.
Diversity is essential to excellence in scientific endeavour. It increases breadth and perspective leading to more innovation and creativity. We want the Crick to be a place where everyone feels valued and where diversity is celebrated and seen as part of the foundation for our Institutes success.
The Crick is committed to creating equality of opportunity and promoting diversity and inclusivity. We all share in the responsibility to actively promote dignity respect inclusivity and equal treatment and it is our aim to ensure that these principles are reflected and implemented in all strategies policies and practices.
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