Apprentice Data Engineer (L5)
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Company: DVSA
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Location: Birmingham, B33 0TJ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £30,485.00 per year
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Sector: Digital
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Ref: NAS-1000264557
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Application Deadline Date: 12/07/2026
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Start Date: 28/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday able to work flexible hours within the hours of 8.00am - 6.00pm. Currently colleagues are working a hybrid pattern between home and office (office 60%)
Brief Description
As an Associate Data Engineer, you will help the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency gather, organise, and use data effectively. You will work in a busy environment alongside experts in policy, data analysis, software, IT, and business analysis to support the agency’s data needs and drive improvements based on solid insights.
Training to be Provided
- At the end of this apprenticeship, you will hold a Level 5 qualification as a Data Engineer
- Training will be fully supported online with a dedicated skills coach, with support to complete the 6 hours a week off the job learning in the workplace
- Learning will be delivered flexibly online
Future Prospects
- Within the Civil Service there are lots of opportunities for progression both inside the DVSA and in other departments
- A qualification as a data engineer would qualify you to apply for many future roles
- DVSA and the wider Civil Service has excellent further training opportunities available
Vacancy Detail
- With the support of a senior data engineer, provide input to the technical assurance of proposed IT solutions to ensure they meet design expectations, fulfil business requirements, and adhere to best practices
- Document the design/technical specifications in response to agreed user requirements to enable clear communication among stakeholders and maintain consistency for current and future implementations
- Learn and execute data profiling techniques and source system analysis to understand dataset structures, quality, and potential issues for more informed decision-making
- Practice writing clean and maintainable code to promote software sustainability, reduce technical debt, and make future maintenance and extension easier for the team