This is a great opportunity to join Agilysis as a Data Technician Apprentice as part of their early careers programme, Momentum.
The post holder will undertake the 15-month (+ 3 months End Point Assessment) Level 3 Data Technician Apprenticeship whilst on a fantastic apprentice salary of £16,500-£19,500 depending on experience.
Data are the lifeblood of Agilysis. Data, however, are always changing as are the requirements we have from data. Data Technicians are responsible for running ETL processes, routine data linking, everyday management and provision processes across a variety of platforms and technologies. They are also responsible for enacting day-to-day tasks in managing the Agilysis technical estate.
The purpose of this role is to work as part of a specialist technical team, using and developing understanding of databases, data management and analysis to support a range of projects and solutions.
The technical team works with the Agilysis Product Portfolio and alongside the Consultancy team, providing the critical data management function, enabling access to data, providing and assisting with analysis and visualisation.
Data Technicians carry out important work maintaining and operating the Agilysis data platform. They enact ETL and data management processes, contribute to the management of the technical infrastructure and estate and ensure data and process quality at all times.
Key Responsibilities
Resource Monitoring
- Performing basic technical operations on cloud resources
- Assisting the team with implementing technical changes to the data platform
- Taking backups and performing other routine maintenance according to defined procedures
- Monitoring the health of the data platform and greater cloud estate
Data Processing and Management
- Assisting the team with maintaining a catalogue of data
- Monitoring existing vendors for changes and updates to data supply, noting any changes
- Executing existing analytics pipelines
- Ad-hoc data ordering and processing
- Executing ETL code for repeatable imports
- Executing existing code and procedures to transform data
Analysis and Product support
- Responding to technical questions from customers with regard to Agilysis products.
- Executing tests and other quality assurance procedures
- Assisting the team with the deployment and rollout of product and data updates
- Assisting the team with technical investigations and problem resolution, including bug reports from customers.
- Contributing minor bug fixes and minor changes to the Agilysis codebase
- Assisting the wider team with:
- Basic provision of custom datasets for analysis
- Implementing basic computational analysis
- Rendering data into visual forms
The Level 3 Apprenticeship will provide skills and experience in:
- Communication and Compliance:
- Communication and Legislation
- Functional Skills in English and Maths (where required)
- Data Collection and Validation:
- Data Gathering
- Data Analysis and Validation
- Data Insight and Reporting
- Data Analysis and Validation
- Data Presentation
- Optional AI Modules
- Introduction to AI
- Generative AI
In addition to the training delivered through the Level 3 Apprenticeship, dedicated training and mentoring will be provided through Agilysis’ early careers programme, Momentum. Helping early careers professionals with joining the workplace, modules will cover:
- Microsoft Office suite
- “Being a consultant”
- Business Communications
- Project Management
- Report Writing
- Industry-specific training (including collision investigations, road environment and assessment, data and modelling, human factors and behaviour change, and vehicle technologies).
Skills and knowledge learned from these two training strands will be applied to real-world client work, allowing the postholder to demonstrate their skills and learning.
