Data Migration Developer/Analyst – HR and Payroll Transformation Programme at London School of Economics and Political Science

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

Salary from £50,606 to £58,505 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £65,157 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed term appointment for 9 months

LSE is currently undertaking a significant transformation Programme to replace its core HR, Recruitment, and Payroll systems and to redefine and modernise HR and payroll operations with a strong focus on data. This is a unique opportunity for the School to modernise its business processes, to streamline how things are done and to demonstrate quality and value for money. Within the Programme, the Data project will review the current state of HR data, identify issues with data quality and coverage, cleanse and prepare the data for migration to new systems, and embed data governance and data management practices.

We currently have an opportunity for a Data Migration Developer/Analyst who will work as part of the project team to lead on data migration activities.

Working closely with the HR Information and Systems Manager and Data Functional Lead, the successful candidates will have:

o   Demonstrable experience of working on migration projects

o   Strong Oracle database and server experience

o   Experience of creating and maintaining ETL processes across mixed technologies and platforms.

o   Able to set up and create data pipelines for data wrangling and transformation using relevant Python libraries.

o   Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a good command of spoken and written English.

LSE is a campus-based university and staff are expected to attend the London campus in fulfilling their role. We are adopting hybrid working and therefore can accept applications from all parts of the UK, provided the applicant is able to travel periodically to the London campus.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please click the ‘Apply’ button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email HR.Payroll.Programme@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 24  January 2024 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications