Overview

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Here at BPP Education Group, an opportunity within the School of Technology has arisen for an experienced and methodical individual to join the team as a Data Engineer Tutor. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality teaching and learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, reflecting the current skills and capability requirements of corporate employers. Tutors must have significant professional experience in their discipline, as well as the enthusiasm to pass their passion for their specialist area on to students, learners, clients and peers.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement. We value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity.

What you’ll be doing

The BPP School of Technology is recruiting a Data Engineer professional and Tutor to support the teaching of the Level 5 Data Engineering programme, predominantly online. We are looking for practitioners with a keen sense of the corporate context, who are excited by the prospect of using their professional expertise to develop careers through higher education. We are interested in hearing from practitioners with teaching experience in higher education across our apprenticeship programmes, including those who may not come from a teaching background but wish to pursue higher education.

Areas of focus include:

• Python Programming & Command Line Scripting
• Networking & Cyber Security
• Production Environment

Responsibilities may include curriculum and content design, assessment development, marking, supervision, student cohort management, and teaching. Teaching of our apprenticeship provision is primarily online via the Adobe Connect platform. Teaching hours are predominantly Monday – Friday (9.00am – 5.00pm).

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this role you will need a proven track record in the following areas:

Experience, Skills & Qualifications required - Essential

Experience

Relevant professional experience in industry.

Qualifications

Industry experience working in a Data Engineering role or similar.

Development

• For those not currently holding either a teaching qualification or a Fellowship of the HEA membership, a commitment to achieving these through BPP\'s PGCLT or HEA scheme is essential.
• A commitment to engage with our Learning and Teaching CPD resources.

Skills

• Excellent command of the English language
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• The ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload
• The ability to work well in a team and be collaborative
• Commerciality
• Digital literacy
• Self-motivation
• Act on feedback

Tools

• SQL
• Cloud Engineering (current teaching on AWS; understanding of other CSPs is acceptable)
• Git
• Bash

Values

• Everybody Matters
• Trust and Respect
• Stronger Together
• Student, Learner and Client Centric

Desirable

Experience

• Experience teaching online
• Experience using Adobe Connect
• Relevant academic experience in Higher Education

Qualifications

• A Level 6/7 or equivalent qualification is preferred (you may teach at degree level too)
• Other industry-related professional accreditations and/or certifications

Skills/Tools

• Cyber security
• Networking
• Streaming services (e.g. Red Panda, Confluent)
• DevOps
• Software Engineering

Note: the successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.

We are a Disability Confident employer and welcome reasonable adjustments for the interview process.

BPP actively promotes equality of opportunity and will select candidates based on skills, qualifications and experience. Where posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a DBS check may be required in addition to online checks as part of safeguarding and recruitment practices.

BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Education

Industries

• Professional Training and Coaching

Note: this description is intended to provide a summary of the role and is not an exhaustive list of duties.