Senior Data Engineer (£44,241 - £58,997)
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £44,241 per year |
| Additional salary information: | An additional Government Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £14,756. Candidates based in Yeading will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 440652 |
Summary
Build, maintain and optimise scalable, secure data pipelines and platforms that enable analytics, reporting and operational data products across government. Work with data architects, analysts and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust ETL/streaming solutions, ensure data quality and compliance with standards, and drive automation and reuse to support evidence‑based policy and service delivery.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Design, build and operate ETL and streaming pipelines for large, varied datasets.
Implement and enforce data modelling, lineage and quality standards.
Optimise storage, processing and query performance on cloud/on‑prem platforms.
Integrate data sources via APIs, batch and real‑time ingestion methods.
Automate deployment, testing and monitoring using CI/CD and observability tools.
Collaborate with analysts, data scientists and product teams to deliver reusable data products.
Ensure data security, access controls and compliance with government data standards.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices and documentation.
For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Design, build and operate ETL and streaming pipelines for large, varied datasets.
Implement and enforce data modelling, lineage and quality standards.
Optimise storage, processing and query performance on cloud/on‑prem platforms.
Integrate data sources via APIs, batch and real‑time ingestion methods.
Automate deployment, testing and monitoring using CI/CD and observability tools.
Collaborate with analysts, data scientists and product teams to deliver reusable data products.
Ensure data security, access controls and compliance with government data standards.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices and documentation.
For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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