Lead Data Engineer - Enterprise services
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £62,109 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 February 2026 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 442083 |
Summary
Lead Data Engineer x2 (DSA) - Data Services and Analytics (DSA) is the part of HO Digital which leads the build of data products to integrate data from multiple sources, and then deliver products for business intelligence, reporting and data science. DSA has the ambition to be one of the leading providers of insight services in UK Government and is currently growing significantly with over 300 colleagues, providing services to variety of functions within the Home Office.
These roles focus on delivering scalable cloud based data engineering by developing complex AWS data pipelines and high quality data models. With a large focus being DevOps automation with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, Java based service support, Dynatrace monitoring integration, and managing CI/CD pipelines using Drone. You’ll also drive event driven architectures with Kafka and ensure reliable, well governed datasets that enable data driven decision making across the organisation.
Lead Data Engineer x 2 (EUC&C) – The End User Compute and Collaboration (EUC&C) team develops and delivers a range of Microsoft 365 solutions, including Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power Platform, and Office applications. These tools support collaboration and productivity across the organisation.
We are establishing a new data capability to drive the adoption of data driven insights across the organisation’s product and service landscape. Working on end-to-end solutions in both AWS and Azure, using languages including Python, SQL, and PowerShell and orchestration platforms such as Glue and Fabric, you will lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust, scalable data pipelines. You’ll work closely with senior data colleagues and key stakeholders to shape and deliver EUC&C’s data vision.
These roles focus on delivering scalable cloud based data engineering by developing complex AWS data pipelines and high quality data models. With a large focus being DevOps automation with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, Java based service support, Dynatrace monitoring integration, and managing CI/CD pipelines using Drone. You’ll also drive event driven architectures with Kafka and ensure reliable, well governed datasets that enable data driven decision making across the organisation.
Lead Data Engineer x 2 (EUC&C) – The End User Compute and Collaboration (EUC&C) team develops and delivers a range of Microsoft 365 solutions, including Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power Platform, and Office applications. These tools support collaboration and productivity across the organisation.
We are establishing a new data capability to drive the adoption of data driven insights across the organisation’s product and service landscape. Working on end-to-end solutions in both AWS and Azure, using languages including Python, SQL, and PowerShell and orchestration platforms such as Glue and Fabric, you will lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust, scalable data pipelines. You’ll work closely with senior data colleagues and key stakeholders to shape and deliver EUC&C’s data vision.
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