Data Engineer
| Posting date: | 27 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 March 2026 |
| Location: | St Ives, PE27 4LG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9448-26-0063 |
Summary
As a Data Engineer, you will: Build, test and maintain scalable data pipelines using Azure Synapse Pipelines and Data Lake Storage Develop and maintain solutions to support the NHS Federated Data Platform Contribute to the design and automation of data flows that replace manual processes and improve efficiency Apply DevOps practices including source control, CI/CD and sprint-based delivery using Azure DevOps and Jira Collaborate with BI Developers to ensure data products meet operational, analytical and service needs Contribute to technical documentation, metadata and data cataloguing using Microsoft Purview Support the development and implementation of Purview design and data management standards Participate in QA, peer review and continuous improvement of shared data assets and pipelines Ensure data engineering solutions comply with information governance, security and data protection requirements within NHS and organisational policy Where applicable, contribute to data engineering processes that support statutory national datasets such as CSDS and MHSDS Communication Proactively engage with team members and stakeholders to gather data and technical requirements and support the development of effective working relationships, verbally and in writing Attend relevant internal and external meetings on behalf of the team where appropriate Communicate developments within the data platform and pipeline architecture to colleagues and stakeholders to support transparency and shared understandingPeople Management Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process. Research & Development Keep up to date with developments in data engineering tooling and platforms including Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Fabric, SQL Server, Spark and related Microsoft releases Maintain awareness of emerging approaches in data architecture, data modelling, pipeline design, automation and DevOps practices relevant to the analytics and data platform landscape Ensure ongoing personal and professional development by staying current with technologies, standards and best practice across data engineering, data governance and cloud-based data services Clinical and Practice Governance Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Any data that is must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies. The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes. The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by the trust. The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required. The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.