Data Engineer

Salford Council; Salford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A municipal authority in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Data Engineer to design and operate modern data platforms. You will develop data engineering solutions for analytics and AI, ensuring data quality and security. The ideal candidate has proven experience in cloud-native platforms and data lifecycle management. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment committed to improving public services through innovative data use.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in designing, building and operating data platforms in production environments.
• Strong experience with cloud-native platforms and data pipelines.
• Ability to balance robustness, scalability and cost of solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data engineering solutions supporting analytics and AI use cases.
• Translate service and reporting needs into sustainable data solutions.
• Shape how data is ingested, structured, governed and shared.

Skills

Building and operating data platforms

Data pipelines

Managing data lifecycle

Cloud-native platforms

Data governance

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced data engineer to play a key role in building and operating the council s modern data platforms. You'll design, develop and run data engineering solutions supporting analytics, insight and AI use cases. Working with lakehouse-style architectures and cloud platforms, you'll take ownership of data pipelines and data lifecycle management.

The role is hands‑on and delivery‑focused and you'll work closely with analytics, AI and digital portfolio teams to translate service and reporting needs into sustainable data solutions. You'll shape how data is ingested, structured, governed and shared across the organisation, ensuring data is secure, high quality and fit for purpose.

You're a data engineer with demonstrable experience of designing, building and operating data platforms in production environments. You're comfortable working in cloud‑native platforms and have strong experience with data pipelines, modern data architectures and managing data across its full lifecycle.

You can balance robustness, scalability and cost of solutions whilst maintaining high standards of data quality. You enjoy working collaboratively, translating service needs into technical solutions and supporting others to make effective use of shared data platforms and data governance.

You're passionate, continuously developing your skills, and motivated by the opportunity to use data to improve public services.

Salford is an ambitious, globally connected city with a strong digital and innovation ecosystem centred around MediaCity and the University of Salford. Salford City Council is investing in modern data and digital platforms to transform how public services are designed, delivered and improved.

Our growing AI & Data function sits at the heart of this transformation. We are building modern, cloud‑based data platforms that enable trusted insight, support intelligent services, and provide the foundations for responsible AI. Our work directly supports the council s ambition to create a fairer, greener and healthier Salford by making better use of data across the organisation., Want to know more about Salford?

As an authority we are dedicated to improving the lives of our residents, and as an employer we are passionate about helping individuals to thrive in their work. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture and are proud of our professional accreditations which champion this.

Find out about our city as a place to live, work & grow, and learn more about the amazing work we are doing. You ll also find out about the wealth of benefits we have to offer you on our Salford pages!

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