Data Engineer — Build Scalable Public Data Pipelines

Nationalarchives; Greater London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Archives in the United Kingdom is seeking a Data Engineer to join the small, dynamic Digital Archiving team. You will help transform how archival data is managed, structured, and enriched, unlocking its value for public use and discovery.

The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines using Python, SQL, and a range of data formats. It is a permanent, full-time position offering a salary of approximately £45,000 per year with opportunities to grow as digital archiving advances.

Qualifications

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Experience with modern data architectures and databases.
• Interest in digital archiving and public data access.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, repeatable data pipelines (ETL/ELT) to transform archival data.
• Collaborate with the Digital Archiving team to enrich and integrate archival data for public use.

Tools

Python

SQL

Shell scripting

Talend

XSLT

XML

CSV

JSON

RDF

RDBMS

NoSQL

Graph databases

Job description

The National Archives in the United Kingdom is seeking a Data Engineer to join the small, dynamic Digital Archiving team. You will help transform how archival data is managed, structured, and enriched, unlocking its value for public use and discovery.

The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines using Python, SQL, and a range of data formats. It is a permanent, full-time position offering a salary of approximately £45,000 per year with opportunities to grow as digital archiving advances.