Data (Product) Engineer

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA); Swansea; Hybrid; GBP 33,300 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Civil Service Pension 28.97%

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Free parking

On-site nursery, restaurants and café

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working options

Learning and development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Swansea is recruiting a Data (Product) Engineer to join our data platform team to help build and maintain data products that enable better decisions, insights and services across the DVLA.

You will work hands-on to build and support data pipelines, develop data models and write transformation logic using SQL, Python, Databricks and Apache Spark, while following engineering standards and contributing across the full product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Build, maintain or support data pipelines and data products.
• Model data, including dimensional models (facts and dimensions).
• Work with SQL and Python to transform data and implement logic.
• Batch or streaming data processing to support live products.
• Monitor and troubleshoot live data products and improve performance.

Responsibilities

• Support data products and their users to provide accessible data for analysis.
• Build and maintain data products and services on batch and streaming tech.
• Be an active part of an agile delivery squad across the full product lifecycle.
• Develop and compare data models using recognised tools and standards.
• Understand data processing performance tuning and its benefits, improving resilience.
• Improve the performance and resilience of data products.

Skills

SQL

Python

Databricks

Apache Spark

Data pipelines

Data models

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Location: Swansea (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

The salary of £39,163, includes a base salary of £35,663 and a non-pensionable Recruitment and Retention Allowance of £3,500

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

We are seeking a Data (Product) Engineer to join our data platform team to help us build and maintain data products that enable better decisions, insights and services across the DVLA.

You will build and support data pipelines, develop data models and write transformation logic, ensuring data is accurate, accessible and fit for purpose. The role requires practical ability to work with technologies such as SQL, Python, Databricks and Apache Spark.

This is a hands‑on role. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, following established engineering standards and contributing across the full product lifecycle. You will support live data products — improving performance, investigating issues and keeping things reliable. You will work closely with data users and stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure what we deliver meets their needs.

While you will not be responsible for building or operating the underlying data platform, you will contribute to the direction and standards for how data products are designed, built and maintained. You will be expected to write clean, maintainable code, follow good engineering practices and contribute to a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Top Responsibilities

• Support data products and their users to provide accessible data for analysis
• Build and maintain data products, tools, services built on batch and streaming technologies
• Being an active part of an agile delivery squad and contributing to full product lifecycle
• Develop and compare data models using recognised tools and standards
• Develop understanding of data processing system performance tuning and its benefits
• Improve the performance and resilience of data products

• Best in class learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues
• Generous employer contribution of 28.9%, depending on chosen pension scheme
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
• Digital communities with clear career frameworks
• On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 each year (up to 30) & 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Free parking

About You

We welcome applications from anyone with relevant technical skills. You could have a background in data engineering, software engineering, analysis or data science. We are looking for people who enjoy building things with data and care about doing it well.

You will have experience of:

• Building, maintaining or supporting data pipelines and data products
• Data modelling, including dimensional models (facts and dimensions)
• Working with SQL and Python
• Batch or streaming data processing
• Supporting live data products — monitoring, troubleshooting, improving performance

You will also be familiar with:

Software engineering practices such as version control (e.g. git), automated testing, code review and CI/CD

• Agile ways of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Data compliance and security fundamentals, including classification and secure handling

You will also be someone who:

• Works collaboratively with data users and stakeholders to understand what they need
• Cares about engineering standards, code quality and continuous improvement
• Can investigate problems and implement practical solutions

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 9th August 2026