Lead Data Engineer

Government Recruitment Service; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Salford is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, deliver and support high-quality data solutions that enable data-driven decision making. You will lead end-to-end data integrations, ETL workflows and text analysis, ensuring compliance with Home Office data quality, governance and security standards.

The role offers hybrid working with some office presence and a salary from £62,732 per year.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver and support end-to-end data solutions enabling data-driven decision making.
• Translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable data pipelines.
• Lead data integrations, ETL processes and text analysis from multiple sources.
• Champion data quality, governance and security standards across projects.
• Shape and implement the data engineering roadmap, promoting best practices and automation.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders across teams to align with priorities.

Job description

Lead Data Engineer

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: from £62,732 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Salford

Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 26 Oct 2026

Closing date: 9 Nov 2026

This role will be based in National Data Quality Improvement Service (NDQIS) team. NDQIS is a national service for policing that uses rule based to improve the quality, consistency and comparability of police recorded crime data submitted to the Home Office.

As a Lead Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, delivering and supporting high-quality end-to-end data solutions that enable effective data-driven decision making. Working across the full delivery lifecycle, you will translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable and secure data pipelines, ensuring compliance with Home Office data quality, governance and security standards.

You will lead the design and implementation of complex data integrations and text analysis methodologies, ETL processes and automated workflows, bringing together information from multiple internal and external sources. Working closely with technical and business stakeholders, you will ensure solutions are reliable, resilient and aligned with organisational objectives.

You will shape and implement the data engineering vision and roadmap, promoting best practice, innovation and continuous improvement. Driving automation and championing data quality, you will ensure solutions remain maintainable, cost-effective and scalable. You will build strong relationships across technical and non-technical communities, influencing decision-making and ensuring services align with organisational priorities and user needs.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.

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