Lead Data Engineer – Cloud Platform & Health Analytics

Thames Valley ICB; Windsor; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Technical training and career progress

Collaborative, multidisciplinary team

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Thames Valley ICB is recruiting a Senior Data Engineer (Band 8a) to design, build and operate a modern cloud-based data platform. You will lead technical delivery, mentor engineers and ensure secure, scalable pipelines for analytics, population health insights and emerging AI use cases.

Working under the Head of Data Engineering - Connected Care, you will shape delivery, set standards and engage stakeholders across NHS and partner organisations.

Qualifications

• Master's level education or equivalent senior technical experience in data engineering/digital environments.
• Extensive knowledge of data engineering, cloud-based data platforms, integration and analytics enablement.
• Post-qualification CPD in data engineering, cloud technologies, governance or related disciplines.
• Understanding of NHS data strategy and how it influences platform delivery.
• Membership of professional bodies or relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Data Engineer) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build and operation of the enterprise data platform and integration services.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership and mentorship to data engineers.
• Deliver secure, scalable data pipelines for analytics, reporting and AI use cases.
• Oversee cloud platform operations, optimisation and continuous improvement.
• Promote standards, patterns and documentation across the data engineering function.
• Explain designs, risks and issues to technical/non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Data engineering

Azure cloud

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science/Data Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Azure technologies

Job description

Thames Valley ICB is recruiting a Senior Data Engineer (Band 8a) to design, build and operate a modern cloud-based data platform. You will lead technical delivery, mentor engineers and ensure secure, scalable pipelines for analytics, population health insights and emerging AI use cases.

Working under the Head of Data Engineering - Connected Care, you will shape delivery, set standards and engage stakeholders across NHS and partner organisations.