Principal Data Engineer | Digital Services

Lancashire County Council; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking an exceptional Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of modern data solutions that improve services for residents. This key leadership role focuses on driving innovation through data within our digital services transformation.

The role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary, and generous Local Government Pension Scheme benefits. You will mentor engineers, design scalable pipelines, and own end-to-end data solutions while collaborating

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data engineering and cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
• Strong experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and data lakes.
• Advanced SQL and data modelling skills.
• Experience building APIs and integration services.
• Proven leadership and mentoring capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of data and integration engineers.
• Design and deliver scalable data platforms and pipelines.
• Own end-to-end data engineering solutions.
• Drive modern cloud data architecture using Azure technologies.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and service teams.
• Champion best practice in data engineering and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Azure

ETL/ELT

Data lakes

SQL

Data modelling

APIs

Mentoring

Job description

Salary 51,356

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55,612 Per Annum (Pay Award Pending) | Permanent | Full time, 37 hours per week | Hybrid working

Shape the Future of Data in Lancashire

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

We are looking for an exceptional Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of modern data solutions that directly improve services for residents across Lancashire.

This is a key leadership role at the heart of our Digital Services transformation, driving innovation through data.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and mentor a team of data and integration engineers
• Design and deliver scalable data platforms and pipelines
• Own end-to-end data engineering solutions
• Drive modern cloud data architecture using Azure technologies
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and service teams
• Champion best practice in data engineering and governance

About You

• Extensive experience in data engineering and cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Strong experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and data lakes
• Advanced SQL and data modelling skills
• Experience building APIs and integration services
• Proven leadership and mentoring capability

Why Join Us

• Work on meaningful projects that impact public services
• Be part of a large-scale digital transformation
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme and benefits

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council.

However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation. Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities.

Job Description & Person Specification

Full time

Posting Date: 2026-09-07

Closing date: 27 September 2026