Senior Data Engineer

DVSA.GOV; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design and implement scalable data pipelines for analytics and business intelligence across multiple platforms. The role requires experience in AWS, data integration, and coding tools. Responsibilities include optimizing data processes, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The position offers flexible working options, a competitive salary, and excellent pension contributions, making it an enticing opportunity for professionals in the data engineering field.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Expertise in integrating and separating data feeds for enterprise-level products.
• Experience in enterprise-scale data integration procedures.
• Knowledge of cloud-based data tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate ETL and streaming pipelines.
• Implement data modelling and quality standards.
• Automate deployment and testing using CI/CD.

Skills

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or equivalent experience

Expertise in data integration

Coding tools and languages

Cloud-based tools including AWS and Azure

Job description

Senior Data Engineer

Location : Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham, Birmingham and Yeading.

Salary : Up to £58,997

Job summary

A DVSA Senior Data engineer is responsible for the design and implementation of numerous complex data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and BI systems.

DVSA Senior Data Engineers

• lead the build of data streaming systems
• optimize the code to ensure processes perform optimally
• lead work on database management
• recognize and share opportunities to re-use existing data flows
• coordinate project teams and set best practice and standards
• apply knowledge of systems integration to their work

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Job description

Build, maintain and optimise scalable, secure data pipelines and platforms that enable analytics, reporting and operational data products across government. Work with data architects, analysts and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust ETL / streaming solutions, ensure data quality and compliance with standards, and drive automation and reuse to support evidence‑based policy and service delivery.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to

Design, build and operate ETL and streaming pipelines for large, varied datasets.

Implement and enforce data modelling, lineage and quality standards.

Optimise storage, processing and query performance on cloud / on‑prem platforms.

Integrate data sources via APIs, batch and real‑time ingestion methods.

Automate deployment, testing and monitoring using CI / CD and observability tools.

Collaborate with analysts, data scientists and product teams to deliver reusable data products.

Ensure data security, access controls and compliance with government data standards.

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices and documentation.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience :

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or equivalent experience.

Expertise in integrating and separating data feeds to map, produce, transform, and test new data products at an enterprise level (Integrates and separates data feeds to map, produce, transform, and test new data products.

Experience in establishing enterprise‑scale data integration procedures across the data development lifecycle and ensuring that teams adhere to these. Managing resources to ensure that data services work effectively at an enterprise level.

Expertise in exposing data from systems, linking data from multiple systems and delivering streaming services.

Designing, writing, and iterating code from prototype to production ready. Understands security, accessibility, and version control. Can use a range of coding tools and languages.

Knowledge and understanding of a range of cloud‑based tools and technologies including AWS, Azure and RDBMS and the role of data integration and data process‑flow.

Has a demonstrable understanding of how to expose data from systems (for example, through APIs), link data from multiple systems and deliver streaming services.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,241, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £12,816 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits :

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24‑hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

To Apply

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