Senior Data Engineer

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Seaton Delaval; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and maintain a robust data platform. Candidates should have advanced computing skills in SQL and Python, alongside experience with Microsoft Fabric. This role offers extensive benefits including a health and well-being programme, flexible working opportunities, and generous leave and pension schemes.

Benefits

Extensive health and well-being programme

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave and pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Highly advanced computing skills, adaptability to new software.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, the Trust’s main data platform.
• Compliance with Fit and Proper Person Requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the data platform.
• Support operational systems, business intelligence, and analytics.
• Select effective methods for data engineering processes.

Skills

Advanced computing skills (SQL, Python, PySpark, Power Query, DAX)

Experience with Microsoft Fabric

Job description

As a Senior Data Engineer in the Data Platform team you will:

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the data platform, including storage, data movement, and transformation.
• Use data modelling and engineering skills to support operational systems, business intelligence, and analytics.
• Select the most effective methods to design efficient data engineering processes.
• Optimise performance of the data platform.
• Contribute to the development and enforcement of departmental standards to ensure consistency, accuracy, reliability, and compliance.
• Produce and maintain high‑quality documentation.

About the Trust

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust manages hospitals and community health services throughout Northumberland and North Tyneside, including the state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. Our focus is on providing high quality, patient‑centred care while supporting staff to offer exceptional experiences to every patient and service user.

Qualifications

• Highly advanced computing skills, such as SQL, Python, PySpark, Power Query, or DAX, with the ability to adapt to new software.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, the Trust’s main data platform.
• Compliance with Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) and any additional pre‑employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England guidance.
• Applicants from the Armed Forces, with disabilities requiring workplace support, and those meeting the essential criteria will be offered interview guarantees.

Benefits and Working Conditions

• Extensive staff health and well‑being programme, including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub.
• Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups.
• Range of flexible working opportunities – work on site at least three days per week with reasonable arrangements.
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme.
• Access to a lease‑car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies).
• Opportunities for professional development through our training programmes.
• Access to a savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and other under‑represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and proud of our Gold Award from the Defence Recognition Scheme.

Recruitment Process

Applicants should read the applicant guidance notes before submitting their application. If you require reasonable adjustments to attend an interview, please contact our HR Recruitment Team at 0191 203 1415 option 2. Note that successful applicants may be required to pay for their own DBS certification via salary deduction.