Senior Data Engineer — Pathogen Platform for Global Health

Ellison Institute of Technology; Oxford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology research institute in Oxford seeks a Senior Data Engineer to play a vital role in the Pathogen Program. The ideal candidate will design and support cloud-based data platforms that enable advanced analytics and drive innovation in pathogen monitoring and diagnostics. This role offers a competitive salary along with a suite of benefits, promoting a collaborative and inclusive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Enhanced holiday pay

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Hospital Cash Plan

Therapy Services

Perk Box

Electrical Car Scheme

Qualifications

• Deep experience in building modern data platforms using cloud-based architectures.
• Strong knowledge of data quality, data governance, and data cataloguing.
• Experience managing operational data stores with high availability and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support cloud-based data infrastructure.
• Ensure compliant and secure data access adhering to FAIR principles.
• Build scalable and high-performance data pipelines.

Skills

Cloud-based data platforms

Python

SQL

Data governance

ETL processes

Agile methodologies

Tools

Oracle OCI

AWS

Azure

Airflow

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading technology research institute in Oxford seeks a Senior Data Engineer to play a vital role in the Pathogen Program. The ideal candidate will design and support cloud-based data platforms that enable advanced analytics and drive innovation in pathogen monitoring and diagnostics. This role offers a competitive salary along with a suite of benefits, promoting a collaborative and inclusive working environment.