Senior Data Engineer: Scalable Pipelines & Data Quality

Government Recruitment Service; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Birmingham is seeking a skilled data engineer to build and maintain secure data pipelines, ensuring compliance and data quality. The role involves collaboration across teams to design robust ETL solutions and automate deployment processes. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in data engineering, particularly with ETL/streaming pipelines, and a strong grasp of data modeling standards. This position offers the opportunity to drive evidence-based policy and improve data accessibility across government operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and developing ETL and streaming data solutions.
• Knowledge of data modelling, lineage and quality standards.
• Familiar with cloud and on-premise data storage and processing.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain ETL and streaming data pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with government data standards.
• Collaborate with analysts and data scientists for effective data products.

Skills

ETL and streaming pipelines design

Data modelling and quality standards

Cloud platforms optimization

API integration

Automation using CI/CD tools

Collaboration with data teams

Data security and compliance

Mentoring junior engineers

Tools

CI/CD tools

Observability tools

Job description

A government agency in Birmingham is seeking a skilled data engineer to build and maintain secure data pipelines, ensuring compliance and data quality. The role involves collaboration across teams to design robust ETL solutions and automate deployment processes. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in data engineering, particularly with ETL/streaming pipelines, and a strong grasp of data modeling standards. This position offers the opportunity to drive evidence-based policy and improve data accessibility across government operations.