Senior Data & Reporting Engineer | Hybrid & Azure

Network Rail; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave

Flexible/hybrid working

Annual leave up to 28 days + holidays

Discounts on stations

Defined benefit pension

Train ticket discounts for dependents

Travel loan

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking an experienced engineer to own the MyRoster reporting estate and support Azure-hosted data services. You will work with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure data solutions and guide a team of developers in best practices.

You’ll contribute to the evolution of the Data as a Service platform and help drive automation, analytics and AI-enabled improvements across critical business operations.

Qualifications

• Strong experience developing and supporting SQL Server databases and reporting solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-hosted environments.
• Experience developing business-critical software solutions and data integrations.
• Knowledge of APIs, data services and modern software development practices.
• Strong problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience coaching or mentoring other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the MyRoster reporting estate, developing and maintaining SQL Server databases, stored procedures, reporting solutions and supporting data structures.
• Support the Data as a Service (DaaS) roadmap, ensuring secure, scalable solutions aligned with governance and architecture.
• Manage Azure-hosted environments, coordinating upgrades, security improvements and platform enhancements.
• Collaborate with Digital, Data & Technology, DevOps, Asset Management and stakeholders to deliver technical change and continuous service improvements.
• Mentor and support developers across the team, promoting best practices and building technical capability.
• Support the Business Systems web and data estate, offering technical expertise and resolving complex issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer outcomes through automation, analytics, AI and emerging tech.

Skills

SQL Server

Azure

APIs

Data integrations

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Job description

Network Rail is seeking an experienced engineer to own the MyRoster reporting estate and support Azure-hosted data services. You will work with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure data solutions and guide a team of developers in best practices.

You’ll contribute to the evolution of the Data as a Service platform and help drive automation, analytics and AI-enabled improvements across critical business operations.