Senior Database Engineer - West Yorkshire Pension Fund

WYPF; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Career progression

Professional development

Job summary

West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) is seeking a Senior Database Engineer/Developer to join our Chief Executive's Office in Bradford. You will own complex data migrations and design robust database solutions for multiple pension clients.

Working in a collaborative, flexible hybrid environment, you will work with internal and external teams to ensure data integrity, security and scalable performance of payroll and pension systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in database development, management and development coding.
• Expert knowledge of SQL and relational database design.
• Experience with MySQL, T-SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server.

Responsibilities

• Develops the design and strategy for large-scale client and data migrations.
• Sets migration strategy for external pension funds into WYPF from a technology perspective.
• Develops WYPF code and applications to stay feature-rich and market-leading.
• Designs, builds, and maintains robust databases with data integrity, security, scalability and performance.

Skills

SQL

Database design

Migration experience

Decision making

Python

C#/NET

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

MySQL

T-SQL

PostgreSQL

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

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Senior Database Engineer - West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Job Reference bradfordmbc/TP/1974/2188

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Aldermanbury House, Godwin Street, Bradford

Closing Date:

28/10/2026

Job Category:

IT/Software Development

Department:

Chief Executive's Office

Service:

Job Introduction

Are you passionate about developing bespoke applications and supporting innovative pension administration systems?

West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) is seeking a highly organised and detail conscious Senior Database Engineer/Developer to join our team.

You will play a key role in bringing on new client's data and setting up payroll to ensure pensioners continue enjoying their benefits plus working with external and internal development teams supporting multiple clients contributing to the ongoing success and growth of WYPF.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops the overall design and strategy of large-scale core client and data migrations, solutions and delivery.
• Sets the strategy for individual client migrations of external pension funds into WYPF from a technology perspective in terms of both target platform and migration approach.
• Develops WYPF own code and applications that allows WYPF to be industry leading in feature rich code and services and provide WYPF USP's in the marketplace e.g. WYPF's payroll and HMRC systems.
• Designs, builds, and maintains robust databases and systems, ensuring data integrity and security, scalability, and performance.

About You

We are looking for somebody who likes to develop/program and is a natural completer finisher of work. Enjoys working both in a team and individually and is naturally curious about new technology, AI and automation. Managing SQL databases should be second nature and it would be helpful to have some .NET and/or Python experience.

Essential Experience and Skills

• Expert knowledge of migration of clients from different providers and client set up processes.
• Experience of making effective decisions through the analysis of technical information and executing them.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in database development, management and development coding.
• Expert understanding of SQL and relational database design.
• Experience with database technologies such as MySQL, TSQL, Python, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server.

What We Offer

• Career progression through a structured grading system.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements and a supportive team environment.
• The chance to make a real impact on public sector pension administration.

Special Conditions

• The post requires a DBS check.
• Must be prepared to travel for meetings and training as required.