Senior Digital, Data & Infrastructure Engineer

Transformation Unit; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior data engineering professional to provide specialist expertise in data engineering, cloud technologies, data integration and business intelligence to support analytics across the Cancer Alliance.

You will translate business requirements into technical specifications and develop secure, scalable data solutions that enable reporting, analysis and informed decision-making across multiple sources and partner organisations.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in a technical, digital, data engineering or computing discipline.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud based data platforms and how data engineering and platform design support large scale analytics and intelligence delivery.
• Significant equivalent experience in NHS or public sector digital or data platform roles.
• Postgraduate qualification in computer science, data engineering, cloud computing or related field.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g. cloud, data platform, infrastructure or security).

Responsibilities

• Apply specialist knowledge of data engineering, cloud technologies, data integration and business intelligence platforms to support the delivery of technical solutions that meet operational, analytical and reporting requirements.
• Translate business and information requirements into technical specifications and support the development of solutions that ensure cancer data from multiple sources is integrated, managed and made available for reporting, analysis and decision-making purposes.
• The role requires specialist knowledge of data engineering, cloud platforms, data modelling, data integration, digital infrastructure and NHS information standards, acquired through degree-level study, equivalent specialist training and significant practical experience.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Cancer Alliance, South Yorkshire ICB, NHS provider organisations and partner agencies to support the ongoing development of modern data and analytics capabilities and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
• The post holder will exercise professional judgement in resolving complex technical issues, adapting established approaches where appropriate and working within agreed policies, procedures and technical standards.

Skills

T-SQL

Spark SQL

Fabric pipelines

Fabric notebooks

Data flows

Data modelling

Cloud architecture

Data governance

Power BI integration

Python

Azure

NHS data standards

Education

Degree in data engineering or computing

Postgraduate qualification in CS/Data/Cloud

Professional certifications in cloud/data

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Azure

Job description

Main area South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Cancer Alliance Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 190-1985-DIR

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site ICB Headquarters Town Sheffield Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 02/11/2026

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The post holder will provide specialist digital, data and infrastructure engineering expertise to support business intelligence, reporting, analytics and insight across the South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Cancer
Alliance.

The post holder will develop, implement and maintain secure, reliable and scalable data solutions, data pipelines and supporting technical infrastructure that enable the effective delivery of cancer information
and intelligence services across the Cancer Alliance.

Main duties of the job

Working within agreed organisational strategies, technical frameworks, architecture standards and governance arrangements, the post holder will apply specialist knowledge of data engineering, cloud technologies, data integration and business intelligence platforms to support the delivery of technical solutions that meet operational, analytical and reporting requirements.

The post holder will translate business and information requirements into technical specifications and support the development of solutions that ensure cancer data from multiple sources is integrated, managed and made available for reporting, analysis and decision-making purposes.

The role requires specialist knowledge of data engineering, cloud platforms, data modelling, data integration, digital infrastructure and NHS information standards, acquired through degree-level study, equivalent specialist training and significant practical experience.

The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Cancer Alliance, South Yorkshire ICB, NHS provider organisations and partner agencies to support the ongoing development of modern
data and analytics capabilities and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

The post holder will exercise professional judgement in resolving complex technical issues, adapting established approaches where appropriate and working within agreed policies, procedures and technical standards.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Education and Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in a technical, digital, data engineering or computing discipline.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud based data platforms and how data engineering and platform design support large scale analytics and intelligence delivery.
• Significant equivalent experience in NHS or public sector digital or data platform roles.
• Postgraduate qualification in computer science, data engineering, cloud computing or related field.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g. cloud, data platform, infrastructure or security).

Experience

• Significant experience designing, building and operating data platforms or data engineering solutions.
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries in complex systems.
• Leading technical workstreams or platform components.
• Experience with data integration, modelling, validation and performance optimisation.
• Working with senior stakeholders to deliver technical solutions that meet strategic needs.
• Experience of health or care data environments.
• Experience supporting large scale, multi organisation platforms.
• Experience managing infrastructure services or technical suppliers.
• Experience enabling governed self service access to data.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong data engineering skills, including t-sql and spark spark sql; fabric or data factory pipelines; fabric notebook; data flows and data modelling.
• Understanding of cloud data architectures, platform services and infrastructure concepts.
• Experience designing secure, well governed data solutions.
• Strong problem solving and systems thinking capability.
• Excellent technical communication and documentation skills.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric, including data pipelines, Lakehouse/Warehouse concepts, semantic models or Power BI integration.
• Programming or orchestration tools (e.g. Python, DAX, Azure).
• Knowledge of NHS data governance and information standards.

Personal Qualities

• Professional, credible and resilient under pressure
• Comfortable working in complex, ambiguous technical environments.
• Collaborative, inclusive and values‑driven leadership style
• Committed to continuous personal and team development.

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Name Mathew Hird Job title Head of Business Intelligence and Analytics Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07921132363 Additional information

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