Senior Technical Consultant / Tech Lead (Data & Analytics)

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Comprehensive work life balance policy

Occupational health services

Learning resource centres

Discounted leisure, financial and shop

Job summary

Public Services Delivery Scotland is recruiting two Senior Technical Leaders in Data & Analytics to support BAU and Enablement services. Based in Edinburgh or Glasgow, the posts are permanent, 36 hours per week, with hybrid working patterns.

You will lead design and delivery of data, BI and analytics solutions, including data pipelines, warehousing and enterprise reporting; provide expert technical advice and assurance to stakeholders; mentor team members and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading the design, development and implementation of data, BI and analytics solutions, including data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines and enterprise reporting
• Strong technical expertise, including SQL and Python, and experience in coding, data processing and performance optimisation
• Proven ability to provide expert technical analysis and advice to stakeholders, and to act as a technical authority for solution design and delivery
• Experience working with ITIL/ITSM environments and understanding how strategy and policy inform operational delivery
• Ability to assess and manage technical risk, and to deliver innovative solutions to complex problems under pressure
• Experience delivering within structured delivery frameworks such as Agile or DevOps, with a track record of meeting project milestones
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a wide range of audiences
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, coordinate and delegate work effectively in a high‑pressure environment
• A proactive, solution‑focused mindset with a strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement
• A collaborative approach, with experience of mentoring, supporting and developing other team members

Responsibilities

• Lead design, delivery and ongoing support of data, BI and analytics solutions
• Design and implement data pipelines, data warehousing and enterprise reporting platforms
• Provide expert technical advice and assurance to internal and external stakeholders
• Support maintenance and enhancement of live services and adoption of new tools and best practices
• Balance competing priorities in a fast-paced service environment and manage incidents and change requests
• Contribute to continuous improvement and capability development across the service
• Mentor and develop team members

Skills

Data & analytics leadership

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT pipelines

Stakeholder management

Agile / DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

ITIL/ITSM

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

All potential applicants are encouraged to scroll through and read the complete job description before applying.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Senior Technical Consultant / Tech Lead (Data & Analytics) (1 x Business as Usual and 1 x Enablement Service)

On 1 April 2026, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.

As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland).

About the Organisation

This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long‑term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

The Post

Two senior technical leadership roles are available within the Data & Analytics Service, one supporting delivery across Business as Usual (BAU) and the second, supporting the wider Enablement function.

Postholders will act as technical leads, responsible for ensuring the design, delivery, and ongoing support of high-quality data and analytics solutions that underpin critical health and care services.

The roles will involve leading the design and implementation of data, BI and analytics solutions, including data pipelines, data warehousing, and enterprise reporting platforms.

You will provide expert technical advice and assurance to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that solutions are robust, scalable and aligned to organisational strategy and standards.

Working within a multi-disciplinary team, you will collaborate closely with Technical Analysts, Technical Specialists, and Service Delivery colleagues to support both the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of live services, as well as the adoption of new tools, standards and best practice through enablement activity.

The postholder will operate in a fast‑paced service environment, balancing competing priorities, responding to incidents and change requests, and ensuring delivery against agreed plans and milestones.

You will also contribute to continuous improvement, technical innovation and capability development, supporting a culture of knowledge sharing and technical excellence across the service.

The Candidate

We are seeking two experienced technical leaders with strong backgrounds in data and analytics delivery, and a proven ability to design and implement complex solutions within a service-oriented environment.

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:

• Significant experience in leading the design, development and implementation of data, BI and analytics solutions, including data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines and enterprise reporting solutions
• Strong technical expertise, including SQL and Python, and experience in coding, data processing and performance optimisation
• Proven ability to provide expert technical analysis and advice to stakeholders, and to act as a technical authority for solution design and delivery
• Experience working with ITIL/ITSM environments and understanding how strategy and policy inform operational delivery
• Ability to assess and manage technical risk, and to deliver innovative solutions to complex problems under pressure
• Experience of delivering within structured delivery frameworks such as Agile or DevOps, with a track record of meeting project milestones
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a wide range of audiences
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, coordinate and delegate work effectively in a high‑pressure environment
• A proactive, solution‑focused mindset with a strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement
• A collaborative approach, with experience of mentoring, supporting and developing other team members

Candidates will be educated to degree level (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline, with evidence of continued professional development.

Location and Working Pattern

These posts can be based at Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow.

Currently hybrid working.

Work pattern: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed.

Benefits

• Pension scheme
• Comprehensive work life balance policies
• Occupational health services
• Learning resource centres
• Discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits

HR Benefits Brochure

Inclusion: PSD Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome.

We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities.

This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies.

PSD Scotland has made a long‑term commitment to staff health and well‑being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace.

There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join.

We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such aim to guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.

As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSD Scotland to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey.

• We are an equal opportunities employer and as part of the Disability Confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies; however, where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance.

Administrative Information

Salary: Band 8A (65,125 – 70,303)

Job closing date: 30/09/2026

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 36

Locations: Edinburgh / Glasgow

Employer: Public Services Delivery Scotland

Department: Business Intelligence