SW Secure Data Environment Senior Data Engineer

NHS Jobs; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking an SW Secure Data Environment Senior Data Engineer to design, build and support advanced data pipelines in a health and research context. The role focuses on secure data handling and integration for large health datasets.

Strong collaboration with researchers, suppliers and partner organisations is essential. The candidate will lead data engineering efforts, mentor engineers and ensure compliance with information governance and security standards while delivering

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent senior-level experience.
• Extensive experience designing and building data pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling and data quality.
• Experience with governance, security, and compliance concepts.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver complex data engineering projects on time.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers.
• Collaborate with researchers, providers and partners across organisations.
• Translate complex data requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure data quality and interoperability across systems.

Skills

Data engineering

Leadership

Data modelling

Data governance

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Python

ETL tools

Data integration

Job description

SW Secure Data Environment Senior Data Engineer

Essential Educated to master's level or equivalent senior-level experience within a specialist data, analytics, digital or technical environment. Significant experience designing, developing and supporting complex data pipelines, transformations and data integration solutions. Strong hands-on experience using SQL, Python and relevant modern data engineering tools and technologies. Experience working with large-scale health, research, public sector or similarly complex datasets. Strong knowledge of data modelling, data quality assurance, metadata management and data validation techniques. Ability to analyse complex datasets, data structures and technical requirements and determine appropriate engineering approaches. Experience planning and delivering complex data engineering or integration activity within agreed timescales and resources. Ability to manage multiple projects, technical priorities and deliverables simultaneously. Experience providing technical leadership, peer review, mentoring and guidance to engineers or technical colleagues. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex requirements and explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve complex data quality, integration and interoperability issues. Understanding of information governance, cyber security, data protection and relevant compliance requirements. Ability to work collaboratively with data providers, researchers, suppliers and partner organisations across organisational boundaries. Commitment to technical quality, inclusive working, knowledge sharing, innovation and continuous improvement. Desirable Experience working with NHS data, health research infrastructure, Secure Data Environments or Trusted Research Environments. Knowledge of NHS datasets, coding systems, data standards and healthcare information flows. Experience of cloud-based data engineering using Azure, AWS or an equivalent platform. Experience of DevOps, automation, infrastructure-as-code or platform engineering approaches. Knowledge of interoperability standards or common data models such as OMOP, FHIR or openEHR. Knowledge of SATRE, the Data Security and Protection Toolkit, ISO 27001 or other relevant security and assurance frameworks.