Technical Specialist (Data & Analytics Enablement)

NHS Scotland; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Work-life balance policies

Occupational health services

Learning resources centres

Discounted leisure benefits

Job summary

PSD Scotland, part of the NHS Scotland family, invites applications for a Technical Specialist in Data & Analytics within the Enablement Service. You will help design, build and optimise data products that underpin national services.

You will translate complex business needs into scalable data architectures, pipelines and reporting outputs, using Agile/DevOps practices, with collaboration across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing and implementing data and analytics solutions.
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills.
• Experience with Agile/DevOps delivery lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support data pipelines and data warehousing solutions.
• Translate business needs into robust analytics products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor colleagues.

Skills

Data warehousing

ETL/ELT development

SQL

Structured data

Semi-structured data

Power BI

Tools

Power BI

Job description

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). 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.

About The Organisation

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

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Data & Analytics team as a Technical Specialist within our Enablement Service, contributing to the design, build and ongoing support of high-quality data solutions that underpin national services.

Working within a multidisciplinary environment, the postholder will play a key role across the full product lifecycle - from understanding business requirements and designing data architectures, through to development, deployment and ongoing optimisation of data products.

You will work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate complex business needs into robust, scalable data and analytics solutions. This includes developing data pipelines, building and maintaining data warehousing solutions, and delivering insightful reporting and visualisation outputs to support decision making.

The role involves working within modern delivery frameworks such as Agile and DevOps, contributing to delivery planning, and ensuring solutions are implemented to a high technical standard. You will also support continuous improvement activities, troubleshoot complex issues, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of our data platforms.

As part of a collaborative team, you will share knowledge, support less experienced colleagues, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

The Candidate

We are looking for a motivated and skilled technical specialist with demonstrable experience in designing, developing and implementing data and analytics solutions.

You will have strong technical capability, including experience in data warehousing, ETL/ELT development, and working with structured and semi-structured data, alongside advanced SQL skills.

You will be confident in translating business requirements into technical solutions and delivering high-quality outputs to solve complex problems.

Experience of working across the full delivery lifecycle within Agile, DevOps or similar frameworks is essential, along with the ability to plan and manage your own workload and contribute effectively within a team environment.

You will have experience of collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders and communicating complex technical concepts clearly to different audiences.

The Successful Candidate Will Also Demonstrate

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to deliver against competing priorities
• A proactive and self-motivated approach
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• A commitment to quality, accuracy and continuous improvement
• A collaborative mindset, with experience of supporting or mentoring colleagues

Desirable experience includes working with modern data platforms, cloud technologies and tools such as Power BI or similar, as well as awareness of emerging trends in data and analytics.

Location and Working Pattern:

Currently hybrid working with bases in Glasgow and Edinburgh

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

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.

Inclusion

Public Services Delivery 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. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on [e-mail]

Further Information

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact [e-mail] and include the job title and job reference number in your email.

Closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 30th September 2026. Please note this vacancy may close earlier than the published closing date if a high volume of applications is received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. Applications received before closure will be assessed fairly and consistently against the published essential criteria contained within the person specification.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in 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.

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