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Data Architect - SC Mandatory - £550 Inside IR35
Layer7
Leeds
Remote or hybrid
Mid - Senior
£550,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Location: Remote (occasional travel to Leeds & Newcastle)
Clearance: Active SC MANDATORY - DO NOT APPLY YOU DO NOT HAVE IT!
Rate: £550/day Inside IR35
Duration: Initial 6 months

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect/Data Modeller to support the delivery of a major PIP New Service programme within DWP. This role will take ownership of the holistic data architecture across domains and microservices, ensuring the integrity, governance, and usability of the platform’s data assets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the holistic data view across all domains and microservices for the PIP New Service.
  • Maintain and enhance the Conceptual and Logical Data Models for the platform.
  • Work closely with development teams in an advisory capacity, ensuring physical implementations align with and do not break agreed logical model relationships.
  • Maintain the Physical Data Schema and detailed Data Dictionary (currently maintained in Excel) and become the SME for this dataset.
  • Support operational analytics requirements, collaborating with Data Performance Analysts and the analytics team dealing with MI/BI/ONS responsibilities.

Support DWP central Data Governance initiatives including the introduction of:

  • Data Steward and Data Custodian roles
  • Formal Data Catalogue tooling
  • Improved data governance processes for development teams
  • Collaborate with the DWP HAS Data Architect and wider programme stakeholders.

Skills & Experience

  • Strong Data Modelling experience including Conceptual, Logical, and Physical models
  • Experience working with modelling tools (currently Lucid, with potential adoption of Erwin)
  • Client-facing experience with the ability to advise development teams
  • Understanding or experience with MongoDB and JSON-based data implementations
  • Ability to inspect and analyse data using SQL or Python within Databricks
  • Experience working with Data Catalogue products (Axon experience beneficial)
  • Understanding of data governance and stewardship practices
Information Analyst
HAYS
Multiple locations
Fully remote
Junior - Mid
£300/day
RECENTLY POSTED

Information Analyst job details

£350 per day
3-month Contract (Umbrella only)
Remote role based in Oxford

Your new company
We are a well-established national organisation undergoing a significant transformation of our digital, data and information landscape. As part of a major modernisation programme, we are investing in enhanced data capabilities, improved governance practices and a more connected, insight-driven data environment. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a mission-critical programme, supporting the development of a new enterprise-wide data foundation that will enable better decision-making and service delivery for colleagues and stakeholders across the UK.

Your new role
As an Information Analyst, you will support the delivery of high-quality data insights that help drive business change and future operating models. Working across a complex multi-system environment, you will assist in gathering, analysing and interpreting data from a range of sources to produce clear, accurate and meaningful outputs for programme leads and wider stakeholders. You will contribute to the development of unified data structures, support the documentation and mapping of data flows, and help strengthen data governance and data quality processes. The role will involve hands-on data analysis, data preparation and visualisation, as well as supporting essential activities such as data cleansing, validation and improving metadata and information asset records. You will collaborate closely with technical teams, business SMEs and project colleagues to ensure data is accurate, reliable and fit for purpose within a rapidly evolving programme landscape.

What you’ll need to succeed
You will have experience working as an Information Analyst or Data Analyst within a complex organisation or multi-system environment. You will bring good analytical skills, some experience with data cleansing, transformation and visualisation, and confidence working with large datasets. Proficiency in tools such as Excel and SQL is important, as is familiarity with at least one BI or reporting tool (e.g. Power BI or Tableau). Experience supporting data governance, data quality initiatives or improvements in information management will be highly advantageous, alongside an understanding of how to document data flows, attributes and metadata. You should be comfortable working with both technical and non-technical colleagues, interpreting requirements and translating them into useful and clear outputs. Strong communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to work independently within a fast-moving programme will be key to your success.

What you’ll get in return
You will join a programme with meaningful national impact, helping to build a more connected and insight-driven data environment. Alongside a competitive daily rate, you will benefit from flexible working arrangements, a collaborative team and the opportunity to contribute to a transformative initiative that will significantly enhance the organisation’s digital and analytical maturity.

What you need to do now
If you’re ready to bring your analytical skills to a purpose-driven organisation, click ‘apply’ to submit your CV and begin a confidential conversation.

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SQL Developer
Michael Page
Manchester
Remote or hybrid
Mid - Senior
£45,000 - £50,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Our client is in the Public Sector and they are looking to grow the team with a SQL Developer. This role can be done mostly remote with odd travel to the head office in Manchester.

Client Details

Our client is in the Public Sector and they are looking to grow the team with a SQL Developer. This role can be done mostly remote with odd travel to the head office in Manchester.

Description

Develop, test, and deploy software applications tailored to organisational needs.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyse technical requirements.
Ensure the maintenance and optimisation of existing software systems.
Provide technical support and troubleshoot application issues as needed.
Document software development processes and maintain accurate records.
Contribute to the design and architecture of new application solutions.
Implement security best practices within all software developments.
Stay updated with emerging technologies relevant to the public sector.Profile

Must haves:

SQL Server 2016 - database administration, performance troubleshooting, backup/restore strategies, security management, and SQL Agent job configuration
Strong experience and skills in both System Admin and Database Administration using SQL Server is particularly important
Solid T‑SQL skills - writing and debugging stored procedures, scripts, and maintenance routines
SQL Scripting
Strong troubleshooting skills
Stakeholder experience - technical and non technical

Nice to haves:

Java / JBoss / J2EE
IBM Cognos

Job Offer

25 days + 3 days off at Christmas + BHS
28.9% Pension
On the job training
Mostly remote
Generous sick pay, paid maternity, paternity, adoptive parental leave, as well as 5 days for personal and religious reasons

SQL Server DBA / Consultant (SQL Server 2025)
MS Talent Ltd
London
Fully remote
Senior
£550/day - £600/day
RECENTLY POSTED

SQL Server Consultant / DBA (SQL Server, NHS, SQL Migration) £600 per day | 6 Month Contract | Immediate Start

***** Location no issue - remote role! *****

A SQL Server Consultant / DBA (SQL Server, NHS, SQL Migration) is required by a large NHS organisation to lead critical SQL Server upgrades and migrations across a complex enterprise estate as well as provide BAU DBA services.
You will be working across a large-scale, multi-instance SQL Server estate, supporting legacy SQL Server platforms while planning and delivering major SQL Server migration projects. If you are an experienced SQL Server Consultant who can own migrations end-to-end, this is for you.

To be considered, you must have:

  • Strong SQL Server DBA experience in large enterprise environments
  • Previous NHS experience (essential)
  • Proven experience upgrading SQL Server 2008 / 2012 onwards
  • Demonstrable experience planning and executing SQL Server migrations
  • Experience managing terabytes of data within structured governance frameworks

This is a practical SQL Server Consultant / DBA role operating across both BAU and project delivery. You will provide SQL Server DBA support across existing estates, support legacy SQL Server environments, and lead the migration from SQL Server 2012 through to SQL Server 2025.

You will write structured migration and upgrade plans, carry out performance optimisation, improve SQL Server stability, and support development teams with T-SQL scripting and deployment. The environment is large-scale, regulated, and delivery-focused. You must be confident working independently and taking full ownership of SQL Server migration workstreams.
Role Details:

  • 6 Month Contract
  • £600 per day
  • Inside IR35
  • Remote (South-West London occasionally)
  • Immediate start

This is a high-impact SQL Server Consultant / DBA contract within the NHS where your SQL Server migration expertise will be critical.
If you are a SQL Server Consultant with NHS experience and a strong background in SQL Server migration and upgrade projects, apply now.

Database Administrator
Logistex
Kettering
Remote or hybrid
Mid - Senior
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Are you experienced in Postgres or Oracle databases? Do you enjoy solving complex technical problems and ensuring systems run smoothly? If so, you could be our next Database Administrator!

What is in it for you?

* Become a member of an Employee-owned trust

* Performance bonus

* Cycle to work scheme

* Option to buy additional leave

* Private medical insurance

What will you be doing?

* Manage, maintain and optimize Postgres and Oracle databases

* Perform upgrades, patches, backups and recovery testing

* Monitor performance and troubleshoot issues proactively

* Ensure database security, compliance and documentation

* Support CI/CD, DevOps and cross-functional teams

What are we looking for?

* Proven experience as a DBA or similar role

* Strong knowledge of Postgres and Oracle

* Experience with performance tuning and troubleshooting

* Understanding of database security best practices

* Ability to work independently and within a team

Make you application today! We will be in touch for chat

Data Engineer Analytics, Assistant Vice President
State Street
London
Remote or hybrid
Senior - Leader
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED
+3

This job is with State Street, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

We are seeking an Analytics‑focused Data Engineer to design and build trusted, analytics‑ready datasets on a modern AWS and Databricks data platform. This role is critical to enabling business intelligence, reporting, and advanced analytics by transforming raw data into well‑modeled, high‑quality, and performant analytics layers.

You will work closely with analytics, BI, finance, and product teams to ensure data is easy to consume, well understood, and reliable for decision‑making at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Analytics‑Ready Data Modeling

Design and implement analytics‑optimized data models (fact/dimension, star/snowflake schemas).

Build and maintain curated analytics layers (gold tables) in Databricks using Delta Lake.

Translate business requirements into clear, reusable datasets for dashboards and reports.

Support semantic consistency across metrics, dimensions, and KPIs.

Data Pipelines & Transformations

Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks (Spark SQL, PySpark).

Transform raw and intermediate data into clean, documented, and performant analytics datasets.

Implement incremental processing, partitioning, and optimization techniques for BI workloads.

Ensure pipelines are resilient, observable, and production‑ready.

AWS Analytics Platform

Leverage AWS services such as S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, and IAM to support analytics use cases.

Integrate Databricks with AWS storage and security services.

Monitor pipeline execution, performance, and cost for analytics workloads.

Data Quality, Metrics & Trust

Implement data quality checks, reconciliation logic, and anomaly detection for analytics data.

Validate accuracy of business metrics used in executive dashboards and reports.

Support data lineage, documentation, and metric definitions.

Partner with stakeholders to ensure a single source of truth for analytics.

BI & Analytics Enablement

Support downstream tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI tools.

Optimize datasets for dashboard performance and concurrency.

Collaborate with analysts to improve query patterns and data usage.

Enable self‑service analytics through well‑designed datasets and documentation.

Required Qualifications

5-8+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering roles.

Strong experience with Databricks for analytics workloads.

Advanced proficiency in SQL (complex transformations, window functions, performance tuning).

Solid experience with AWS‑based analytics architectures.

Strong experience with data modeling for analytics.

Proficiency in Python or PySpark.

Experience supporting BI, reporting, and analytics teams.

Nice to Have

Experience with Analytics Engineering / ELT patterns.

Familiarity with dbt or similar transformation frameworks.

Experience supporting finance or executive reporting.

Knowledge of data governance, metric catalogs, or data discovery tools.

Experience with streaming data for near‑real‑time analytics.

Exposure to regulated or enterprise analytics environments.

About State Street Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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Lead Data Architect
TPXImpact Holdings Plc
Multiple locations
Remote or hybrid
Senior
£80,000
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

About The Role

Were looking for a Lead Data Architect to join our digital transformation consultancy.

This is a strategic role that leads data strategy for public sector clients. Lead Data Architects look at data holistically, supporting clients to define the vision for data in their organisation.

As a Data Architect, you will:

  • Guide and support clients to define data strategy in line with broader organisational strategy
  • Map where and how data is used and stored across a client organisation
  • Design data architecture
  • Set data standards, design governance, and define ways of working for data

You will bring a user-centered approach to data, ensuring that data meet the needs of users and stakeholders and helps the client to deliver effective services.

You’ll operate as a trusted advisor, liaising with senior client stakeholders.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across design, technology, and delivery. You will lead smaller engagements or play a senior role on larger ones. You will be the source of oversight and advice on data for the wider team and for the client. The Lead level is aligned to level 6 in theSFIA framework.

You will also support the development of junior colleagues and contribute to team culture and business development.

Responsibilities

Understanding data landscapes

  • Analyse client data landscapes and document data systems, mapping data assets, information flows and user needs
  • Create documentation, visual artefacts and architecture diagrams including data landscapes, data flows, and catalogued data products.
  • Conduct Data Maturity Assessments assessing staff capabilities and data usage for decision making

Developing data strategy

  • Collaborate with client stakeholders to design data strategies aligned to organisation strategy and goals
  • Develop prioritised roadmaps to implement data strategy
  • Conduct options appraisals
  • Advise on data capabilities and operating models, providing support to build data literacy where necessary
  • Advise on AI adoption, assessing AI readiness

Implementing data strategy

  • Develop data standards, create data catalogues, identify data owners and design governance processes to maintain data quality and usability
  • Design interoperable data solutions to meet client needs, advising on selection and implementation of data products and tools

Stakeholder management

  • Facilitate workshops and interviews with clients and users to understand user needs and organisational priorities
  • Develop and maintain strong client relationships, building trust with senior stakeholders
  • Communicate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders
  • Lead project workstreams or small/medium client work in data-related engagements

Internal responsibilities

  • Contribute to the continual development of our technology and data practice, mentor or line manage more junior consultants and contribute to internal learning
  • Contribute to bids, proposals and marketing
  • Maintain a strong understanding of emerging trends and technologies in the data space

About YouProfessional knowledge and experience

Essential:

  • Successful track record of designing data architecture and producing architecture artefacts, e.g. data landscapes, enterprise conceptual models, and data flow diagrams
  • Proven experience of data governance and improving data quality
  • Experience designing or reviewing organisation-wide data strategies
  • Strong verbal and written skills and experience of presenting technical concepts and recommendationsto both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Demonstrable knowledge of a wide range of data solutions, common data platforms, and emerging data technologies, and understanding of common constraints and considerations
  • Experience in a consultancy setting, demonstrating adaptability and responsiveness to client needs and working with stakeholders at multiple levels across the organisation.
  • Experience managing senior business stakeholders
  • Champion of user needs and user centered design in the context of data
  • Committed to personal and professional development, staying abreast of industry trends.
  • A technology and platform agnostic perspective.

Desirable:

  • Experience working in diverse, remote, and multi-disciplinary teams
  • Experience with agile methodologies
  • Experience leading projects or teams
  • Awareness of the priorities and challenges of public sector and charity sector organisations, preferably fromexperience working in or with public sector organisations

Technical skills

  • Communicating between the technical and non-technical ability to interpret and negotiate between needs of technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strategic thinking ability to define and evaluate strategies
  • Communicating data- turn complex data into clear and well understood solutions
  • Data innovation- identify opportunities for adopting innovative approaches or tools
  • Data governance- define data governance and assurance for clients
  • Data lifecycle- understand and apply data governance over a data lifecycle
  • Metadata management- understand and promote the use of metadata repositories
  • Data modelling- produce relevant data models across multiple subject areas
  • Data standards- refine, develop or apply and set data standards

About the Process:

To Apply:

If you would like to express interest in this role, please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter max 2 pages highlighting your relevant experience against the essential requirements for the role.

Deadline for applications:There is no fixed closing date for this role. Well be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert once weve made the required number of hires, so wed encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

Screening calls:We’ll be arranging screening calls on a rolling basis

First round Interviews to be scheduled:Within 5-10 days if shortlisted after the screening call

Second round interviews & presentation:5 days from 1st stage interview

We are committed to having a positive impact on the clients and the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from women, disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates and historically under-represented groups.About UsPeople-Powered Transformation

We’re a purpose driven organisation, supporting organisations to build a better future for people, places and the planet. Combining vast experience in the public, private and third sectors and expertise in human-centred design, data, experience and technology, were creating sustainable solutions ready for an ever-evolving world.

At the heart of TPXimpact, were collaborative and empathetic. Were a team of passionate people who care deeply about the work we do and the impact we have in the world. We know that change happens through people, with people and for people. Thats why we believe in people-powered transformation.

Working in close collaboration with our clients, we seek to understand their unique challenges, questioning assumptions and building in their teams the capabilities and confidence to continue learning, iterating and adapting.

Benefits Include:

  • 30 days holiday + bank holidays
  • 2 volunteer days for causes that you are passionate about
  • Maternity/paternity - 6 months Maternity Leave, 3 months Paternity Leave
  • Life assurance
  • Employer pension contribution of 5%
  • Health cash plan
  • Personal learning and development budget
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to equity in the business through a Share Incentive Plan
  • Green incentive programmes including Electric Vehicle Leasing and the Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Financial advice
  • Health assessments

About TPXimpact - Digital Transformation

We drive fundamental change in approaches to product and service development, delivery and technology. Our agile, multidisciplinary teams use technology, design and data to deliver better results, improving outcomes for individuals, organisations and communities.

By working in the open, in partnership with our clients, we not only transform their systems and services but also build the capability of their teams, so work can continue without us in the longer term. Our focus is sustainable change, always delivered with positive impact.

Were an inclusive employer, and we care about diversity in our teams. Let us know in your application if you have accessibility requirements during the interview.

Data Quality Manager
Bright Purple Resourcing
Bristol
Fully remote
Mid - Senior
£55,000
RECENTLY POSTED
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

Remote UKSalary up to £55,000
Love data? Obsessed with getting the details right?
I am currently recruiting for a fast-growing global geospatial data company helping some of the worlds biggest tech organisations see the world differently
As we continue to grow, were looking for a Data Quality Manager who thrives on turning messy, complex datasets into reliable, high-quality information that teams can trust.
The RoleThis is a chance to play a key role in shaping the quality of the data that powers our products and supports decision-making across the business.You will lead the way in defining what great data quality looks like, embedding strong governance practices and collaborating with teams across the organisation to make sure our data is accurate, consistent and ready for action. You will also work alongside major international tech companies while helping drive improvements to our data products during an exciting period of growth.
What Youll Be Doing

  • Leading the management and improvement of geospatial data quality
  • Defining data quality objectives within the broader data governance strategy
  • Working collaboratively with data owners to embed new data quality practices
  • Establishing and monitoring data quality standards across our information assets
  • Evaluating and implementing tools and frameworks for data quality management
  • Sharing insights and recommendations with product and development teams to support agile improvements

What Youll Bring

  • Strong experience with data quality tools or frameworks (e.g. Collibra, DAMA-DMBOK)
  • A solid understanding of data governance
  • Knowledge of regulatory environments (especially Government, Infrastructure or Utilities)
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Clear communication skills you can translate technical topics for any audience
  • Strong organisation, prioritisation and delivery focus

Bonus Points If You Have

  • Experience sourcing and maintaining data assets
  • Wider data management experience
  • A talent for making technical topics easy to understand
  • An interest or passion for the geospatial industry

What Youll GetWe believe great work deserves great perks:

  • 33 days holiday to recharge
  • Flexible working hours to suit your day
  • Your birthday off always ??
  • Health cash plan fully paid for
  • Family-friendly benefits
  • Regular social events, team shindigs and celebrations

Most importantly, youll be joining a friendly, collaborative and genuinely supportive team that loves solving interesting problems together.
Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.

Senior Data Engineer - Microsoft Fabric
Roc Search Europe Limited
Leeds
Remote or hybrid
Senior
£65,000 - £70,000

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join a growing team building a modern Microsoft Fabric data platform. This is a hands-on role designing and delivering scalable data pipelines, Lakehouse solutions, and analytics models within the Azure ecosystem.

What You’ll Do:

  • Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines and data models in Fabric (Data Factory, Notebooks, Spark)
  • Write high-performance Spark SQL, T-SQL, Python/PySpark
  • Manage ingestion, transformation, and loading from multiple sources
  • Translate stakeholder requirements into scalable technical solutions
  • Mentor team members and establish engineering standards, security, and governance
  • Leverage AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Fabric Copilot

Essential Experience:

  • Microsoft Fabric & Azure Data ecosystem
  • Lakehouse architectures & Data Factory
  • Python, PySpark, Spark SQL
  • Proven hands-on delivery in this stack

What’s on Offer:

  • Salary: 70,000
  • Excellent benefits & annual leave package
  • Strong progression & development opportunities
  • Opportunity to work on a modern, AI-enabled data platform
  • Real ownership and influence in a growing, forward-thinking data team

If you’re an experienced Data Engineer with solidMicrosoft Fabric and Azure experience, we’d love to hear from you!

Data Architect
Zensar Technologies
Stratford-upon-Avon
Remote or hybrid
Senior - Leader
Private salary

We are looking for a strong Data Engineering Architect with 1216 years of experience in building and architecting modern data platforms on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise in Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipeline engineering, SQL performance tuning, and end-to-end data integration architecture, along with a strong analytical mindset to troubleshoot complex data issues. You will lead solution architecture, define best practices, and mentor teams to build scalable, secure, and reliable data solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Data Engineering & Architecture

  • Architect and design end-to-end Azure data engineering solutions (batch + near real-time) aligned to enterprise standards.
  • Define target state architecture for data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and serving layers.
  • Lead architectural decisions around scalability, resiliency, performance, security, governance, and cost optimization.

Azure Data Factory (ADF) Pipeline Engineering (Core)

  • Design, develop, test, and deploy Azure Data Factory pipelines following best practices (modular design, parameterization, reusability, CI/CD readiness).

  • Build robust ingestion and orchestration workflows using:

  • Linked Services, Datasets, Pipelines, Triggers

  • Mapping Data Flows / Wrangling Data Flows (where applicable)

  • Integration Runtime strategies (Self-hosted / Azure IR)

Implement operational excellence: logging, alerting, retry patterns, failure handling, and idempotent design.

SQL Development & Optimization

  • Develop and optimize SQL queries and stored procedures to support ADF pipeline operations and downstream transformations.
  • Conduct query plan analysis and performance tuning (indexes, partitioning strategies, statistics, query rewrites).
  • Establish SQL coding standards and reusable patterns for transformation logic.

Troubleshooting & Analytical Problem Solving

  • Apply a strong analytical mindset to diagnose and resolve complex data integration issues across ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and storage layers.
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for pipeline failures, performance degradation, data quality issues, and environment instability.
  • Design proactive monitoring dashboards and alerts for pipeline SLAs and data freshness.

Engineering Standards, DevOps & Governance

  • Define and enforce best practices for:

  • CI/CD for ADF (Azure DevOps / Git-based workflows)

  • Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM/Bicep/Terraformpreferred)

  • Version control, code review, release management

Implement data governance patterns: metadata management, lineage, auditing, encryption, RBAC, key management, PII controls.Collaborate with security/compliance teams to ensure enterprise adherence.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

  • Act as a technical leader for data engineering squads; mentor and guide engineers on design patterns and implementation.
  • Translate business requirements into technical architecture and delivery plans.
  • Work closely with Product Owners, Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and Platform teams to ensure alignment.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have (Strong)

  • 1216 years of overall IT experience with significant data engineering & architecture exposure.

  • Strong Azure Cloud Data Engineering and associated services architecture knowledge

  • Deep hands-on experience with:

  • Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipeline design, orchestration, integration runtime strategy

  • SQL advanced querying, stored procedures, performance tuning

Strong troubleshooting skills for complex multi-system data issues.Strong understanding of data architecture concepts:

  • Data lakes/lakehouse/warehouse, dimensional modeling, ELT/ETL patterns
  • Batch orchestration, dependency management, SCD handling, incremental loads

Azure Ecosystem (Preferred / Good to Have)

  • Azure data services experience in one or more:

  • Azure Synapse Analytics / Dedicated SQL Pools

  • Azure Databricks / Spark

  • ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL DB, Managed Instance

  • Event Hub / Kafka, Stream Analytics (if real-time involved)

Monitoring & observability:

  • Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights

Security & identity:

  • Azure AD, Managed Identity, Key Vault, RBAC

Engineering Practices

  • CI/CD practices for data pipelines; Git branching strategies and release governance.
  • Strong documentation skills: architecture diagrams, solution designs, operational runbooks.

Behavioral / Soft Skills

  • Excellent analytical thinking and structured problem-solving.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ownership mindset, ability to drive standards and influence cross-team adoption.
  • Proven mentoring/coaching ability.

Education

  • Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Nice-to-Have Certifications

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • DP-203 / AZ-305 (or equivalent)
Senior Data Engineer
Hays Technology
Abingdon
Remote or hybrid
Senior
£60,000 - £67,500
+2

Your new company An established and fast‑growing technology organisation is on a mission to transform digital connectivity across the UK. With a focus on building and operating high‑speed fibre networks, the business is committed to delivering world‑class broadband services to communities and supporting a data‑driven future. You'll be joining a forward‑thinking environment that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Your new role As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing the organisation's enterprise data platform. Working within a specialist Data Analytics & AI team, you'll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and models within Snowflake to support analytics, reporting, and data‑led decision‑making across the business.You will translate data architecture strategies into high‑quality technical solutions, optimise performance and cost, and ensure the data platform is reliable, secure, and well‑structured. This includes developing ELT/ETL pipelines using tools such as dbt and Argo Workflows, implementing data quality and governance practices, and leveraging advanced Snowflake features to drive automation and efficiency.Collaboration is key-you'll work closely with analysts, data consumers, and business stakeholders, enabling them through well‑designed data models and providing technical support where needed. You'll also contribute to monitoring, CI/CD processes, and ongoing improvements to engineering standards across the team. What you'll need to succeed Proven experience delivering cloud‑based data engineering solutions, ideally centred around Snowflake Strong skills in SQL, Python, and dbt for data modelling and transformation Experience with Snowflake RBAC and performance optimisation Familiarity with ingestion/replication tools such as Airbyte, Fivetran, Hevo, or similar Understanding of cloud technologies (AWS preferred) Knowledge of data modelling, governance principles, and best‑practice engineering standards Experience supporting BI/reporting tools such as Power BI Solid grounding in version‑controlled development and CI/CD practices (git)Desirable: Exposure to enterprise systems like Salesforce, BSS/OSS, telephony, or call‑centre data Experience in data platform migrations, data validation, and quality assurance Background in enabling business teams through training, documentation, or adoption support Familiarity with Terraform or Infrastructure‑as‑Code A mindset for continuous learning and staying up to date with modern data stack tooling What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Digital Data Consultant, Data Engineering, Data Bricks, Part Remote
Carrington Recruitment Solutions Limited
Manchester
Fully remote
Senior - Leader
£90,000

Digital Data Consultant, Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Azure, Fabric, Databricks, Manchester, Hybrid

Digital Data Consultant required to work for a highly ambitious and fast-growing Consulting function, based in Manchester on a hybrid basis. The expectation is to be in the office circa two days per week and the rest from home. Please read in full before applying

We need someone who is a seasoned Data Architecture and Engineering specialistnot someone who has done a bit of data. This requires someone who has operated at Senior Manager level (or Director level in some consultancies), someone who has the gravitas to face-off to senior stakeholders, shape work, originate opportunities and help take clients on a proper data journey.

You will be joining a rapidly maturing Digital Consulting team that works across the United Kingdom, where the work is genuinely varied, fast-paced and focused on helping clients use digital technology to create real business outcomes. You will report into a Partner and will play a major part in leading, growing, mentoring and shaping the team around you.

This is ideal for someone who is commercially minded, confident, curious, comfortable with ambiguity and genuinely enjoys solving complex business and data problemsnot just producing technical artefacts for the sake of it. You must enjoy working with people and influencing outcomes, not hiding behind documents or code. Read on for more details

Skills and experience required:

  • A strong professional network across the United Kingdom and a demonstrable track record of originating, shaping and converting consulting opportunities for Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence projects
  • Strong consulting experience that includes solution development, proposal creation, commercial negotiation and building trusted adviser relationships with senior-level clients
  • Proven ability to lead technical teams and data projects, with excellent coaching and mentoring skills
  • A collaborative, pragmatic and client-centred mindset, with the ability to translate business problems into compelling data-led solutions
  • A natural problem solver with intellectual curiosity and an agile, forward-thinking outlook
  • A strong understanding of the real challenges businesses face today, and how digital and data technologies can genuinely enable change and transformation
  • Significant experience in data architecture and data engineering, including building data platforms and working with cloud technologies such as Microsoft Azure
  • Good grounding in programming and data engineering languages and frameworks such as Python, SQL, Microsoft Fabric and Databricks
  • Certifications in relevant cloud and data technologies (Azure etc.) would be beneficial
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire confidence in both technical and non-technical audiences

This is a great opportunity and salary is dependent upon experience. Apply now for more details

Azure Data Engineer Microsoft Fabric
interAct Consulting Limited
Milton Keynes
Remote or hybrid
Mid - Senior
£50,000

Were looking for a skilled Azure Data Engineer with hands-on experience in Microsoft Fabric to join our growing data team. If youre passionate about building scalable, modern data platforms in Microsoft Azure, wed love to hear from you.

What Youll Do

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Azure services
  • Develop and optimize solutions in Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehousing)
  • Implement ETL/ELT processes using tools such as Azure Data Factory
  • Work with large datasets in Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Collaborate with analysts and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, reliable data solutions
  • Ensure data governance, security, and performance best practices

What Were Looking For

  • Strong experience with Azure data services
  • Proven experience with Microsoft Fabric
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python
  • Experience designing data models and working with large-scale datasets
  • Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Maximo Operations Technician - EMEA
Naviam
Carlisle
Fully remote
Junior - Mid
Private salary
+3

Main Purpose:

Maximo Operations Technicians are client facing professionals responsible for the provision of excellent customer service and reliable Root Cause Analysis techniques to identify the causes of incidents and problems regarding system configurations, customised applications, reports, data and hardware.

Specific Responsibilities:

  • To respond to Clients requests for support in a timely and professional manner adhering to client SLAs.
  • To ensure that all work completed as part of a response to a request for support is recorded accurately in tickets and in timesheet entries.
  • To employ effective Root Cause Analysis techniques when troubleshooting incidents, bugs or problems reported by clients.
  • To be polite, courteous and diligent when communicating with clients over the telephone or by e-mail.
  • To ensure that requests for support are responded to in accordance with client SLAs and clients are kept up to date with the progress of their request
  • To escalate requests for support to Senior Technician colleagues as and when necessary.
  • To ensure that solutions are thoroughly tested and documented prior to being released to client environments
  • Manage client environments ensuring they are kept up to date following releases
  • Manage the change and release process, produce associated documentation and lead/participate in deployment outages
  • To liaise effectively with Support and Delivery team colleagues.
  • To be competent and confident in the use and support of the systems being used by the clients to which you are assigned.
  • Analysis and tuning of Maximo SQL queries to ensure client systems run smoothly
  • To assist colleagues as and when required.
  • To participate in Naviams Out of Hours on-call support rota.
  • To attend training sessions as and when necessary.
  • Any other activities that the Service Desk Manager may deem necessary.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will be an analytical problem solver, with experience in IT Support in similar organisations. The individual should be able to demonstrate:

Skills & Personal Qualities Required:

  • Minimum 2:1 grade in a Computer Science/Software Development (or equivalent) degree.
  • 2 years experience in a similar role
  • Experience of establishing good customer focused relationships.
  • Competent SQL skills.
  • Good administrative/organisational skills.
  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal (fluent in English).
  • IT literate with an underlying knowledge of multiple operating systems and VMWare etc.
  • Honest, reliable and must maintain confidentiality at all times.
  • Well organised, self-motivated and able to work unsupervised as an individual or as a team member.
  • Methodical approach to work with the ability to deliver under pressure and achieve deadlines.
  • Present information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Develop working relationships, both internally and externally.
  • Presentable, professional, courteous, polite and extremely customer focused.
  • Excellent timekeeping and able to work extra hours when required.
  • Willingness to continue personal development and training.
  • Must be able to visit different locations across the UK as required.
  • Home based

Skills & Personal Qualities Desired:

  • Technical / Functional knowledge of Maximo MAS and / or earlier versions
  • Certified Java Programming Technologies.
  • Certified SQL & DBA skills.
  • IBM Certified Deployment Professional in Maximo
  • Development Lifecycles (e.g. V-Lifecycle, ITIL3 etc).
  • Experience with BIRT reporting tool
  • Application server experience (WebSphere/Weblogic)
  • Enterprise database systems such as MSSQL, Oracle and DB2
  • Enterprise OS such as Windows Server and Linux
  • Hardware virtualisation and cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
  • Enterprise system architecture and network design patterns
  • Modern object orientated languages, particularly Java
  • Scripting languages, particularly Python

Who are Naviam?

Naviam was founded to help businesses maximize the benefits of their software solutions over the lifecycle of their physical assets.

Today, Naviam is a leading IBM MaximoEnterprise Asset Managementpartner for asset intensive organizations worldwide. As one of the few Maximo partners providing Enterprise Asset Management(EAM) and Asset PerformanceManagement(APM) expertise across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, we combine a local presence with global expertise to deliver tailored asset management solutions and trusted partnerships wherever you are on your maintenance journey. Our leadingNaviam Cloudplatform brings together best of breed solutions to future proof your modern business. We continue to grow our global footprint and were excited that youre interested in joining us!

Technical Data Consultant - SC/DV
VIQU IT
London
Remote or hybrid
Mid - Senior
£60,000 - £100,000

Technical Data Consultant London Betweem £60,000 to £100,000 per annum (Depending on Experience)

Are you a data-driven professional who thrives on turning complex challenges into actionable insights? Do you want to make a real impact on high-profile projects while working with cutting-edge technology? Morela is partnering with one of the UK s leading data consultancies to do just that and we re looking for talented SC Cleared Data Consultants and Analysts to join the team.

Since day one, Morela has supported this partner on their ambitious journey and this year, they aim to grow 10x. This is your chance to be part of that growth story.

Why Join?

  • Impactful Work: Deliver data solutions that shape decisions for public and private sector clients.
  • Innovative Environment: Work at the intersection of advanced technology and real-world impact.
  • Professional Growth: Mentor and collaborate with top-tier engineers while expanding your own skills.
  • Flexibility: Occasional travel (up to 25%) and exposure to diverse industries keeps every day different.

What You ll Do

  • Data Integration: Harmonise multiple data sources, ensuring pipelines are clean, reliable, and compliant.
  • Data Modelling: Design structures that make data accessible, usable, and actionable.
  • Application Development: Build full-stack solutions using Python, SQL, and modern frameworks.
  • Data Governance: Maintain compliance through data lineage tracking and access controls.
  • Client Collaboration: Translate client needs into effective solutions and train users for maximum adoption.
  • Continuous Improvement: Help refine frameworks, delivery processes, and internal capabilities.

What We re Looking For

  • SC Clearance: Must already hold SC clearance.
  • UK Based: Candidates must be a UK citizen due to security clearance
  • Technical Expertise: Experienced in data engineering, software development, or systems integration, ideally in AI, analytics, or enterprise platforms.
  • Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong ability to optimise complex data workflows.
  • Communication Skills: Comfortable engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Adaptable & Collaborative: Thrives in diverse sectors and project environments.
  • Bonus: Palantir Foundry experience is highly desirable.

As part of this team, you ll lead high-impact data programmes, empower clients to harness their data, and help mentor the next generation of talent.

Don t miss this opportunity, reach out to me (url removed) to learn more and take the next step in your career!

Data Architect
Michael Page
Not Specified
Fully remote
Mid - Senior
Private salary
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

This 3-6 month contract for a Data Architect focuses on shaping and managing data architecture to support analytics initiatives. The role requires expertise in designing and implementing scalable data solutions.

Client Details

They are a not for profit organisation based in the North West

Description

  • Design and implement robust data architecture frameworks to support analytics projects.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data solutions align with business objectives.
  • Develop scalable data models and optimise database performance.
  • Ensure data governance and compliance with relevant regulations.
  • Provide technical guidance on data integration and transformation processes.
  • Evaluate and recommend tools and technologies for data management.
  • Document data architecture and maintain up-to-date records.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot data-related issues to ensure seamless operations.

Profile

A successful Data Architect should have:

  • Proven experience in data architecture and analytics within the life science industry.
  • Strong knowledge of data modelling, database design, and data integration techniques.
  • Expertise in relevant tools and technologies for data management and analytics.
  • Understanding of data governance and regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Job Offer

Daily rate of 450 to 600 - outside IR35

3 month contract, with likely extension

Fully remote role

Technical Architect - Data Platform Modernisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Birmingham
Fully remote
Senior - Leader
£500/day - £520/day
  • Fuly remote role (with expensed travel)

  • 500 to 520 per day Inside IR35

  • SC Cleared role

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Architect to lead the architectural modernisation of a large-scale, mission-critical data platform within DWP.

This is a hands-on senior architecture role focused on transforming a complex brownfield data estate while maintaining uninterrupted service delivery. You’ll be driving major technical decisions across data architecture, infrastructure, security, and cross-cloud connectivity - shaping the future of a platform that directly supports millions of UK citizens.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Brownfield Architecture & Platform Modernisation
  • Lead the re-architecture of an established enterprise data platform (DWX).
  • Support new microservice-based upstream integrations and large-scale schema evolution (300+ schemas).
  • Design strategies to merge 3-5 years of legacy data with new data models while maintaining consistent user journeys.
  • Define modernisation approaches that minimise disruption to live services.
  1. Data Platform & Integration Architecture
  • Design modern ingestion, transformation, and storage patterns.
  • Define migration and schema transition strategies that maintain data quality, lineage, and service continuity.
  • Architect phased rollout approaches to reduce operational risk.
  1. Infrastructure, Security & Network Architecture
  • Lead the transition from bespoke UC MacBook/VPC setups to standardised DWP environments using Zscaler.
  • Define secure connectivity models between AWS-hosted platforms and Azure-based DWP environments.
  • Ensure secure cross-cloud data transfer, compliance, and governance.
  1. Technology Modernisation & Standards Alignment
  • Assess existing technology choices and define migration strategies to DWP-aligned standards.
  • Produce architecture options, technical roadmaps, and ADRs.
  • Drive reduction of technical debt and alignment to DWP Digital Blueprint and Enterprise Architecture standards.
  1. Leadership, Governance & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Act as senior architectural authority across DWX and related platforms.
  • Provide architectural assurance, governance, and strategic technical leadership.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience as a Senior / Lead Technical Architect in complex brownfield environments.
  • Deep expertise in data platform architecture, including ingestion patterns, schema evolution, and microservice integration.
  • Strong AWS + Azure multi-cloud integration experience.
  • Background working within government, public sector, or regulated environments.
  • Strong infrastructure, security & network architecture experience (Zscaler, VPCs, VPN, identity).
  • Experience modernising critical platforms while maintaining live service delivery.
  • Strong governance, security assurance and SRE handover experience.
  • Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership skills.
  • Strong technical documentation skills (Confluence / SharePoint).

Desirable

  • Event-driven and microservice-based data architectures.
  • Kotlin experience and migration pathways to Java / Python.
  • Knowledge of Power BI, CoPilot, or GenAI.
Technical Architect
Experis
London
Fully remote
Senior - Leader
£500/day - £550/day

Job Title: Technical Architect

Max rate: 550p/d via Umbrella

Clearance required: BPSS + SC

Location: Remote Worker

Job Description:

Technically Lead the architectural modernisation of a large-scale, established data platform (DWX) within public sector client. This role requires experience of brownfield environments, strong hands-on technical capability, and the ability to reshape existing architectures to align with business and Data & Analytic (D&A) standards while maintaining uninterrupted service delivery.

You will be responsible for re-architecting data flows, modernising infrastructure, managing large-scale schema evolution, enabling cross-cloud connectivity, and providing senior guidance to technical teams and stakeholders.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

  • Proven experience as a senior technical architect in complex brownfield environments.
  • Strong data platform architecture experience: ingestion patterns, schema evolution, ETL/ELT, microservices data integration.
  • Multi-cloud integration expertise (Azure + AWS) including secure data transfer patterns.
  • Deep understanding of government, public sector, or regulated environments.
  • Strong experience of technical authority, security governance and SRE handover
  • Experience maintaining critical services while modernising underlying platforms.
  • Strong infrastructure, security, and network architecture capability (Zscaler, VPC patterns, VPN, identity).
  • Ability to navigate and implement organisational standards.
  • Hands-on experience re-architecting or migrating technology stacks to standardised platforms.
  • Exceptional communication & leadership: able to drive clarity and decision-making in ambiguous contexts.
  • Strong experience of technical documentation on Confluence/SharePoint

Desirable

  • Experience with event-driven architectures and microservice-based data contracts.
  • Knowledge of Kotlin and migration pathways to standard languages (Java, Python, etc.).
  • Understanding of Power BI, CoPilot for Power BI, or GenAI (helpful but not core).
  • Relevant AWS and Azure certifications.
Solution Architect
Spectrum IT Recruitment
London
Remote or hybrid
Mid - Senior
£90,000 - £100,000

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to play a key role in an excellent client’s large-scale platform migration programme focused on consolidating multiple payment and card-processing systems into a unified global ecosystem. The successful candidate will bring expertise in system migrations, ETL/data transformation pipelines, and cross-functional collaboration. You will work with engineering, product, operations, compliance, and partner teams to define and govern architecture that delivers secure, compliant, resilient, and high-performing outcomes.

This can either be a mainly remote or hybrid role depending on what the successful candidate prefers. As well as competitive salary’s, our client offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead solution architecture for the migration and consolidation of regional card-processing and payments platforms into a modern, unified global environment.
  • Design and own large-scale data migration and ETL processes, including data mapping, transformation logic, orchestration, validation, lineage, and implementation.
  • Translate complex business requirements into:
  • Data models and data flow diagrams
  • Sequence diagrams
  • Migration runbooks
  • Integration specifications and architectural patterns
  • Provide hands-on technical guidance to engineering teams during solution buildout, ensuring alignment to architectural standards.
  • Collaborate with compliance functions to ensure architectural designs meet regulatory obligations (e.g., PCI-DSS, PSD2, AML, GDPR, electronic money regulations).
  • Promote security-by-design across all components, focusing on card data handling, encryption, tokenisation, and access controls.
  • Facilitate technical workshops and architecture design reviews with internal teams and external partners.

Key Skills & Experience

  • Experience as a Solution Architect in fintech, payments, card issuing/acquiring, or financial services.
  • Demonstrated experience with large-scale platform, system, and data migrations.
  • Hands-on expertise in designing ETL and data integration pipelines (Python, SQL-based orchestration, cloud-native ETL tools, messaging ingestion).
  • Solid understanding of data engineering concepts with practical experience in SQL Server, MongoDB, Synapse, Fabric, and Snowflake.
  • Familiarity with card-processing systems, scheme integrations, authorisation flows, transaction life cycles, and settlement processes; knowledge of cryptographic key migrations (e.g., EMV, PEK) is advantageous.
  • Experience architecting microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and secure cloud services (Azure).
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, capable of working with senior stakeholders, external partners, and technical teams.
  • Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical problem solving.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Senior Power BI Data Analyst
Adecco
Birmingham
Remote or hybrid
Senior
£42,450 - £46,636

Government Property Agency

Salary - 42,450 to 46,636

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham or Swindon

There is also a non- standard RRA of up to 3,000 that may be applied to attract an exceptional candidate.

Job description

Data analytics provides a transformational and powerful combination to support GPA’s current and forward planning in key areas such as across Operations, Portfolio Performance, Health and Safety, Risk Management and Sustainability. It provides essential actionable insights to support planning, decision making, scenario planning and predictive analytics. Data analytics across the GPA is already providing a transparent, interactive interface to the large amount of data we collect and process in GPA. A number of exemplar Power BI dashboards are already supporting business plan objectives and crucial reporting in areas such as Occupancy, Property Portfolio, Customer Satisfaction, Client Satisfaction, CRM Reporting, Sustainability etc. In this role you will be responsible for the full lifecycle development and maintenance of part of GPA’s dashboard portfolio. Working alongside Business Analysts and Data Architects you will have authority to build analytics solutions that are underpinning the key strategic and operational business decisions of GPA.

Key responsibilities

  • Support the delivery of GPA’s Information & Data Strategy and wider reporting requirements.
  • Support the delivery of reporting & dashboard business KPI’s, providing more focussed support to business-critical dashboards and reporting
  • Delivering GPA’s BI products in accordance with our Information Management and Data Governance frameworks
  • Capturing and refining the requirements for BI across GPA and using this to design solutions in consultation with business stakeholders
  • Designing and deploying BI applications (e.g. dashboards) across GPA and more widely across government as required
  • Performing upgrades and improvements to the functionality and content of deployed dashboards
  • Support the team with business engagement, hosting working group sessions to provide updates to all levels of the business.
  • Collaborate across GPA at all levels to gather requirements and produce new dashboards that will aid in their daily working duties for the GPA.

Personal Specification

As a data driven organisation, a data analytics lead is essential to assure as an organisation we can devise approaches and systems to ‘make sense’ of the large volumes of data present in the organisation The Senior Data Analyst ensures that the GPA:

  • Engages and liaises across GPA to ensure BI requirements are captured and understood
  • Has fully documented methods and approaches to create BI productsUpdated
  • Has reliable and accurate BI applications deployed as required by the business

Technical skills

Essential criteria:

  • Power BI, Azure, Redshift, Databases, Power Platform, Dev Ops, SQL, RLS, CICD
  • Design and development of Power BI artefacts and environments
  • Numerical analysis methods
  • Stakeholder management and consensus building
  • Working in an Agile development environment Desirable criterion:
  • Work prioritisation and scheduling to time and budget
  • People training & development
  • Using Agile development environments such as JIRA Qualifications and Accreditation

Qualifications

Essential criteria:

  • A computer/analytics University degree Desirable criterion:
  • Microsoft Accreditation for Data Analytics (DA-100)
  • Gold Standard: IT & Data Management - CITP / CsyP

Benefits

  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  • Generous annual leave

How to apply

The application process will be open until the 27th February 2026.

Additional information

Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Senior Data Engineer
Experis
Warwick
Remote or hybrid
Senior
Private salary

Role: Senior Data Engineer Background: Leveraging data analytics to provide insights and recommendations to drive strategic decision-making collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Accounting, Operations, HR, and others to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, dashboards, analytics, and data-driven insights. Key Accountabilities A Senior Data Engineer (Production Support) will be responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and supporting ETL processes, data pipelines, and data warehouse environments. The ideal candidate should have strong troubleshooting skills, hands-on experience with ETL tools, and the ability to quickly resolve production issues to ensure data availability, accuracy, and reliability. \* Monitor and support daily ETL processes, data pipelines, and batch jobs to ensure timely and accurate data delivery. \* Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, job failures, and performance bottlenecks across ETL and data warehouse systems. \* Work Closely with Data platform team to resolve data load issues. \* Perform root cause analysis of recurring issues and implement permanent fixes. \* Collaborate with development teams to transition projects smoothly into production and ensure operational readiness. \* Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions for proactive issue detection. \* Ensure data quality, consistency, and availability through ongoing validation and health checks. \* Apply best practices for production support, including incident management, change management, and problem management. \* Work closely with business users, data analysts, and other stakeholders to resolve data-related queries. \* Document runbooks, support procedures, and knowledge base articles to streamline production operations. \* Continuously optimize processes for reliability, performance, and scalability in production environments. \* Ensure compliance with data security, access controls, and audit requirements in production systems. Day-to-Day Tasks - Senior Data Engineer (Production Support) Production Support: \* Check system dashboards, logs, and alerts for failures or anomalies. \* Verify data quality and integrity checks (row counts, duplicates, missing data, schema changes). \* Review ETL/ELT job runs, data pipeline executions, and batch processes. \* Validate data loads into staging, warehouse, and downstream systems for critical tables. \* Monitor real-time and scheduled jobs to ensure SLAs are met. \* Investigate and resolve production issues (job failures, data inconsistencies, performance delays). \* Collaborate with business users to resolve data access or reporting issues. \* Coordinate with development/engineering teams for fixes, hot patches, or re-runs of failed jobs. \* Track and document incidents, resolutions, and preventive measures in ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira). \* Participate in daily/weekly operations meetings to report status and highlight issues. \* Handover critical ongoing issues to on-call/offshore support (if applicable). Minor Works/ Maintenance: \* Enhance Existing models with addition of fields as per the requirements. \* Help with Deployments and initial loads during Go-live. \* Perform root cause analysis for recurring or high-severity incidents. Proactive/Preventive Work: \* Fine-tune ETL workflows and SQL queries to improve performance. \* Implement monitoring scripts and automation to reduce manual intervention. \* Restructure the Load plans to improve effeciency. \* Review security and access controls to ensure compliance. \* Update documentation (runbooks, troubleshooting guides, SOPs) for operational continuity. Skills and Capability requirements: \* 6+ years of experience with ETL, data pipelines, and data warehouse production environments. \* Strong expertise in troubleshooting ETL/ELT processes using tools such as Matillion, Informatica, ODI, or SSIS. \* Experience in cloud-based data platforms like Snowflake. \* Proven ability to analyze job failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes. \* Hands-on experience with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools. \* Familiarity with incidents, problem, and change management processes in ITIL-based environments. \* Strong SQL programming and debugging skills with relational and cloud databases. \* Experience with traditional and non-traditional forms of analytical data design (Kimbal, Inmon etc) \* Excellent communication skills to interact with business users, analysts, and cross-functional technical teams. Nice to Have \* Domain knowledge in the area of finance data is preferred. \* Experience with SAP Systems and Databases \* Knowledge of data visualization tools, such as PowerBI or Tableau

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