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Job Purpose

As a member of the multi-skilled DDaT function, the Senior Data Engineer designs, builds and maintains the data pipelines, integrations and data processing services that underpin both the Commission’s operational systems and its analytical data estate. The role helps shape the evolution of the Commission’s data platform by applying solid data engineering and modelling practices to ensure data is structured, reusable and well-governed.

The Senior Data Engineer designs and develops data flows and transformations across products and platforms, including the SQL logic, stored procedures and views needed to prepare and structure data for use across services and analytical workloads. The role also contributes to evolving the Commission’s Azure data platform, including the use of Synapse and layered data architecture approaches where appropriate.

As a senior member of the engineering capability, You will provide technical leadership, mentoring and promote consistent engineering standards, patterns and best practice across delivery teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Programming and Build (Data Engineering) You will design, build, test and maintain scalable data pipelines and data processing solutions using modern engineering practices.
• Data Integration You will design and implement data ingestion and integration patterns across Azure services, ensuring they are secure, efficient and maintainable.
• Data Modelling Apply data modelling principles to develop models that support analytics and operational use, working with analysts and architects to ensure accuracy and usability.
• Data Standards and Best Practice Improve data engineering standards, coding conventions and design patterns, ensuring consistency across pipelines and services.
• Technical Leadership Mentor data engineers, review code and pipelines, and provide guidance on data engineering best practice across delivery teams.
• Problem Resolution (Data) Investigate, diagnose and resolve data issues, ensuring root cause analysis and preventative measures are implemented.
• Performance and Reliability Engineering You Will monitor, optimise and troubleshoot data pipelines and storage solutions to ensure reliable, performant and cost-effective services.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

To apply for this post, you must complete an online application with the following:

• A blind CV setting out your Job History/Full Qualifications/Previous skill and experiences.
• A Personal Statement (maximum 750 words) demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria for the role outlined on the Job Description.

We will assess your CV and Personal Statement against the Essential criteria for the role.

At interview and we will assess you against Strengths the following Behaviours at interview:

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

Interview Arrangements

Interviews will be taking place face to face in our Liverpool and Newport office

The sift is due to take place on the 23/10/2026

Interviews will be taking place on 12/11/2026 in Newport and 13/11/2026 in Liverpool

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

At the interview, the panel can then/ probe further /and ask applicants to provide further specific examples that show how they best demonstrate their skills.

We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process to manage numbers.

Behaviours:

The distinguishing Behaviours (the required skills, knowledge, and behaviours) for this role are set out in the Civil Service Behaviours Framework 2018 (Success Profiles - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)) and should be referred to when making this application.

You are required, under the Behaviours approach, to describe how you have dealt with a specific situation.

You must give evidence of your knowledge, skills, and behaviours and how you have applied this, such as what you did or said and how you interacted with other people.

When you are giving your examples, do not spend too many words on description and background information. Avoid using general or unspecific statements. Instead say what the situation was, what you did, what your thought process was and what was the result.

This post is full time however those applicants who do or wish to work an alternative working pattern are welcome to apply. The preferred working pattern may or may not be available. You should discuss this with the vacancy holder.

Reasonable Adjustment:

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled persons, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via Charitycommissionrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Reserve Lists:

If we have more successful candidates than available vacancies, we will hold a 12-month reserve list as standard.

During that time, we may use the list to fill the same, or similar roles with closely matching essential criteria, without further testing of merit. Any appointments from the Reserve list will be made in strict merit order.

Applying:

We recognise everyone as an individual, accepting people for who they are and treating everyone fairly.

All applications for these vacancies must be made online. There are limited exceptions to this. Paper applications will only be considered if you have a disability that will prevent you from applying online. If this is the case, please email Charitycommissionrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Once you have submitted your application it cannot be amended; only submit your application when you have completely finished and answered all the relevant questions.

Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

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

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

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