Data Engineer

Details
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Reference number

466979

Salary

£50,686 \- £55,157
External applicants will join on the pay band minimum.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

HMRC \- CCG \- Fraud Investigation Service### Type of role

Digital### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Job share, Part\-time### Number of jobs available

2
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Location
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StratfordAbout the job
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Job summary

Discover what it’s like to work in a compliance role that makes an impact. Could you help us shape a stronger, fairer future? Your next career move starts here.

HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is responsible for the department’s civil and criminal investigations.

Covert Operations, Digital Exploitation (CODE) sits within FIS. Working across Law Enforcement and government, CODE provides investigative tools and covert techniques to front\-line investigations and works with key partners to develop and provide access to new technology and systems to enable investigators to respond to serious and complex tax evasion and crime.

Discover what it’s like to work in a compliance role that makes an impact. Could you help us shape a stronger, fairer future? Your next career move starts here.

HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is responsible for the department’s civil and criminal investigations.

Covert Operations, Digital Exploitation (CODE) sits within FIS. Working across Law Enforcement and government, CODE provides investigative tools and covert techniques to front\-line investigations and works with key partners to develop and provide access to new technology and systems to enable investigators to respond to serious and complex tax evasion and crime.

Working across Law Enforcement and government, CODE provides investigative tools and covert techniques to front\-line investigations and works with key partners to develop and provide access to new technology and systems to enable investigators to respond to serious and complex tax evasion and crime.

For more information about our Directorates, Lines of Business and some of our roles, please visit the FIS Careers pages.

Job description

As a Data Engineer in the Capability Development, Infrastructure and Innovation team within CODE, you will play a crucial role in supporting His Majesty’s Government in the fight against serious and organised crime. Your work will directly contribute to high\-profile investigations, helping to recover and protect hundreds of millions of pounds annually through innovative technical solutions.

The team manages a diverse and rapidly expanding portfolio of projects, ranging from the development of bespoke forensic tools tailored to highly specific investigative needs, to the design and implementation of scalable data visualisation platforms that enhance analytical capabilities. You will collaborate closely with law enforcement agencies, intelligence teams, and external partners to ensure that cutting\-edge technology is leveraged effectively in tackling financial crime, cyber threats, and fraud.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of data engineering within a mission\-driven environment, where your expertise will help shape the future of digital investigations and forensic analysis.

Person specification

As a Data Engineer, you will play an integral role assisting CODE in delivering technical capability in a proactive operationally driven environment.

In this role, you will:

• Developing secure, well\-tested software that meets user needs.


• Following and improving best practice guidelines.


• Coaching and mentoring junior colleagues across CODE


• Monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting production systems.


• Designing and integrating components for larger systems.


• Providing technical support, training, and guidance on tool deployment for investigation officers.


• Ensuring compliance with legal and law enforcement frameworks.


• Building partnerships with external stakeholders and industry experts.


• Collaborating with R\&D teams to drive innovation.


• Strong communication skills with both technical and non


• Containerisation: Docker, Kubernetes


• Distributed framework technologies (i.e. PySpark)

This role offers the opportunity to work on impactful projects, ensuring robust and scalable data solutions for HMRC.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of identifying user requirements and successfully translate that to design and develop computer software.


• Experience of taking ownership of complex problems, breaking them down and prioritising delivery.


• Experience of developing effectively in Python.


• Experience of identifying and fixing defects, creating automated tests to maintain assurance.


• Experience of effectively applying data manipulation techniques (such as filtering, grouping, and transforming data) .


• Proven ability to work on own initiative, and experience of working effectively with Agile and CI/CD Approaches.


• AWS Cloud infrastructure and services.

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• We will test your Technical skills by way of a 20\-minute presentation to be prepared and delivered at interview. The presentation brief will be sent out to those invited for interview. There will also be follow up technical questions.

Benefits
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Alongside your salary of £50,686, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £14,683 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Pension \- We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28\.97% of their salary.


• Family friendly policies.


• Personal support.


• Coaching and development.

To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it’s really like to work for HMRChear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service

Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.How to Apply

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:

• A name\-blind CV including your job history, previous skills and experiences, detailing any key achievements.


• A 750\-word Personal Statement which should be used to describe how your skills and experience would be suitable for the advertised role, making reference to the Essential Criteria and Person Specification as outlined in the advert. Please include details of work and projects that you have been involved in, and your role therein.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Sift

In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on your Personal Statement.

At full sift your Personal Statement and your CV will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.

We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.

Interview

During the panel interview we will test your Technical skills by way of a 20\-minute presentation to be prepared and delivered at interview. The presentation brief will be sent out to those invited for interview. There will also be follow up technical and experience questions.

You will be asked strength\-based questions to also explore what you enjoy and your motivations relevant to the job role.

This is an example of a strengths\-based question:

“It is often said that the customer's needs should come first. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?”

There is no expectation or requirement for you to prepare for the strengths\-based questions in advance of the interview, though you may find it helpful to spend some time reflecting on what you enjoy doing and what you do well.

Interviews will take place virtually via video link.

Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Eligibility

Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. Mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday\-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we may not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, or have withdrawn yourself in error and need your application reinstated whilst the campaign is still live, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording fo

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