Senior Data Engineer, Police & Public Protection Technology

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Reference number

462872

Salary

£51,200
New entrants to the Civil Service will start their role on the salary band minimum for London roles of £51,200\. You may be eligible for an additional non\-pensionable allowance, pending a Capability and Skills Assessment, with a value of up to £10,200\.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

HO \- Home Office Digital### Type of role

Digital

Information Technology### Working pattern

Full\-time, Compressed hours### Number of jobs available

1
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Location
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CroydonAbout the job
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Job summary

Home Office Digital designs, builds and develops services for the rest of the department and for government. Every year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 8 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.

Senior Data Engineers design and implement complex data flows to connect operational systems with analytics and BI systems. You’ll build and manage data flows, collaborating with the Data Science community and Product Owners to identify strategies and services to best support business needs. You’ll help set the direction for service technology and data architecture, while mentoring junior team members, promoting collaboration and encouraging an agile approach to work.

You’ll get to work with some of the largest and most varied datasets around, and benefit from a wealth of continuous professional development resources and career opportunities. You’ll play a key role in delivering joined\-up, intelligent services that unlock the value from data and deliver better outcomes for the UK.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home\-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.

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Job description

Senior Data Engineers design and lead the implementation of complex data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and BI systems.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will identify, build, modify and manage data flows between complex systems using the appropriate solution.

You will be working with the Data Science community, who set the scope of data engineering work through user research and data pipelines. Through sharing work with Product Owners, you will identify strategies for how the service is best able to support business needs.

You will work with fellow members of the Data Engineering community to set the direction of the service technology and data architecture. You will also mentor more junior members of the team \- promoting challenge, collaborating and encouraging an agile approach to working.

Main Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain robust, scalable data workflows, pipelines and ETL processes (including streaming, automation, data transformation, API integration, file handling and error handling) to ensure reliability, usability and integrity of critical datasets.


• Deliver end\-to\-end data solutions and products, covering analysis, requirements review, solution design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing optimisation for complex and large\-scale data products.


• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop data solutions that meet business needs, are fit for downstream use, and clearly communicate insights derived from data profiling and source system analysis.


• Lead on database management activities, including mapping data to agreed data models, applying data profiling and modelling techniques, and ensuring effective use across multiple subject areas.


• Investigate and resolve data issues by analysing root causes, experimenting with solutions, driving innovation and delivering continuous improvement in data quality, performance and storage capacity.


• Develop, test and assure data products and pipelines across the full development lifecycle, including defining test conditions, analysing test outcomes, and providing guidance on data\-related issues.


• Contribute to strategic improvements, including re\-platforming data systems to the public cloud, refreshing tooling, and optimising code from prototype through to production\-ready solutions.


• Ensure data solutions comply with data privacy and information security requirements, working closely with relevant specialists, while advocating best practice and supporting team delivery.

Person specification

Working Pattern

Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full\-time basis. However, compressed hours are available.

Essential Skills

• Delivering data\-focused projects, including data analysis, solution design and end\-user reporting, with clear communication of performance and analysis to non\-technical and senior stakeholders.


• Using version control tools (e.g. GitLab) and adhering to code review and branching standards.


• Translating natural\-language data quality rules into automated, testable automated pipeline logic.


• Developing and integrating scripts with orchestration tools and workflow engines.


• Building data pipelines using industry\-standard tools and technologies (e.g. SQL, PostgreSQL, AWS RDS, ETL processes).


• Applying modern programming languages and data analysis techniques (particularly Python and related libraries, regex and NLP), alongside qualitative and quantitative analysis, API integration, and JSON/CSV manipulation.


• Alongside understanding of cloud data technologies, AWS infrastructure concepts, familiarity with data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI), and emerging tools such as LLMs.

SFIA capability framework

The essential skills listed above are reflective of the Home Office Government Digital and Data Profession Career Framework (based on the industry standard SFIA framework). Use the SFIA Levels of responsibility to understand what would be expected for each technical skills listed below.

Strategy and Architecture

• Strategy and Planning

+ Innovation (INOV) – Level 3

• Advice and Guidance

+ Methods and Tools (METL) – Level 3

Development and Implementation

• Data and Analytics

+ Data Management (DATM) – Level 3
+ Data Modelling and Design (DTAN) – Level 3
+ Database Design (DBDS) – Level 3
+ Data Engineering (DENG) – Level 3

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

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

• Innovation (INOV) – Level 3


• Methods and Tools (METL) – Level 3


• Data Management (DATM) – Level 3


• Data Modelling and Design (DTAN) – Level 3


• Database Design (DBDS) – Level 3


• Data Engineering (DENG) – Level 3

Benefits
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Alongside your salary of £51,200, Home Office contributes £14,832 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Why work for us...

Find out more information at: Benefits \- Home Office Careers, but some of the primary ones are:

• A Civil Service Pension with employer contribution rates of at least 28\.97%.


• In\-year reward scheme for one\-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.


• 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service.


• 8 days of public holidays, plus 1 additional privilege day.


• Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home\-based working. This is a non\-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.

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Artificial intelligence

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and 1000 word Personal Statement:

• CV – include a brief employment history outlining for each role, the organisation, job title, dates in post, and key responsibilities and achievements. Any recent employment gaps should be explained. A second section should set out the skills and experience most relevant to this role, drawing on your career, training, and other relevant activities without repeating the employment history. Focus on the evidence that best demonstrates your capability to meet the role requirements.


• Personal Statement \- this should present a clear and coherent narrative explaining why you are applying, what you would bring to the role, and how your experience meets the essential criteria. Use well‑chosen examples to i

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