Senior Data Engineer

Overview

National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) – committed to boosting the quality of teaching and school leadership – is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join the TED team and play an important role in building and maintaining the technical infrastructure that supports the NIoT and TED.

• Designing, building and maintaining Azure-based data pipelines to support the ingestion, transformation and curation of TED datasets.
• Developing and maintaining Azure SQL databases and research-facing schemas across raw, transformed and curated data layers.
• Writing efficient, secure and well-structured T‑SQL to support ingestion, validation, transformation and optimisation.
• Contributing to the development and ongoing refinement of a Common Data Model across multiple education data providers.
• Integrating and harmonising data from school MIS and EdTech platforms, including Bromcom, Arbor and Wonde.
• Building and maintaining robust validation, logging, auditing and reconciliation processes to improve data quality and trust.
• Supporting secure data handling, including pseudonymisation, access control and compliance with data‑sharing agreements and security requirements.
• Working closely with analysts, researchers, architects and partners to deliver scalable, analytics‑ready data solutions.
• Contributing to agile planning, technical design, documentation and operational handover.

• Strong experience with Azure Data Factory and Azure SQL Server.
• Strong T‑SQL skills, including schema design, stored procedures and query optimisation.
• Experience implementing validation, monitoring, logging and reconciliation controls within data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of secure data architecture and the handling of sensitive personal data.
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops, version control and CI/CD practices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work successfully in a multidisciplinary team.
• Generous annual leave – 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays), rising to 33 days after five years’ service.
• Flexible working – we offer flexible start and end working times, with hybrid working in place for all roles.
• Pension – Entry to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Salary sacrifice schemes – we offer salary sacrifice schemes for bikes, cars and tech!
• Lifestyle benefits – We offer discounts on gyms, cinema, retail and much more!
• Parenthood leave – We offer above the statutory minimum for maternity, adoption and paternity leave.
• Working environment – We have a stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like‑minded professionals.
• Support:
  Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides confidential support for employees on personal or work‑related matters.
• Development:
  We fully support the development of our staff and ensure that you have a high level of continuous professional development.

Salary: £56,667 per annum, plus benefits (+ London weighting if applicable).

Contract and

Hours:

Permanent, Full Time.

Location: Hybrid – within commuting distance of one of our campuses (Birmingham, Bristol, London, Blackburn, Redcar or Doncaster).

Closing date: 4.00pm on Friday, 31 July 2026.