Senior Data Engineer | Upon Tyne

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer
Employer: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Salary:
Employment Type: Permanent
Reference Number: 6944095d-W52

£57,946 – 73,517 per year

• Data Engineering Design & Delivery (Practitioner) – Ability to design and oversee the implementation of complex, enterprise-scale data processes and ETL pipelines.
• Data Standards & Governance (Expert) – Deep expertise in establishing and maintaining data engineering standards across teams for compliance and consistency.
• Problem Solving & Incident Management (Practitioner) – Leading investigations into complex data issues, including ETL pipeline failures, and providing strategic solutions.
• Leadership & Team Development (Practitioner/Expert) – Experience leading data engineering teams and mentoring junior engineers while promoting continuous improvement.

• Lead and manage data engineering activities, setting strategy and standards for the community.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of Data Engineers.
• Build and maintain high-quality ETL pipelines and BI reporting strategies.
• Support innovative solutions using AI and automation technologies while ensuring resilience, performance, and compliance.
• Mentor and coach team members to enhance capability and foster a strong data engineering culture.
• Collaborate with software engineers, Dev Ops teams, and service managers to deliver robust data solutions.
• Utilize tools like Elastic Stack and Qlik Sense for log analytics and BI dashboards.

• AI
• Dev Ops
• ETL
• Support
• Qlik
• Computer Vision
• Mac Book
• Machine Learning
• Robotics

We are The Garage, part of DWP Digital, an award-winning delivery unit focused on intelligent automation in government. Our mission is to build and maintain digital solutions that serve nearly every person in the UK every day. We offer a competitive salary of up to £73,517, a generous civil service pension with 28.97% employer contributions, and flexible hybrid working arrangements. Our team benefits from professional development opportunities, diverse and inclusive culture, and a supportive work-life balance with various perks.

last updated 52 week of 2025