2196 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- Proven experience operating at senior or Principal level in data engineering
- Strong track record of designing and successfully delivering enterprise scale data platforms and systems
- Deep experience with modern data architecture, cloud infrastructure and scalable data processing systems
- Strong hands-on programming experience, specifically in Python and SQL
- Strong expertise in data modelling, data lifecycle management, metadata and governance
- Experience working in complex regulated environments such as healthcare, genomics or research
- Strong understanding of security by design and handling highly sensitive data
- Proven ability to influence architectural and data engineering direction across multiple teams or domains
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience influencing senior technical and non-technical stakeholders in matrix environments
- Degree in Computer Science, IT or equivalent practical industry experience
- Architecture or data related certifications are beneficial, TOGAF especially valued
Responsibilities
- Setting technical direction and influencing data engineering standards across data platforms, pipelines and data products used by multiple teams
- Leading the design and delivery of complex, large scale data solutions across cloud and hybrid environments
- Influencing architectural direction for enterprise data platforms, including Lakehouse, distributed and event driven systems
- Acting as a technical authority across squads, influencing alignment to data engineering standards and data architectural principles
- Working closely with senior engineers, architects, bioinformaticians, data colleagues and product teams to influence delivery and technical decision making
- Ensuring all data engineering approaches meet strict governance, privacy, security and regulatory requirements
- Driving adoption and influencing use of modern engineering practices including DataOps, DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automation and observability
- Improving platform resilience, performance and operational maturity across critical data systems
- Evaluating and influencing adoption of new tools, technologies and data engineering approaches where appropriate
- Mentoring experienced data engineers and influencing capability uplift across teams
- Contributing to organisation wide technical communities, standards and design governance
Description
At Genomics England, we are a global leader in genomic medicine and research, dedicated to ensuring that genomic healthcare benefits everyone. Our mission is to expand the role of genomics in healthcare interactions by 2035. We foster collaboration among patients, doctors, scientists, government, and industry to enhance genomic testing and support groundbreaking medical discoveries. As a potential Principal Data Engineer in our team, you will have the unique opportunity to shape data engineering practices at a national scale while being part of an inclusive and diverse working environment. We offer a competitive benefits package including generous leave, family-friendly policies, a robust pension plan, and comprehensive health and wellness initiatives.
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How many Data Engineer jobs are in the UK?
Currently, there are 2196 Data openings. Check also: Spark jobs, Snowflake jobs, Kafka jobs, Hadoop jobs - all with salary brackets.
Is the UK a good place for Data Engineers?
The UK is one of the best countries to work as a Data Engineer. It has a vibrant startup community, growing tech hubs and, most important: lots of interesting jobs for people who work in tech.
Which companies are hiring for Data Engineer jobs in the UK?
Circuit Mind, UKTL, The Scouts Association, Bluefruit Software Limited, Arctic Shores, SwapTix, Advanced IT Services among others, are currently hiring for Data roles in the UK.
The company with most openings is Hays Technology as they are hiring for 57 different Data Engineer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.
The company with most openings is Hays Technology as they are hiring for 57 different Data Engineer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.