Data Engineer

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Significant experience working in a data engineering, data platform or analytics engineering role within a complex organisation
• Experience designing and building data pipelines and integrations from multiple source systems
• Experience working with structured and semi-structured data to support reporting and analytics
• Proven experience resolving data quality, performance or reliability issues
• Experience contributing to the delivery of data or analytics projects
• Ability to analyse data requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions
• Good problem-solving skills, able to diagnose and resolve complex data issues
• Ability to work independently on complex technical tasks while collaborating effectively with others
• Ability to prioritise work and manage competing demands in a delivery environment
• Relevant qualification in data, computing, IT or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience, with a commitment to ongoing professional development in data engineering and analytics technologies
• Able to attend meetings and work at various locations as required
• Able to work outside normal office hours on occasion to meet service and project demands

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and evolution of data pipeline patterns, integration approaches and storage solutions, ensuring alignment with target architecture and platform strategy
• Own delivery of complex, cross-domain data pipelines and data products, including technical planning, dependency management and operational readiness
• Set and assure engineering standards for pipeline build (automation, testing, documentation and observability) so data flows are scalable, reliable and fit for analytical and operational use
• Define and implement data quality management approaches (rules, validation, reconciliation and exception handling) and drive remediation with source-system owners where required
• Establish monitoring, alerting and performance tuning practices for pipelines and platforms, including run-time observability and service level expectations
• Lead investigation and resolution of high-impact data incidents and recurring problems, identifying root cause, reducing risk and improving resilience
• Provide technical leadership for data and analytics initiatives, shaping solution options, estimating delivery, and advising on trade-offs (cost, risk, performance and time)
• Ensure solutions transition effectively into live operation through robust documentation, runbooks, support models and knowledge transfer
• Contribute to delivery governance (e.g., technical assurance, risk management and progress reporting) to enable predictable, high-quality outcomes
• Embed governance, security and data protection requirements into data platform and pipeline designs, working with information governance and security colleagues to ensure compliance
• Implement and assure technical controls for access management, segregation of duties, encryption, retention and auditability, including support to DPIAs and audit requests where appropriate
• Maintain clear data lineage and documentation to support transparency, accountability and safe reuse of data across the council

Technologies:

• Support
• Security

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We are Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service created through the partnership between Luton Borough Council and Kent County Council to support contingent temporary agency, contract and interim roles at the Council. We are local government owned, with strong public sector expertise and an equal opportunities approach that welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We operate as a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP, a joint venture between Luton Borough Council and Commercial Services Kent Ltd.

last updated 31 week of 2026