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| Posted: | 29/10/26 | |
| Recruiter: | Department for Work and Pensions | |
| Reference: | 3205432231 | |
| Type: | Permanent | |
| Disciplines: | Systems Engineer | |
| Salary: | Competitive | |
| Location: | Birmingham | |
| Description: | Job summary Please notethis role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details'. You must have resided continuously in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years, 2 of which must have been the immediately preceding years from the point of applying for this job. Are you a Senior Data Engineer with expert-level experience in Azure data engineering, ETL/ELT pipeline design and technical team leadership? Join DWP as part of our Data Engineering community, where you will lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable data solutions that power services used by millions of people across the UK. This role plays a key part in ensuring our data estate is reliable, well-governed and continuously improving, enabling analysts, data scientists and operational teams to access trusted data at scale. Job description Roles and Responsibilities:
Locations for this team are: London, Coventry, Darlington, Sheffield, Leeds. Roles within other teams will be based in the locations advertised above. This can be discussed further, should you be successful. Person specification See selection process for further details. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Alongside your salary of 57,946, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 16,786 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window). We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
This role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. If a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for the role and for you, you will normally be required to spend a minimum of 60% of your contracted working hours from your DWP office. If you have a disability, caring responsibilities, or other circumstances that may affect your ability to meet the minimum office attendance requirement, please discuss this with us using the contact details in this advert. Salary Information Pay for this role is from 57,946 to 75,664. The maximum salary for the grade is 68,205, however a Digital Allowance of up to 7,459 per annum is available for exceptional candidates. Digital Allowance is non-salary, and non-pensionable, and is classed as a temporary allowance. It is reviewed annually where it could beretained, amended, or removed. Pay for this role in London is from 63,075 to 74,005. (Please refer to location details to check eligibility) Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience asdemonstratedat interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer willmaintaintheir current substantive salary. Civil Servants who gain promotion will move to the bottom of the grade pay scale or receive a 10% increase applied to their current substantive salary, whichever is greater. Any temporary allowances that you are currently in receipt of will not form part of the calculation todetermineyour pay. Any allowances that are in payment will cease when you move into your new role. Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of four parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Employment history - this should contain your work experience and any skills, qualifications and accomplishments relevant to the jobs you have completed. 3. Personal statement - up to 1000 words. This statement should be used to provide examples of how you meet the essential criteria below:
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