Job Vacancy Lead Data Engineer - UK Health Security Agency - G7

United Kingdom

Government Digital & Data

CI/CD

Data Engineering

Github

Python

Job position Lead Data Engineer - UK Health Security Agency - G7

Fixed term

As soon as possible

1 year

£56k-70k

Hybrid

United Kingdom

Published on 15/05/2026

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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are hiring Lead Data Engineers to play a key role in strengthening the UK’s health security systems.

About the role

You’ll be part of UKHSA’s Data Engineering and Enablement Division within the Digital and Data Directorate.

In this role, you will:

Design and build modern data platforms supporting national health security
Work end‑to‑end – from stakeholder engagement through to production delivery
Help shape and improve engineering standards across the team
Act as a technical lead, supporting and guiding others

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be focused on building scalable, secure and high-performing data solutions, including:

Designing and delivering ETL/ELT pipelines across multiple data sources
Building data orchestration and curated data marts for analytics and insight
Re‑using and extending platform capabilities to deliver efficient solutions
Working in agile, multi-disciplinary teams using DevSecOps practices
Leading on design, development, testing and deployment of data products

Candidate profile

What we’re looking for

We’re interested in engineers who bring strong technical expertise and thrive in collaborative environments:

Strong Python experience (Pandas, clean code, testing standards)
Experience building large‑scale data pipelines using Spark
Hands‑on experience with AWS services (Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, S3)
Strong SQL and data warehousing experience
Experience with GitHub workflows and CI/CD pipelines
Ability to collaborate effectively and solve complex data challenges

Working environment

Location: Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London

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Lead Data Engineer - UK Health Security Agency - G7

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