Job Vacancy Data Engineer - Department for Education - SEO

United Kingdom

Government Digital & Data

AWS Cloud

Azure DevOps

Data Engineering

Job position Data Engineer - Department for Education - SEO

Permanent

As soon as possible

£42k-46k

Hybrid

United Kingdom

Published on 06/05/2026

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Use data engineering to support better outcomes for children, learners and educators across the UK. Join the Department for Education (DfE) Data Directorate and help build the data systems that inform decisions across government, the education sector and beyond.

What you’ll be working on

Designing and delivering data solutions that support national education services
Building data products used across government, schools and the wider sector
Working with modern cloud technologies to transform how data is used and shared
Supporting better decision-making through high-quality, reliable data

What you’ll be doing

Developing end-to-end data solutions in a complex environment
Translating user needs into robust, production-ready data pipelines
Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams using Agile and DevOps practices
Troubleshooting data issues and improving quality
Contributing to knowledge sharing and innovation across the data community

Candidate profile

What you’ll bring

Experience building data solutions on cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
Strong skills in tools such as SQL, Python or Apache Spark
Understanding of data architecture (data warehouses, lakehouses)
Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments
A proactive mindset and willingness to improve how things are done

Working environment

Locations: Bristol, Darlington, Nottingham, Coventry, London, Sheffield, Manchester

Important to know

Numerical and verbal tests form part of the application process
Test deadline is 2 working days before the closing date

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Data Engineer - Department for Education - SEO

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