National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

Senior Data Engineer

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Liverpool
1 day ago
Create job alert

We lead the UKs diplomatic, development and consular work around the world. We employ around 17,000 staff in our global network of 281 offices worldwide. Our UK-based staff work in King Charles Street in London, Abercrombie House in East Kilbride and in Milton Keynes.
Your role with us
Our Information and Digital Directorate is responsible for delivering the Foreign Secretarys ambition to make the FCDO the most technologically integrated and innovative foreign ministry globally. This involves harnessing digital, data, technology, IT security and information management to deliver our diplomatic, development and consular aims while keeping our people and information safe and secure.
Were currently looking to recruit two Senior Data Engineers, and if you join us youll be a key member of a team that is primarily Azure focused but uses a number of other Cloud technologies including Oracle and Amazon Web Services. Working with your colleagues to develop product that aligns with best practice, youll also assist the Power Business Intelligence team to deliver reporting products to our organisation.
Youll have a range of other tasks these include delivering data products to business domain stakeholders and teams, mentoring and developing the skills of junior members of staff, and working with the Lead Data Engineer to develop a deep understanding of our data and systems. Committed to offering performance data products in line with good data engineering and architecture principals, your work will help us provide high quality data, information and knowledge to all our customers.
Who were looking for
With the ability to connect positively with a diverse range of technical and non-technical stakeholders, and capable of hosting dynamic discussions as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, youll have the expertise to design, build and test complex, large scale data products. Skilled at building teams to complete data integration services, youll have a well developed understanding of the impact of emerging trends in data tools, analysis techniques and usage, and be ready to select and implement the appropriate technologies to deliver resilient, scalable and future-proofed solutions.
You should possess the skills to produce relevant data models across multiple subject areas, understand industry-recognised modelling patterns and standards, and know when to apply them. Capable of comparing and aligning different models, you should also have good knowledge of Microsoft data engineering toolsets, specifically Azure Data Factory, however all relevant data experiences are valuable to us and will be considered. In addition, well expect you to have a good understanding of relational data models and/or cloud data warehouses.
You must be a British Citizen at the time of your application and be prepared to attain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance.
We encourage applications from all communities, so that we reflect the very best of 21st century Britain. Everyone here gets the support to develop their skills and capabilities as well as benefits that help to make the most of life in and out of work, including a Civil Service pension.
Use your talent and experience to shape our nations future, and deliver tangible improvements to millions of lives, including your own.

JBRP1_UKTJ

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer (SQL Server / AWS)

Senior Data Engineer - Snowflake - £100,000 - London - Hybrid

Senior Data Engineer

National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

Data Science Jobs UK 2025: 50 Companies Hiring Now

Bookmark this guide—refreshed every quarter—so you always know who’s really expanding their data‑science teams. Budgets for predictive analytics, GenAI pilots & real‑time decision engines keep climbing in 2025. The UK’s National AI Strategy, tax relief for R&D & a sharp rise in cloud adoption mean employers need applied scientists, ML engineers, experiment designers, causal‑inference specialists & analytics leaders—right now. Below you’ll find 50 organisations that have advertised UK‑based data‑science vacancies or announced head‑count growth during the past eight weeks. They’re grouped into five quick‑scan categories so you can jump straight to the kind of employer—& culture—that suits you. For every company you’ll see: Main UK hub Example live or recent vacancy Why it’s worth a look (tech stack, mission, culture) Search any employer on DataScience‑Jobs.co.uk to view current ads, or set up a free alert so fresh openings land straight in your inbox.

Return-to-Work Pathways: Relaunch Your Data Science Career with Returnships, Flexible & Hybrid Roles

Returning to work after an extended break can feel like stepping into a whole new world—especially in a dynamic field like data science. Whether you paused your career for parenting, caring responsibilities or another life chapter, the UK’s data science sector now offers a variety of return-to-work pathways. From structured returnships to flexible and hybrid roles, these programmes recognise the transferable skills and resilience you’ve gained and provide mentorship, upskilling and supportive networks to ease your transition back. In this guide, you’ll discover how to: Understand the current demand for data science talent in the UK Leverage your organisational, communication and analytical skills in data science roles Overcome common re-entry challenges with practical solutions Refresh your technical knowledge through targeted learning Access returnship and re-entry programmes tailored to data science Find roles that fit around family commitments—whether flexible, hybrid or full-time Balance your career relaunch with caring responsibilities Master applications, interviews and networking specific to data science Learn from inspiring returner success stories Get answers to common questions in our FAQ section Whether you aim to return as a data analyst, machine learning engineer, data visualisation specialist or data science manager, this article will map out the steps and resources you need to reignite your data science career.

LinkedIn Profile Checklist for Data Science Jobs: 10 Tweaks to Elevate Recruiter Engagement

Data science recruiters often sift through dozens of profiles to find candidates skilled in Python, machine learning, statistical modelling and data visualisation—sometimes before roles even open. A generic LinkedIn profile won’t suffice in this data-driven era. This step-by-step LinkedIn for data science jobs checklist outlines ten targeted tweaks to elevate recruiter engagement. Whether you’re an aspiring junior data scientist, a specialist in MLOps, or a seasoned analytics leader, these optimisations will sharpen your profile’s search relevance and demonstrate your analytical impact.