Senior Data Engineer
Core
Design, build, and operate reliable data products and flows connecting operational systems for storage, analytics, and business intelligence at the DVLA.
Role type
Senior hands-on data (product) engineer
Builds
Data products, data flows, streaming systems, and data models
Domain
Public sector (UK DVLA), data engineering, large-scale data processing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Python, SQL, large scale data processing, data integration, decentralised version control, testing, data modelling, streaming systems, code optimisation
Preferred skills
mentoring junior engineers, setting data engineering standards
Technologies
Python, SQL, Databricks, Apache Spark, Lakehouse, RDBMS
Responsibilities
Design and lead implementation of data flows, build data products using streaming systems, optimise code for performance, lead data modelling and storage approaches, operate production data products, design robust data models and integrations, support junior team members
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
