Become part of a mission driven digital team helping to build secure, resilient services used by millions across the UK. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), in partnership with Inspire People, is hiring a Lead Data Engineer with strong SQL and Python expertise, experience across modern cloud data platforms including Databricks, Apache Spark and lakehouse architectures, and a proven ability to design, build and lead delivery of reliable data products. This is a permanent role based in Swansea, working in a hybrid model (minimum 60% office-based in Swansea), with a salary of £57,515 - £82,430 plus 29% employer pension contribution and excellent Civil Service benefits.
Shape the Future of Digital Services at DVLA
DVLA is responsible for delivering secure, reliable national motoring services at scale, supporting millions of citizens, vehicles and transactions across the UK. DVLA Digital is on a long-term transformation journey, modernising platforms and services while maintaining public safety, trust and operational resilience.
As a Lead Data Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of high-impact data products within DVLA's data platform team, working closely with product teams, analysts and data scientists to ensure data solutions are scalable, reliable and aligned to user needs.
As a Lead Data Engineer you will:
- Design and implement complex data flows connecting ...