Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year Requirements: We require extensive experience in data ingestion, cleansing, transformation and modelling. We require strong proficiency in SQL and Python. We require experience with modern cloud data platforms and lakehouse architectures. We require hands-on experience with big data technologies such as Apache Spark or Databricks. We require strong knowledge of data warehousing concepts. We require experience with build, test and deployment automation. We require proven leadership capability, including leading or mentoring data engineering teams. We require strong problem-solving skills and a detail-oriented approach. We prefer experience working with large-scale data platforms in complex environments. We prefer understanding of data governance, security and data quality frameworks. We prefer experience influencing technical standards and engineering direction. We prefer familiarity with Government Digital & Data capability frameworks. Responsibilities: We will design and implement complex data flows connecting operational systems for analytics, storage and business intelligence. We will build data products using modern data and streaming technologies. We will lead and coordinate engineering teams, setting standards and best practice. We will identify and enable reuse of data flows across services. We will design and assure robust data models and integrations to improve data quality. We will lead performance optimisation across data platforms, balancing cost, scalability and reliability. We will apply systems integration expertise to deliver end-to-end data solutions. We will champion data engineering best practice across our organisation and wider government. Technologies: Big Data Business Intelligence Cloud Databricks Support Python SQL Security Spark More: We are the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), working in partnership with Inspire People, and we are hiring a permanent Lead Data Engineer to join our digital team in Swansea. This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 60% office-based working in Swansea, and it offers a salary of £57,515 to £82,430, plus a generous employer pension contribution and excellent Civil Service benefits. We are on a long-term transformation journey, modernising secure and resilient national motoring services used by millions across the UK. You will join our data platform team and work closely with product teams, analysts and data scientists to shape high-impact data products at scale. We offer a flexible working culture, strong learning and development, inclusion and diversity support, digital communities with clear career frameworks, on-site gym and nursery facilities, restaurants and coffee bar, 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays increasing with service, an additional privilege day, employee assistance support, and free parking. last updated 23 week of 2026