Salary £46,142 - £51,356 Per Annum (Pay Award Pending) | Permanent | Full time, 37 hours per week | Hybrid working
International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship.
Data has the power to transform how public services are delivered — and at Lancashire County Council, we’re investing in modern data engineering to make that transformation real.
We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to play a key technical leadership role in modernising our data platforms, automating data flows, and enabling high‑quality analytics and business intelligence that supports better decisions across the organisation.
This is a hands‑on, influential role where your expertise will shape how data is designed, engineered, governed and used at scale.
What you’ll be doing
1. Design, build and deploy scalable, automated ETL/ELT pipelines
2. Re‑engineer manual data processes into robust, repeatable data flows
3. Optimise data platforms to support analytics, reporting and statutory returns
4. Develop and maintain solutions using Microsoft Azure technologies, including Microsoft OneLake, Fabric, Azure SQL and SQL Server
5. Create dimensional data models and assured datasets that support insight and decision‑making
6. Support data quality, master data management and data cataloguing
7. Take technical ownership of solution designs aligned to the Council’s target data architecture
8. Work in an Agile, DevOps‑led environment using Azure DevOps and CI/CD practices
9. Mentor and support less experienced engineers
10. Engage with stakeholders to propose innovative, value‑driven solutions
What we’re looking for
11. Strong experience in data engineering within cloud‑based platforms (Azure preferred)
12. Proven experience delivering end‑to‑end data solutions
13. Excellent SQL skills including performance optimisation
14. Experience with ETL, data integration and analytics platforms
15. Experience with Python, Java or Scala
16. Knowledge of DevOps and Agile delivery
17. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly
18. Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers
Why join Lancashire County Council?
19. Work on meaningful, large‑scale data platforms supporting public services
20. Be part of a forward‑thinking digital and data community
21. Influence the direction of a modern data architecture
22. Strong commitment to learning, development and progression
23. Competitive local government benefits, pension and flexible working
Our values
Supportive • Innovative • Respectful • Collaborative
For an informal chat please contact Angela Teasey on 01772 535235.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.