Data Engineer
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full time
Working Hours
35
Salary
£44,275.75 to £52,089.12 subjected to knowledge, skill and experience
Location Options
Birmingham with part of the week working from home
Function Type
Corporate Functions (HR, Finance, Project Management, IT, Risk and Audit)
Are you passionate about delivering quality digital services to customers? Are you an experienced Data Engineer who wants to develop your skills and step into a growing team?
The role
Here at the Solicitors Regulation Authority, we are looking for a Data Engineer to join our Solutions Development and Delivery team.
You will focus on:
* Working closely with our Data Architects, Developers, and business stakeholders to ensure our data platforms and pipelines meet organisational needs and support evidence-based decision-making.
* Building and maintaining efficient data pipelines between Dynamics 365 CRM, Azure SQL databases, SharePoint, and analytical platforms using tools such as SSIS, Azure Data Factory, and KingswaySoft.
* Ensuring reference data is consistent across all environments and managing deployment processes to maintain data integrity and accuracy.
* Troubleshooting and resolving data issues end-to-end, optimising database performance, and implementing robust error handling and monitoring.
Reporting into the Software Development Manager, you will use your expertise to help shape our data integration methodologies, processes, and standards, driving adoption and best practices across the team.
What it is in it for you
* Opportunity to help shape the software development processes
* Showcase your data software development skills and technical capability
* Develop strong working relationships at all levels to make sure that services are in line with our standards.
* Work collaboratively with other areas of our organisation to deliver key projects.
What we are looking for
* Strong T-SQL skills with experience in query optimisation and performance tuning
* Hands-on experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), including complex package development
* Experience orchestrating data pipelines using Azure Data Factory
* Good understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM data structures and architecture
Useful information
There is a full role profile attached at the bottom of this advert which details the full skills, knowledge and experience required.
If you have any questions that aren't in this advert or on our website, please contact us via: recruitment@sra.org.uk
This is a hybrid role and will be based in our Brimingham office one to two days a week and from home the rest of the week.
To apply
Please click 'apply' to complete the online application form where you will be asked to upload a CV and provide answers on how you meet some of the key criteria of the role. You must answer to each shortlisting criterion in the online form.The responses you provide in the application form will be used to shortlist your application.
Applicants who apply this position in last six month will not be considered.
To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages .
Closing date for applications is 27 October 2025 at 09:00.
Essential
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:
• Strong T-SQL skills with experience in query optimisation and performance tuning
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), including complex package development
• Experience orchestrating data pipelines using Azure Data Factory
• Good understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM data structures and architecture
The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.
Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
Attached Role Profile
Data Engineer Job Spec - Aug 25.docx - 551KB Opens in a new window
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Vacancy closing date: 27/10/2025, 09:00
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.
Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.