Salary: £48,003 - 53,172 per year Requirements: Strong hands-on experience with modern data engineering tools and practices, including ETL/ELT, data warehousing and data modelling. Expertise in cloud data platforms, ideally Azure services such as Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Spark or Snowflake. Proficiency in Python, SQL and other relevant languages for building pipelines and enabling automation. Experience building and managing production data services, integrating data from multiple systems, and improving data quality. Understanding of data governance, security, information management and UK GDPR. The ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly for non-specialist audiences. A collaborative and proactive approach, with confidence leading projects, supporting partners and driving continuous improvement. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain the councils Microsoft Azure Data Platform, supporting cloud-ready, scalable analytics. Build and optimise data pipelines, APIs and integrations across on-premise, cloud and supplier-hosted systems. Extract, clean, transform and combine data from a wide range of operational systems to create high-quality datasets for insight and machine learning. Work with data scientists to design and maintain pipelines for AI/ML models, including supporting feature engineering, labelling and large-scale data flows. Automate manual data processes to improve speed, reliability and accessibility of insight. Lead data engineering projects, including working with external suppliers and supporting more junior colleagues. Implement and maintain data lakehouse architectures, master data management and metadata repositories. Ensure that data workflows comply with security, privacy and governance standards, including anonymisation where required. Optimise the performance of code, pipelines and data systems, resolving issues, bugs and outages. Contribute to the development of data strategy, standards and reusable engineering frameworks across the Hub. Work with colleagues across ICT, Connected Places and service teams to join up data and support emerging technologies (e.g., IoT, geospatial, AI). Support the creation of visualisations and reusable analytical products that enhance decision-making. Technologies: AI Azure Cloud Databricks ETL ICT IoT Support Machine Learning Python SQL Security Snowflake Spark More: At Barnet Council, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our residents through innovative services, good governance, and the collaborative spirit of our diverse team. Located in Colindale, we offer an 18-month fixed-term contract with a salary range of £48,003 - £53,172. Our employees enjoy 31 days of annual leave, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, flexible working options, lifestyle discounts, excellent training opportunities, and well-being training programs. Join us in our mission to create a better Barnet by being part of a team that cherishes continuous learning, experimentation, and innovation. last updated 7 week of 2026