Senior Data Engineer - Office for National Statistics - SEO

Location: Newport or Titchfield

Looking to apply your data engineering skills to work that directly informs decision-making across the UK?

This opportunity sits within the Office for National Statistics, working on large-scale data platforms that support national priorities, from crisis response to economic insight.

Why this role stands out

• Work on AI-augmented data products and pipelines
• Contribute to national statistics and cross-government data platforms
• Play a role in high-impact work such as COVID data insights and cost-of-living analysis
• Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to unlock the value of complex datasets
• Be part of a team building reusable, automated data engineering solutions

What you'll be doing

• Designing and building scalable data pipelines
• Preparing and linking complex datasets for analysis
• Improving data quality through cleansing, validation and enhancement
• Translating business needs into technical solutions
• Supporting and mentoring others in a collaborative team environment

Tech you'll use

• Python
• PySpark
• SQL
• AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Experience needed

• Data engineering, software engineering, or data science
• Building or maintaining data pipelines
• Working with cloud platforms (especially GCP)
• Communicating technical concepts with different stakeholders

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