Data Engineer | Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Tr
Saint Ives
6 days ago
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Are you motivated by building robust data solutions and shaping how data flows through a modern NHS cloud platform? We are recruiting two Data Engineers on 12 month fixed term contracts to support the continued development of our Modern Data Platform.

These roles are suited to individuals who enjoy designing and maintaining scalable data pipelines, working with complex datasets and improving how data is structured and prepared for analytics and operational use. You will contribute to the development of secure, reusable data engineering solutions using Azure-based technologies, helping to provide consistent and trusted data foundations across clinical, operational and strategic services.

This is a hands‑on technical role focused on data ingestion, transformation and optimisation within a structured cloud environment. You will work closely with BI developers and operational stakeholders to ensure data is accurate, well governed and aligned to organisational and system requirements.

The role is primarily remote, with occasional in‑person meetings and team activities expected throughout the year. Applicants should be based within reasonable travelling distance of Trust sites to enable attendance when required.

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 06.03.2026.

As a Data Engineer, you will help design, build and maintain data pipelines that support reliable, high‑quality data across the Trust’s cloud data platform. You will contribute to the development of datasets and data structures that align with wider system requirements, including the NHS Federated Data Platform.

You will work with structured datasets to apply transformation and validation logic, helping ensure data is accurate, consistent and ready for analytical and operational use. This includes developing curated datasets, refining existing processes and supporting the transition from manual tasks to more efficient, automated data services.

The role involves working across development, test and production environments, supporting reliable delivery through monitoring, quality controls and defined change processes. You will work closely with colleagues across data, analytics and operational teams to understand requirements and turn them into practical technical solutions, while contributing to good practice in data standards, documentation and governance.

Strong experience working with cloud‑based data platforms and data transformation technologies is essential, along with the ability to manage your own workload within a structured delivery approach and communicate technical concepts clearly to a range of audiences.

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high‑quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading‑edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

As a Data Engineer, you will:
  • Build, test and maintain scalable data pipelines using Azure Synapse Pipelines and Data Lake Storage
  • Develop and maintain solutions to support the NHS Federated Data Platform
  • Contribute to the design and automation of data flows that replace manual processes and improve efficiency
  • Apply DevOps practices including source control, CI/CD and sprint‑based delivery using Azure DevOps and Jira
  • Collaborate with BI Developers to ensure data products meet operational, analytical and service needs
  • Contribute to technical documentation, metadata and data cataloguing using Microsoft Purview
  • Support the development and implementation of Purview design and data management standards
  • Participate in QA, peer review and continuous improvement of shared data assets and pipelines
  • Ensure data engineering solutions comply with information governance, security and data protection requirements within NHS and organisational policy
  • Where applicable, contribute to data engineering processes that support statutory national datasets such as CSDS and MHSDS
Communication
  • Proactively engage with team members and stakeholders to gather data and technical requirements and support the development of effective working relationships, verbally and in writing
  • Attend relevant internal and external meetings on behalf of the team where appropriate
  • Communicate developments within the data platform and pipeline architecture to colleagues and stakeholders to support transparency and shared understanding
People Management

Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process.

Research & Development

Keep up to date with developments in data engineering tooling and platforms including Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Fabric, SQL Server, Spark and related Microsoft releases. Maintain awareness of emerging approaches in data architecture, data modelling, pipeline design, automation and DevOps practices relevant to the analytics and data platform landscape. Ensure ongoing personal and professional development by staying current with technologies, standards and best practice across data engineering, data governance and cloud‑based data services.

Clinical and Practice Governance
  • Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
  • Any data that is must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
  • The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.
  • The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
  • Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by the trust.
  • The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required.
  • The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.

This advert closes on Sunday 15 Mar 2026.


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