The Opportunity
Are you passionate about data engineering? The Open Data team at the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) is beginning the development of a new Open Data Platform for parliamentary procedure data, replacing existing platforms and their associated data integration and publishing services.
As our Senior Data Engineer you will play a key role in designing, building, and evolving the data platforms that support decision-making across the organisation. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, analytics, and product delivery. You?ll work closely with cross-functional teams to provide high-quality, reliable, and scalable data solutions that drive insight and operational excellence.
You?ll bring strong software engineering experience - with C# as your primary development language - and the ability to produce clean, scalable, production-ready code as standard. Alongside this, you?ll have hands-on cloud experience (Azure preferred, but AWS or GCP also welcome), including deploying, managing, and supporting cloud-hosted data services and applications.
Using your advanced technical expertise and experience delivering modern data systems, you?ll help shape our data strategy, improve how teams access and use data, and ensure our platforms remain secure, resilient, and future-ready.
design, build, and maintain scalable, high-quality data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows that support analytics, reporting, and product development.
assess, recommend, and implement modern data technologies and tooling to meet organisational requirements.
develop and optimise data models, warehouses, and storage layers to ensure performance, reliability, and ease of use.
work closely with multidisciplinary teams to embed data engineering best practice throughout the product and development lifecycle.
collaborate with internal customers to understand data needs, provide technical guidance, and promote confident, effective use of data systems.
What You Need
If you have strong software engineering experience, with C# as a primary development language, and the ability to write clean, scalable, production-ready code then we want to hear from you. You should also have:
demonstrable experience designing and building ETL/ELT data pipelines and integrating data from multiple upstream sources.
proven cloud experience (Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP), including deploying, managing, and supporting cloud-hosted data services and applications.
experience developing and maintaining APIs and data services, including implementing automated testing (unit and integration tests).
strong knowledge of containerisation and deployment approaches (e.g. cloud container services (preferred), Docker or Kubernetes) and CI/CD practices.
experience working with public-facing data platforms or open data services, including data modelling, metadata, or data standards.
the ability to pass security clearance, backed by the right to work in the UK
About The Team
Within PDS, the Data & Search Team enables data-driven services that power search, insights, information discovery and public data accessibility across Parliament. Data & Search works collaboratively with teams across PDS and Parliament to model, curate, transform and deliver high-quality data and data services.
The Open Data team, part of the Data & Search, is responsible for defining and delivering Parliament?s open data strategy, as well as managing open data products and services. Our core service is the Open Data Platform. The team is now beginning development of a new Open Data Platform for parliamentary procedure data, which will replace existing platforms and the data integration and publishing services that support them.
We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer who will play a central role in building and supporting the new platform. The role will focus on developing the ETL data pipeline framework to integrate upstream master data from parliamentary business systems, as well as engineering new data services, including APIs and web-client applications.
The Data Engineer will be a key contributor within the Open Data team, working as part of the wider Data & Search domain, and reporting to the Head of Open Data.
About Us
UK Parliament is steeped in history and tradition. It is an important part of UK life and we need to ensure as many people as possible can engage with its work. This is why we are at the start of a huge transformation programme powered by technology. The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) works with the House of Commons and the House of Lords with all their IT and digital needs. We are here to realise the digital ambitions of a modern Parliament and welcome you to join us in building a digital democracy.
Our Package
Please refer to our Candidate Information Pack for a full list of our benefits which include:
up to 35 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
generous maternity pay policy up to 6 months full pay
great pension scheme options (contributory and non-contributory)
on-site subsidised gym, nursery, catering, post office, travel office and GP
flexible options including hybrid working and family friendly policies
How To Apply
Please make sure you're clear on the requirements of the role. These can be found in the Job Description and Candidate Information Pack. You will need to upload a CV and show how you meet criterions 1, 2 and 3. Our application process is anonymous, so please remove any personal information from your CV.
Apply By: 3rd December 2025 at 23:55
Interviews: 11th December 2025
Format: Panel Interview (Remote)
Our Culture
For our people, we provide an amazing opportunity to bring their talents to an institution that sits right at the heart of society in the UK. We are helping to change UK Parliament and strengthen democracy. What matters here is your potential for growth and your commitment to playing your part in our ongoing success.
We are passionate about providing an environment which promotes inclusion, diversity and equality. Regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, beliefs or any of the other things that make you, you. We welcome applications from people who feel under-represented in the workforce. This includes those who may feel disadvantaged because of their socioeconomic circumstances.
Candidate profile:
Criterion 1 Strong software engineering experience, with C# as a primary development language, and the ability to write clean, scalable, production-ready code. Criterion 2 Demonstrable experience designing and building ETL/ELT data pipelines and integrating data from multiple upstream sources. Criterion 3 Proven cloud experience (Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP), including deploying, managing, and supporting cloud-hosted data services and applications. Criterion 4 Experience developing and maintaining APIs and data services, including implementing automated testing (unit and integration tests). Criterion 5 Strong knowledge of containerisation and deployment approaches (e.g. cloud container services (preferred), Docker or Kubernetes) and CI/CD practices. Criterion 6 (Desirable) Experience working with public-facing data platforms or open data services, including data modelling, metadata, or data standards. Criterion 7 (Desirable) Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or CloudFormation) and data observability or monitoring practices.
