Details Reference number 432728 Salary £51,854 - £55,717 Successful candidates will be offered the minimum of the pay scale and in some circumstances salary negotiations will be dependent on the demonstration of skills and experience. All our roles come with an excellent benefits package, including the generous Civil Service Pension Scheme. Further salary increases depend entirely upon the outcome of our annual pay negotiation with central government. If you are a current Civil Servant transferring to us, your salary will be discussed in line with our pay policies. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP Job grade Senior Executive Officer E IT Contract type Permanent Business area CH - Digital Services Type of role Architecture and Data Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time Number of jobs available 2 Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8BG : Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ : Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8FT About the job Job summary Are you a passionate data engineer who thrives on building robust data systems to power strategic decision-making across an organisation? Can you design and maintain high-quality data pipelines, integrating multiple data sources to provide timely insights that drive our business goals? Do you excel at transforming complex data sets into streamlined, reliable sources that empower analytics teams and leaders with the insights they need to improve performance and stay ahead of trends? If so, wed love to hear from you! Were looking for a Senior Data Engineer to play a key role in developing our data infrastructure and analytics capabilities. Youll help design and build data systems that support our analytical products and contribute to the adoption of our Cloud Data Platform (based on Snowflake and dbt). Youll work as part of a team of data engineers, focused on delivering reliable and fit-for-purpose data to drive our strategic objectives and enable data-driven transformation across the organisation. Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%. Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work Job description As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll be expected to: Transform our business data into ready-to-use and fit for purpose datasets that help our analysts and leaders make strategic decisions and improve operations. Promote best practices in using data engineering tools and techniques. Work with different teams to gather important data and to develop reliable, repeatable data pipelines, giving a complete view of the business. Create documentation and collect metadata about created datasets to assist downstream users. Help with the adoption of our Cloud Data Platform and how we operate it in future. Assist the team in fulfilling data requests from across the organisation. Line manage one or two data engineers. To be eligible for this role you also need to meet our Nationality requirements which are outlined below and also s uccessful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Clearance (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) you will need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years out of the last 5 years. Further information can be found below. Companies House also cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Where will you be working? You will be aligned to either our Cardiff, Belfast or Edinburgh office, where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis. We are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work which provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities. Your manager will agree regular patterns of attendance with you, however you may be required to make yourself available to attend the office more frequently when required to meet business needs. Please note, 1 role can be based in any of the locations advertised whereas the other needs to be aligned to our Cardiff office. Working Hours This is a full time position of 37 hours per week. For any candidates interested in part time, the minimum hours per week we would be able to accommodate due to the nature of the role and team structure, is 22 hours/3 days. Person specification We're looking for the following experience, which will be assessed at sift and at interview. Please refer to the bullet points below when writing your personal statement. We are looking for a data engineer that has: Experience of implementing data engineering best practices, particularly those relating to reproducibility and quality assurance of code. Proficient in writing complex SQL queries and optimising query performance for large-scale data warehouses, along with the use of Python, and other tools and languages (such as git, dbt, Snowflake, Databricks etc.) Knowledge of Kimball data modelling principles, including working with and implementing star schemas, fact and dimension tables, and slowly changing dimensions (SCDs). Experience of translating business processes across multiple areas (e.g. operations, finance, HR) into measurable and actionable data models and pipelines. Ability to engage with stakeholders to better understand their reporting and data requirements and translate these into technical requirements. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace Leadership Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Programming and build (data engineering) Data modelling Turning business problems into data design Benefits Alongside your salary of £51,854, Companies House contributes £15,022 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House were committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices. Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment ( to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House. We celebrate diversity... As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring were representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers. We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. If you require any reasonable adjustments at application stage, or if you'd like to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing . Read our 'Applying under the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS)' guide to find out how to successfully complete an application under the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS). Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. In your application form wed like you to: Tell us about your employment history, including key responsibilities and achievements. Write a personal statement of 1,250 words with examples to demonstrate the criteria listed in the Person Specification. We will be sifting looking through your employment history and personal statement for evidence of the following: Experience of implementing data engineering best practices, particularly those relating to reproducibility and quality assurance of code. Proficient in writing complex SQL queries and optimising query performance for large-scale data warehouses, along with the use of Python, and other tools and languages (such as git, dbt, Snowflake, Databricks etc.) Knowledge of Kimball data modelling principles, including working with and implementing star schemas, fact and dimension tables, and slowly changing dimensions (SCDs). Experience of translating business processes across multiple areas (e.g. operations, finance, HR) into measurable and actionable data models and pipelines. Ability to engage with stakeholders to better understand their reporting and data requirements and translate these into technical requirements. Were committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement. Sift Process Well carry out a sift of applications. We may raise the score required at sift stage to progress to interview if we receive a high number of applications. At sift we may choose to take through the highest performing candidates to the next stage. If, after the final stage is completed and roles are unfilled, we will proceed to invite lower scoring candidates to interview. Successful candidates at sift will be invited to a virtual interview. Interview Process Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will use Success Profiles assessing the Behaviours, experience and technical skills listed in the advert and Strengths. There will be an activity as part of the interview - this will be a presentation. Further information will be provided to candidates selected for interview. A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles. If after interview you are not found appointable at the advertised grade you may be offered the lower grade role if you are considered to meet the skills, experience and behaviours for the lower level. The benchmark for appointing to the lower grade is set at the start of each campaign. All offers will be made in merit order. Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles. Key dates (dates are indicative only and could be subject to change) Closing Date: 26 October 2025 (at 23:55) Sift/Shortlist: w/c 27 October 2025 Interview: w/c 10 November 2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesnt include ideas or work that isnt your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own. Your application may be rejected if evidence of plagiarism or reliance on AI is detected. Examples include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own. If you are invited to interview, please be aware the use of AI tools is prohibited (including recording or note taking) and any suspected use may result in the termination of your interview and subsequent withdrawal from the campaign. More information on the ways you should and shouldnt use AI can be found here. Sponsorship Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Companies House holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship, your application may be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment withdrawn. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy . Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Jade Palmer Email : Recruitment team Email : Further information We welcome applications in Welsh / Rydym yn croesawi ceisiadau yn y Gymraeg. Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission . Civil Service Commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road SW1A 2HQ
