Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer, Systems & Solutions (SaS) – MP&FS DG Division (Technology)

Permanent

Full time

Leeds

Shape the Future of Monetary Policy and Financial Stability

Join the Systems & Solutions (SaS) Domain in the Monetary Policy & Financial Stability (MP&FS) DGCIO Division and be part of the Statistical Data Products Team.

We enable critical processes, delivering data-driven solutions that influence the nation’s financial landscape. If you're excited by the power of cloud technology and want your work to make a real-world impact, this is your opportunity.

Opportunities in Leeds

We’re excited to be growing our presence in Leeds, a city we’ve been connected to for nearly 200 years! Our modern, accessible office in the City Centre offers a supportive, flexible working environment. The majority of roles, including this one, are now available in Leeds, giving you the chance to build a meaningful career outside of London while contributing to our mission from a dynamic and growing location. You’ll work collaboratively with London-based colleagues in a hybrid model, with regular opportunities to travel into the London office to meet and connect together in person.

Want to learn more? Discover what makes our Leeds office such a dynamic place to work by visiting our Leeds page for more details.

Role Requirements:

Are you passionate about cloud and data technologies and their potential to transform data systems? Can you unlock the full potential of cloud-native tools to deliver insights? Ready to work with Azure Cloud and Databricks in a high-impact environment?

Join us and help shape the future of data platforms using cutting-edge cloud solutions. We’re looking for innovators who can harness cloud capabilities to drive smarter, faster decisions. Our Systems & Solutions Domain is evolving rapidly, and your cloud skills could be the key to our next breakthrough.

Minimum Criteria

Candidates should be able to demonstrate the following core skills and experience:

• Practical experience designing, building, supporting, or improving data solutions on the Azure Cloud platform.

• Minimum two years hands-on experience working with Azure Databricks.

• Experience building, maintaining, and optimising Azure Data Factory pipelines, or comparable cloud-based ETL solutions.

• Expert SQL skills for data manipulation, analysis, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.

• Experience in developing data solutions using Python skills.

• Strong working knowledge of GitHub, including branching, pull requests, merge strategies, code maintenance, security scanning and version control.

• Experience writing unit tests and integrating automating testing into build and deployment processes.

Essential Criteria

We are looking for candidates who combine strong technical capability with curiosity, collaboration, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Candidates should be able to demonstrate the following behaviours and capabilities:

• Demonstrates integrity, self-motivation, curiosity, and a commitment to personal and professional development.

• Collaborates effectively across disciplines, communicating clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Takes ownership of delivery outcomes, contributing to code reviews, peer reviews, testing, and continuous improvement activities.

• Writes clean, efficient, and maintainable code, with strong awareness of performance, security, resilience, scalability, and operational supportability.

• Champions best practice, shares knowledge, supports team capability growth, and applies emerging tools and techniques where they deliver practical value.

Desirable Criteria

The following experience would be advantageous and help candidates contribute effectively in the role:

• Experience working in Agile delivery environments and collaborating within cross-functional teams, using tools such as JIRA and Confluence to support planning, delivery, and knowledge sharing.

• A delivery assurance mindset, with the ability to build trust and confidence through clear governance, evidence-based decision-making, and proactive stakeholder engagement.

• Understanding of data modelling concepts, including logical and physical models, data lineage, and data quality considerations.

• Microsoft Azure Data Engineer certification, or equivalent cloud data engineering accreditation.

Join Our Systems & Solutions Domain – Where our Systems Drive Impact:

At the core of our bank’s digital transformation, the Systems & Solutions Domain designs, builds, and supports the data products that power smarter decisions. We’re experts in turning complex business needs into elegant, high-performing solutions. Our mission is to unlock the full potential of data.

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.

Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.

The salary on offer is £55,280 - £62,190. In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.

• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.

• An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.

• 26 days’ annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.

• Private medical insurance and income protection.

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.

The Application Process

Important: Please ensure that you complete the ‘work history’ section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It’s therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.

The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages.

This role closes on 29th July.

Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.

We are the UK's central bank - and we are a bank like no other; known by our peers for our world-leading thinking on policy and strategy.

Our mission is to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. We seek to keep prices stable and people's money safe. We know our work matters to people, to families, up and down the UK. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to do important, challenging work.

It takes a great team to run the Bank of England. We rely on each other to play our part. We benefit from a collaborative culture and long-established flexible ways of working, supporting our colleagues balance their work and personal lives. We strive to be a place where people feel they belong and have equal access to opportunities, because different perspectives helps us make the best decisions for the public.

There's much to gain from working with us - from career defining work at the heart of the UK economy, being part of a fantastic team, and a rewarding compensation package.

Join us and find a bank like no other. Together, we can make a difference.

The Bank of England will use and protect the information you provide when you apply for a role with us, in line with our obligations under data protection law. This is so we can assess your suitability for the role and administer your application. If you’re successful we’ll use it to offer you a position and onboard you to join the Bank.

If you would like more details about how your information will be used and your information rights, please visit our recruitment privacy notice