Principal Data Engineer

Job summary

Are you a customer-focused, talented and experienced Principal Data Engineer. Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in an influential role?

The Principal Data Engineer is a key role in ensuring that these organisations can fulfil their purpose in planning and delivering the best services for patients. Working within a team of data experts, the Principal Data Engineer will lead the provisioning of data platforms and tooling underpinning numerous corporate and customer facing services.

Main duties of the job

This role will be responsible for:

Building and maintaining data pipelines and ensure our products are robust, performant, safe and cost effective.

Ensuring data processes are automated through a range of technologies including Robotics Process Automation.

Producing and presenting initial solution 'end to end' prototypes as working models for user evaluation and in preparation for full scale development and deployment.

Maintaining an effective data architecture and operational service model that is scalable and agile enough to meet varying use cases.

Managing the deployment of solutions into a fully managed and maintained operational environment following appropriate release and change control.

Providing support to client/customer data solutions acting as a lead specialist consultant working to NECS processes and procedures.

About us

At NECS we are very proud to be part of the NHS England family. We are one of the very few truly customer-owned entities within the NHS. We have grown from our roots in the North East to be an NHS business with customers the length and breadth of the UK and further abroad. Our customer base has diversified significantly over this period, and we are now very pleased to be serving NHS providers as well as commissioners, NHSE regions, Local Authorities, General Practices and national NHSE Directorates.

NECS combines specialist skills and expertise with scale and resilience to achieve required results. We combine core NHS values with a sharp focus on customer care and a relentless pursuit of continuous improvement. We very much see ourselves as a key partner in the future success of the healthcare system and we take our share of the responsibility for shaping effective delivery.

Our people are the heart of our organisation. We strive to ensure they feel trusted, valued and empowered. Were passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that as well as an excellent benefits package including generous holidays and pension plus free car parking and access to NHS discounts.