Data Engineers implement the data analytics vision set by the Principal Data Engineer, designing and developing data flows to connect operational systems with analytics and BI systems. You’ll identify data sources, create ETL processes and collaborate with other teams to deliver the data strategy. Supporting Senior Data Engineers, you’ll help analyse problems and develop solutions. You’ll ensure data solutions are resilient, scalable and future-proof, working closely with the Data Science community to define project scope.

You’ll get to work with some of the largest and most varied datasets around, and benefit from a wealth of continuous professional development resources and career opportunities. You’ll play a key role in delivering joined-up, intelligent services that unlock the value from data and deliver better outcomes for the UK.

Working closely with finance and engineering stakeholders, you will ensure outputs meet operational needs, including finance-ready reporting, while improving the quality of data underpinning allocation and recharge. The role also supports consistent access to insight through dashboards and datasets, including AWS QuickSight solutions enriched with organisational context.

Additionally, you will support problem analysis, contribute to FinOps standards, and work with the Data Services Science community to deliver user-driven data pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

your main day to day responsibilities will include.

Essential criteria

You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Data, with the following skills or some experience in:

• Programming using tools such as industry standard ETL tools, network databases and scheduling and orchestration tools, applying data development / engineering techniques – both in theory and practice or a strong aptitude to learn
• Effectively managing and communicating with a variety of stakeholders by translating technical concepts into non-technical language
• Managing the development and delivery of technical products
• Experience of using data engineering and analytical tooling used to process and analyse large‑scale cloud cost and usage data, including SQL (Presto/Trino via Athena), PostgreSQL, and Python. This includes hands‑on experience working with AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR v1/v2), FOCUS files, and semi‑structured data formats such as JSON, Parquet and Iceberg, ensuring accuracy and consistency in financial reporting and analysis.
• An understanding of cloud data platforms, technologies, solutions and future Cloud Data Strategies and billing data models, particularly across AWS and Azure, including how usage, pricing, amortisation and allocation are represented. This includes knowledge of cloud provider billing intricacies, commitment‑based discounts and incentives (e.g. Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, Azure Reservations, enterprise agreements), how they are applied in practice, and the known quirks and edge cases that affect cost transparency and optimisation.
• Proven ability to implement best practice for data engineering, automation and reliability, including version‑controlled development (Git/GitLab or equivalent) and automated, repeatable pipelines. This includes designing and maintaining robust processes for cost ingestion, enrichment, validation and analysis, using services such as AWS Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB and Glue, and ensuring FinOps data products are auditable, resilient and fit for decision‑making at scale.
• Experience in the use of cloud‑native data technologies to deliver and evolve FinOps capabilities, including AWS and Azure, S3‑based data lakes, Athena, Glue, Lambda and QuickSight (including dataset manipulation and analysis automation). This includes implementing Cloud Data and FinOps strategies to enable multi‑cloud cost transparency, accurate allocation and recharge, and effective optimisation through a deep understanding of provider billing behaviour, discounts and commercial models, and an understanding of finance processes and procedures, including accounting and reporting.

The essential criteria listed above are reflective of the Home Office Government Digital and Data Profession Career Framework (based on the industry standard SFIA framework- Use the levels of responsibility to understand what would be expected for each technical skill listed). Please see below for the relevant skills for your role:

Strategy and Architecture

Strategy and Planning

Innovation (INOV) – Level 2

Advice and Guidance

Methods and Tools (METL) – Level 2

Development and Implementation

Data and Analytics

Data Management (DATM) – Level 2

Data Modelling and Design (DTAN) – Level 3

Database Design (DBDS) – Level 2

Data Engineering (DENG) – Level

• Desirable criteria:

Ideally you will have

Experience in working with Big Data tools and data stores.

This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.

• Application – by 16th July 2026

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:

• CV
• Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words).

Your CV should consist of your career history, qualifications and skills/experience, including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will be scored against the experience required for the role as noted within the essential criteria.

The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.

For guidance and information on how to construct your application (CV, Personal Statement .), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.

2. Sift – commencing 20th July 2026.

The sift will be held on the Personal Statement and CV.

3. Interview - commencing 10th August 2026.

If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be Technical Skills based questions.

The interview will take place via Ms teams,

For guidance on the Technical skills, please refer to the SFIA 8 framework

For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.

Problems during the application process:

If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you’ve made a mistake on an initial application, please contact hocandidates.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.

Do not create or attempt to submit another application, online test or use a different Civil Service Jobs account to proceed as this would be in violation of the candidate declaration.

Location Preference

You can select up to two locations in order of preference. Please ensure that these are locations you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at one of your preferred location(s) and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be found on our website.

Breaking Tied Scores

The technical skills, have been ranked in order of importance to enable us to differentiate between candidates with tied interview scores

Candidates judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised without the need to go through a further selection process, providing the role has the same Success Profiles elements and essential skills. There is no guarantee that further such vacancies will arise.

Standards

All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.

Additional Security Checks

As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.

Further information

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms directly. If you are doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Reasonable Adjustments

If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you are deaf, a language service professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

Feedback

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