Job Introduction
An exciting opportunity has opened up in the Data Engineering team within Staffordshire ICT. If you enjoy investigating data sources, overcoming technical challenges, and working with industry standard and cutting edge technologies then this may be the role for you!
Working with a team of seven talented and experienced Data Engineers you will design, and deliver data generation and processing routines for a variety of corporate data sources.
The role will be focused on the identification of data sources, connectivity, loading, and transforming the data to provide models that are business ready.
You will also be exposed to cutting edge technologies as the team transition to Microsoft Fabric.
The role is permanent and hybrid allowing you the flexibility in where you work. However, you will occasionally be required in Staffordshire Place 1 for training or meetings.
The post is eligible for flexitime which allows you to work your hours between 07:30 and 19:30 Monday to Friday.
Evening and weekend work may be required for specific projects, but is not the normal pattern.
Main Responsibilities
On a daily basis you will:
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Investigate and analyse customer requirements
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Investigate and analyse data sources
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Design and implement load and transformation routines into the corporate data warehouse
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Investigate and resolve production issues
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Contribute to team scrums
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Contribute technically to meeting with internal and external customer and suppliers
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Work with technical colleagues to achieve the desired outcomes
The Ideal Candidate
The minimum essential criteria that will be used to shortlist are:
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Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
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Significant proven experience with the Microsoft SQL reporting stack, including, but not limited to SSIS, SSMS, SQL Studio, Visual Studio, PowerBI
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Significant proven experience with Transact SQL
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Ability to participate in workshops
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Significant proven experience of data loading, and data manipulation techniques
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Significant proven experience of data analysis
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Significant proven experience of translating customer requirements into technical requirements
Additionally the following skills would be beneficial:
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Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric
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Experience with Python notebooks
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Knowledge of the ZappySys toolset
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Experience using Azure Devops
Stages for this recruitment:
Application with supporting statement | Automated video interview (if a high volume of applications are received).
Interviews will take place week commencing 7 September 2026.
Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Mark Nolan, Software and Data Engineering Manager at [email protected]
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. Please note: The minimum essential criteria in the ideal candidate section detailed above will be used if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes, detailed below.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
