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Salary
The national salary range is £42,914 - £46,182, London salary range is £49,325 - £53,081. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
National
Region
National
Closing Date
04-Nov-2025
Post Type
Permanent
Civil Service Grade
SEO
Number of jobs available
2
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
11098

Descriptions & requirements

Job description

Job title: Senior Data Engineer

Directorate: Strategy, Analysis and Change 

Location: National, with occasional travel to London and other sites.

This post may be eligible for an allowance based on location. The allowance can be up to £9,743 per annum.

This role aligns with Data engineer from the Government Digital and Data Framework

Important Information

Occasional travel to London and other locations will be required.

Due to the nature of the role, part-time requests will be considered at a minimum of 30 hours. Flexible working will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  

About us

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice.  We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people’s lives in delivering justice. You will contribute directly to the delivery of our ambitious Data Strategy, supporting efforts to modernise and enhance our data capabilities across the organisation.

About the role

The Data, Analysis and Insight team plays a pivotal role in supporting a whole range of senior leaders across the business through reporting, analysis and insights. Our work supports the organisation’s overall strategy and empowers senior leaders to make strategic, data driven business decisions. In December 2021 we published our Data Strategy, setting out HMCTS’s commitment to becoming a data driven organisation. 

HMCTS Data Strategy (publishing.service.gov.uk)

As part of this strategy, HMCTS has invested in a cloud-based strategic data platform to transform the ways in which we work with data and enable us to add more value than ever to the organisation and the public. This platform is now technically complete, and we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team and help us exploit our new technology.

This role will be based in our Data Management and Engineering team responsible for holding, curating, and protecting our data to drive value for our organisation both now and into the future.

Your role as the Senior Data Engineer encompasses several key aspects (but not limited to):

  • Contribute to the delivery of physical data models and views required for data exploiters to enable visualisation of metrics and the provision of insightful analysis for data science projects.
  • Develop data ingestion and transformation processes for new and existing data sources.
  • Work with subject matter experts to develop and implement the business rules and definitions underpinning measures, metrics and KPIs.
  • Collaborate effectively with the operational colleagues across the organisation, internal project teams and other stakeholders to gather, refine and deliver requirements to meet business needs.
  • Act as technical lead for one or more HMCTS jurisdictions and overall data management framework.
  • Embed improved ways of working with data across the wider team, including automation of manual tasks and data assurance. 

Who are we looking for? (Person Specification)

The ideal candidate for this position should demonstrate:

  • Good understanding of Data Warehouse techniques, including dimensional data modelling and relational database design and concepts (e.g. Kimball). 
  • Strong SQL skills and experience working with databases such as Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server.
  • A proactive and motivated approach to problem-solving, with strong skills in troubleshooting complex data issues and delivering effective, scalable solutions
  • Experience of transforming data against required business rules and data models, or data storage and analysis requirements, and loading data in various storage platforms.
  • Experience of working with data and databases, ideally involving the development of new and existing data sources in a Data Warehouse environment. 

What We Offer

At HMCTS, we are committed to investing in your professional development and wellbeing. Benefits include:

  • Competitive salary and Civil Service pension scheme.
  • Generous annual leave entitlement.
  • Flexible working arrangements and excellent parental leave policies.
  • Supportive, inclusive workplace culture with active staff networks and diversity initiatives.

Development opportunities

You will have access to a wide range of tools to continually develop and enhance your Data skills, such as access to Microsoft Azure training courses via our partnership with Microsoft, online training such as DataCamp or Pluralsight, webinars, courses, one-to-one coaching and access to a large peer-support network.

Application Process  

To apply for this role, please submit a CV and Statement of Suitability of no more than 1000 words setting out evidence and examples of how you meet the person specification of the role.

Your CV should

  • Be succinct and clear
  • Be factually accurate – You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV and statement of suitability are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
  • Include your qualifications, highlighting any modules or accreditation relevant to the role
  • Include your relevant experience, providing dates.
  • Provide detail – we are interested in how you have used different tools to solve problems.

Your Statement of Suitability should be no more than 1000 words and should give us real life examples of how your skills and experience match those needed for this role. This is an opportunity to add depth to the best evidence in your CV. Consider addressing particular points in the person specification requirements and key responsibilities. We recommend following the STAR format.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your experience of applying Data Warehouse techniques and data modelling will be conducted before the sift.

Candidates who pass the pre-sift will either:

  • ⁠progress to a full sift where all application assessment criteria is then assessed. 
  • or progress straight to interview. 

Interview

If successful at sift you will be invited to a formal interview which will be comprised of two parts: 

Technical: You will be asked to provide a presentation of no more than 10 minutes providing technical evidence of your understanding of Dimensional Data Modelling and Data Engineering as aligned to the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (GDD). The full presentation brief will be sent prior to your interview.

Further information on GDD and the required standards for this post can be found at:

Data engineer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework

You will also be assessed against the following ‘success profiles’ Civil Service behaviours;

  • Changing and Improving
  • Delivering at Pace

Further information on Success Profiles and required standards for this post (HEO/SEO equivalent) can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles  

About our benefits

We reward our people for their hard work and commitment. We have a number of family

friendly and flexible working polices that will help you achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition, we offer a range of employee benefits which include generous annual leave, a highly competitive contributory pension scheme, childcare benefits, season ticket and bicycle loans.

Proud to Serve. Proud to keep justice going.

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised role: all successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale.  This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity). 

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Support

  • A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
  • Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
  • For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on www.GOV.UK or Childcare Choices. You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
  • Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
  • Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

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. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

Diversity & 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.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

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) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
  • 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 (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Contact Information

MoJ:

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference 11098

HMPPS

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference

Allowance

This post may be eligible for an allowance based on location. The allowance can be up to £9,743 per annum.

Application form stage assessments

Experience
We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability
Statement of Suitability
Guidance for the Statement of Suitability
Your Statement of Suitability should be no more than 1000 words and should give us real life examples of how your skills and experience match those needed for this role. This is an opportunity to add depth to the best evidence in your CV. Consider addressing particular points in the person specification requirements and key responsibilities. We recommend following the STAR format.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your experience of applying Data Warehouse techniques and data modelling will be conducted before the sift.
Evidence of Experience
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates
Interviews expected late November - subject to change
Behaviours
Changing and Improving
Delivering at Pace
Technical
Technical: You will be asked to provide a presentation of no more than 10 minutes providing technical evidence of your understanding of Dimensional Data Modelling and Data Engineering as aligned to the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (GDD). The full presentation brief will be sent prior to your interview.

Other Assessments

Which assessment methods will be used?
Presentation
Level of security checks required
DBS Basic

Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.  Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.