Principal Data Engineer

UK Hydrographic Office

The UK Hydrographic Office, a leader in marine geospatial data, is looking for a Principal Data Engineer to join their team in Taunton. This position involves managing data engineering resources, leading projects to support secure maritime navigation globally. The role requires technical guidance and building productive data services for maritime solutions.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver data services
• Maintain effective data engineering capabilities
• Architect data flows and contribute to solution engineering
• Ensure data pipeline reliability and performance
• Model and construct data storage solutions
• Lead code quality and documentation efforts
• Share expertise with the team
• Line manage and mentor junior team members

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Civil Service Pension contribution
• Training and development opportunities
• Well-being support
• Flexible and home working options
• State-of-the-art office facilities

This role requires you to have:

• Proven track record with resilient data pipelines
• Stakeholder collaboration experience
• Cloud technologies proficiency (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Programming proficiency in Python
• Experience with SQL and data modeling
• Pipeline logging and cost monitoring abilities
• Leadership experience in team or projects

You would benefit from having:

• Experience with deploying analytical/machine learning tools

The position aligns with diversity and inclusion principles within the Civil Service and requires baseline security clearance. The role offers part of the Civil Service's commitment to fair and open competition.