Summary: The Data Engineer role at the NHS Counter Fraud Authority involves overseeing the development and implementation of data pipelines and analytics techniques to combat economic crime within the NHS. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to design analytical services that enhance fraud detection and prevention efforts. The role is a fixed-term contract until March 2026, focusing on advanced data analytics and machine learning applications. Candidates must possess a Master's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain robust, efficient, secure, and reliable data pipelines using Azure technologies.
• Build data pipelines that clean, transform, and present data from disparate sources.
• Design, build, test, automate, and maintain architectures and processing workflows for analytics and business intelligence systems.
• Plan, develop, and evaluate methods for gathering, extracting, transforming, and cleaning data.
• Undertake development of the data warehouse, including design, technical development, and documentation.
• Monitor data to identify patterns indicative of potential fraud.
• Support the design of analytical services, products, and models that meet NHSCFA needs.

Key Skills:

• Practical application expertise in managing data engineering projects and processes.
• Strong skills in programming languages such as SQL, Python, Spark, and R.
• Experience with Azure tech stack including Fabric, Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and Databricks.
• Knowledge of data warehousing and modelling concepts.
• Experience in building secure and accurate ETL processes.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve numerical and technical problems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Master's degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Coventry

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other