HM Treasury
Lead Data Engineer
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This post can be based in London (1 Horse Guards Road). Any applicants who are already NISTA staff can also apply to be based from their existing locations in Birmingham (23 Stephenson Street), or Leeds (2 Whitehall Quay).
Job Summary
Working at HM Treasury puts you at the heart of government, making a difference to the UK economy and ultimately to people’s lives right across the UK.
Jobs at the Treasury are fast-paced, fun and can offer unparalleled perspective – not least the opportunity to advise Ministers on the decisions which directly determine the UK’s prosperity. Deep in our DNA is a commitment to empowering our people: maximising individual and collective impact, with interesting work no matter your role or seniority.
Day-to-day you could be supporting Ministers to decide the right level of a specific tax or line of government spending; helping maintain the stability of financial markets; analysing the long-term trends impacting the future of the economy; or enabling this work as part of our vital corporate functions.
We are a high-performing department and proud to have outstanding staff from a wide range of backgrounds. We are also a friendly, inclusive and sociable workplace that prides itself on fostering great team spirit. Our two largest offices are 1 Horse Guards Road in London, opposite St James’ Park, and the Darlington Economic Campus, which also contains eight other departments. We work seamlessly across all our sites, including Norwich, Birmingham and Leeds, as one Treasury.
We are both a 1,000-year-old institution and dynamic, forward-looking economics and finance ministry, with a strong direction set by our organisational strategy, the Future Treasury Vision. The 21st century offers huge opportunities and poses new challenges for the UK. Working at the Treasury is your chance to help the country chart the right course.
Job Description
NISTA
The Prime Minister Has Called For Reform Of The British State, Seeking To Go Further And Faster On Renewal, And To Ensure a More Active Government. To Support These Aims, The Government Has Established The National Infrastructure And Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) As Its Centre Of Infrastructure Expertise, Harnessing The Policy And Strategy Insight Of The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) And The Delivery Specialism Of The Infrastructure And Projects Authority (IPA) And Bringing Them Together To Create a New, Stronger And More Powerful Organisation Capable Of Delivering These Goals. NISTA Has Six Objectives:
- Overseeing the government’s 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy
- Identifying and coordinating infrastructure needs
- Unblocking barriers and streamlining delivery of the government’s major projects
- Setting standards and improving the government’s project delivery capabilities
- Providing effective assurance for the government’s priority projects
- Leading expertise on private finance
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and ambitious team who are always finding new ways to drive better use of data, right in the heart of central government?
The NISTA Data & Insight Team brings together data scientists, engineers, analysts and digital professionals who genuinely care about learning from each other, sharing ideas and making things happen. Together we turn rich, high-value project data into analysis, insights and tools that support people across government, from project delivery teams to senior leaders in HMT, the Cabinet Office and No10, to make decisions that shape how the UK delivers its biggest and most complex projects. Working with the Government Major Projects Portfolio, the 10‑year Infrastructure Pipeline and other project delivery data, your work will directly influence how major programmes are planned, delivered and improved.
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Over the last two years, the team has undergone a significant transformation, digitising large-scale project data collection and overhauling our digital and data infrastructure. This enables us to create high-impact dashboards and analytics as well as drive the development of AI tools. It means we can develop and share quickly, resulting in rapid iterative development with our users. And we continue to evolve, improve our capability and develop our skills.
In this role, you’ll be joining a supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment, where you can grow your skills, tackle meaningful challenges and make a real impact on the future of government delivery.
Key Accountabilities For This Role Include:
- Lead the team’s data architecture which defines how we extract, transform, and load data on the cloud platform we use to deploy our applications.
- Work closely with data scientists and infrastructure engineers to define efficient and performant schemas which enable high-quality analysis and insight.
- Implement secure, well-governed change practices using our multi-environment architecture to ensure that developments are secure and reliable.
- Drive the development of our cloud architecture using Infrastructure as Code.
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation so that our data infrastructure is transparent and easy to work with.
- Act as a bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, clearly explaining data processes and helping others to understand how data flows through the organisation.
- Create and maintain data infrastructure which facilitates high-quality analysis and improves outputs using CI/CD pipelines and repeatable architectural patterns.
Candidate Drop-In Session
The hiring manager will be running a candidate drop-in session to give you greater insight about the role and HM Treasury, and ask any questions you might have. If you would like to join us, use the link below to join the call at the right time.
Monday 14th September 10am
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/31297771773870?p=22Znrwd9hoqUdaznZC
If you would like to speak to the hiring manager informally prior to the closing date, please contact Jack Jenkins – jack.jenkins@nista.gov.uk
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Person Specification
Application Form
Applications should consist of a CV including your employment history, and a 1000-word statement setting out how you meet the shortlisting criteria below. Your CV and employment history won’t be scored. It is used to give context to your application and support discussions at interview.
The panel will review applications and invite those that best demonstrate evidence of the shortlisting criteria for interview. Please keep this in mind when writing your application.
Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.
Applicant Criteria:
- Programming and build (data engineering): You have experience of leading, developing and implementing data engineering processes which drive organisational objectives.
- Communicating between the technical and non-technical: Ability to communicate complex data processes across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Changing & improving: Ability to identify processes that can be improved and lead the implementation of that change.
- Developing self & others: Ability to develop understanding of new technical processes and tooling and to effectively share that among colleagues.
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Interview Stage
If You Are Successful At The Application Stage, You Will Be Invited To Interview Where You Will Be Assessed Against The Following Criteria:
Technical Skills – Programming and build (data engineering)
Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Developing Self & Others
- Managing a Quality Service
Interview Task / Presentation
Prior to your interview, we will contact you about a task / presentation that the panel would like you to deliver as part of the assessment. Further details will be communicated to you nearer the time.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Programming & build (data engineering)
Alongside your salary of £59,690, HM Treasury contributes £17,292 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
- Generous Annual Leave - 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King’s birthday.
- Outstanding Pension Scheme - Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
- Parental Leave Packages - Including 6 months’ occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.
- Flexible & Hybrid Working - Options include part-time, job-share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).
- Advance Schemes & Discounts - Rental deposit, cycle-to-work, SmartTech, season ticket loans, and access to HM Treasury’s benefits portal for a wide range of discount codes.
You can review HM Treasury’s full offer here.
Artificial intelligence
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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
The reference to Experience above is system generated. For this role, experience is not assessed at any stage. We will ask for some CV details in your application form, but this is for reference only and will not be scored.
Candidate Guidance
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