Our client is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Data Engineer to join their Digital Services team. This is a key role in shaping and delivering the enterprise data engineering strategy, ensuring that our data infrastructure is robust, secure, and ready for the future. You will be responsible for designing, building, and optimising data pipelines and database systems that support their administrative and research activities. Working collaboratively across the business you''ll ensure their data is high-quality, accessible, and compliant with governance and cybersecurity standards. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain efficient data pipelines and ETL workflows. Develop and optimise relational and non-relational database systems. Collaborate with analysts, researchers, and IT teams to deliver tailored data solutions. Implement and maintain data governance and metadata frameworks. Ensure data security, integrity, and compliance with regulations such as GDPR. Contribute to data architecture design and enterprise data strategy. Lead technical data planning within change programmes. Explore and implement emerging technologies to drive innovation.Essential: Degree in a relevant discipline (or equivalent professional experience). Professional qualification in data management or analytics (eg, MCSE, OCP, CISSP). Significant experience in data solution architecture within large, complex organisations. Expertise with Oracle DBMS and SQL Server DBMS. Strong ..... full job details .....