On behalf of DSIT we are looking for a Principal Data Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract (until 31/03/26). Remote working. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) brings together the relevant parts of the former Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the former Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The responsibilities for the DSIT are:. Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement.. Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth.. Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure, and regulation to support our economy, security, and public services.. Randamp;D funding. The Technology andamp; Science Insights (TSI) team in the Government Office for Science has recently completed a major data transition project, moving from API ingestion to internally hosted data on a cloud platform. This strategic shift has improved cost efficiency, data quality, and automation. We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Data Engineer to stabilise and optimise our data estate, lead technical improvements, and support succession planning. As a Principal Data Engineer your main responsibilities will be to: . Update and maintain existing datasets (OpenAlex, Patstat, Sandamp;P, UN Comtrade) for Q1 2026.. Document infrastructure decisions and data architecture.. Optimise Azure Data Factory pipelines for scalability and improved data quality.. ..... full job details .....