Lead Data Engineer

Essential

• A strong commitment to patient care and quality services, improving outcomes, tackling health inequalities, and delivering the best value for money for the taxpayer.
• High level of emotional intelligence.
• Proven experience of leading and coordinating complex programmes of work, balancing competing priorities and organisational pressures.
• Team player committed to open collegiate relationships and corporate effectiveness.
• Integrity and ability to engender trust and respect from colleagues at all levels.
• Committed to upholding, the NHS principles and values as set out in the NHS Constitution.
• Demonstrates a commitment to upholding The Nolan Principles of Public Life along with an ability to reflect them in his/her leadership role and the culture of the ICB.

Essential

• Experience in the creation of data models and associated schema.
• Experience of using relevant industry standard integration / API products and tools.
• Significant experience in creation of data ingestion pipelines, use of data storage, application of automation and the use of databases in a modern data platform.
• Experienced in Data Integration via APIs, ETL and ELT, Batch, FAAS.
• Experienced in architectural design for quality control, security standards and information governance controls.
• An understanding of Data Sharing Agreements and their practical application.
• A working knowledge of matrix working & Population Health Management.
• An understanding of the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Strong experience of line management.
• Experience of project management.
• Experience of working and engaging with senior clinical staff.
• Experience working in the IT industry.
• Proven track record of achieving complex targets and deadlines.
• Ability to plan at both operational and strategic timescales, aligning data engineering delivery with wider organisational objectives.
• Strong negotiating skills and evidence of creating consensus in potentially hostile environments.

Essential

• Educated to masters degree level in relevant discipline or equivalent experience gained at senior level.
• Project management qualification to post graduate level or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience working at a senior level in data engineering or data platform roles, including responsibility for complex, organisation-wide data solutions.