Are you looking for a role within an organisation where the work you do makes a real difference to the lives of children? If the answer it's yes, becoming a Senior Data Engineer at the NSPCC could be exactly what you're looking for. 

Do you want to empower change? Join our Technology and Data department 

At the NSPCC, we believe every childhood is worth fighting for. With over 100 years of experience, and the collective strength of our staff, volunteers, supporters, and partners, we're working to end child abuse and neglect for good. 

Our Technology and Data department make sures that our systems, technology platforms and products are secure, reliable and ready to be used efficiently by our people and for the benefit of children. 

We meet this challenge with best practice delivery and development standards, a focus on user experience, enterprise solutions, data and analytics, and honesty and commitment to our values and vision for children and young people.  

From safeguarding sensitive information to enabling frontline services to run smoothly, our team plays a crucial role in helping us respond swiftly and effectively, whenever and wherever we're needed. 

If you're passionate about using technology to drive meaningful impact and want to be part of a team that helps protect children through innovation and integrity, join us as a Senior Data Engineer.

What is the purpose of the Senior Data Engineer? 

This role plays a key role in ensuring that every system NSPCC's use is safe, reliable and ready to support the work we do for children and young people. You'll contribute by: 

• Building a better understanding of the people that use our services and how we can help them.
• Improving how we engage and grow our supporter base.
• Seeking ways to refine our existing processes for our staff and volunteers.
• Deploying data and technology to boost our frontline services.

What will I be doing as a Senior Data Engineer? 

• Design, build, iterate, and maintain robust data pipelines from a myriad of internal and external sources to our data platforms using clean development practices.
• Plan, create, and maintain the infrastructure that ensures the data is appropriately accessible but secure.
• Assist with the transition to Databricks as our central data platform that underpins insight, analysis, reporting, and data science.

What skills do I need to be a Senior Data Engineer? 

• You create ETL/ELT pipelines, data automation and integration.
• You write performant-yet-legible Python and SQL.
• You design and deploy cloud infrastructure, preferably in Azure and with infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• You have expertise with a modern data platform, preferably Databricks.
• You create data schemas, models and structures.
• You apply software development best practices: version control, CI/CD, unit tests, KISS, SOLID, documentation, etc.
• You have knowledge of the software available in the modern data engineering landscape and when to best apply them.
• You communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• You mentor and coach peers and junior colleagues.

Why join the NSPCC?

Any one of our people will tell you that a huge reward in itself is making a difference to children's lives. But we know it's a competitive world, and it's important to feel valued in your role and receive more practical, tangible benefits. We offer salaries that are at least comparable with the top charities in the UK, as well as these benefits.

• Generous annual leave - 29 days per annum plus bank holidays for full-time employees (pro-rata for part-time). 32 days per annum after five years' continuous service.
• Employee discounts - Our discounts portal gives you online access to over 3,000 discounts and offers.
• The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - an independent, free, personal support service. It can provide information, support and advice to support your health and wellbeing.
• Pension - building up a good pension is something we want to help you achieve with our flexible, tax-efficient pension schemes.
• Life assurance scheme - All employees will be given life assurance of one times their salary, unless they join the NSPCC Group Personal Pension Scheme, where members are given life assurance of five times their salary.

Join us and make a difference. You'll grow, be challenged, and help change millions of young lives for the better.

Ready to apply?

If this is the role for you, please click the button ‘apply' to start your journey. You can find more information on all recruitment stages on the Career page.

Still have questions about the role?

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Chris Marriott, christopher.marriott@nspcc.org.uk.

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