Data Engineer (FDP)

Our NHS Client are progressing their implementation of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) as a core enterprise data environment. We require an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support the design, migration and optimisation of the Trust's data warehouse capabilities within the FDP ecosystem. This is a delivery-focused role working alongside the FDP Programme Lead and Group Digital Delivery function. The successful contractor must be able to operate independently in a complex NHS environment and deliver production-grade data engineering outputs quickly.

Scope of Work The contractor will:

• Support migration of existing Trust data warehouse assets into the FDP environment
• Design and optimise scalable data pipelines for operational and clinical data
• Build and enhance ELT/ETL processes
• Develop robust data models aligned to FDP standards
• Improve performance, reliability and governance of warehouse architecture
• Support integration of EPR, PAS and operational systems into the platform
• Work with BI and analytics teams to ensure usable, trusted datasets
• Provide technical assurance and documentation This is hands-on engineering, not strategy consulting.

Proven experience delivering enterprise data warehouse solutions

• Strong SQL and data modelling capability
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms (Azure preferred)
• Experience building ELT/ETL pipelines (Python, dbt, Airflow or similar)
• Experience in NHS or large public sector data environments
• Understanding of healthcare data structures (CDS, SUS, RTT, EPR extracts etc.)
• Strong grasp of data governance and IG in healthcare, Direct experience working on NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) deployments
• Experience working with Palantir-based environments
• Previous involvement in Trust-level data warehouse modernisation
• Experience supporting operational use cases (flow, theatres, RTT, elective recovery), Assessment of current warehouse and FDP integration state
• Stabilised and optimised data pipelines
• Documented architecture and data models
• Improved performance and refresh reliability
• Clear handover documentation and capability uplift within internal team, Is pragmatic and delivery-focused
• Can operate with minimal oversight
• Understands NHS politics and pace
• Can translate messy legacy data into clean structured models
• Communicates clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders

6 months initially (likely extension)

• Hybrid working (expected onsite presence initially)
• Day rate dependent on experience
• Inside/Outside IR35 to be confirmed