**INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY** Data Engineer

Grade: PO6 Salary: £ 54,267 - 56,058 Full-time, Permanent Closing Date: 21/10/2026 Directorate: Strategy, Change and Communities ** INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY ** Organisation : London Borough of Waltham Forest Salary: £54,267 - 56,058 Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent Working hours per week: 36 hours,  hybrid, with a minimum of two days per week on site in Waltham Forest and required to work from different Council locations within the borough. Application Deadline: 21/10/2026 Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC Reference: 2390 About Us: Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method. About the role: We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Data Engineer to join our Business Intelligence service at an exciting point in the Council's data journey. This is an opportunity to do much more than maintain existing data processes. We are modernising how we manage, connect and use data across the Council, moving away from fragmented and siloed datasets towards modern, trusted and reusable data products that help our services make better decisions. You will play a key role in designing and building the data infrastructure that supports this ambition, using technologies including Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SQL, Python and R . You will develop data pipelines, models, semantic models and reporting solutions that bring together information from multiple systems and make it easier for analysts and services to understand demand, performance, outcomes and the journeys of our residents. This is a great opportunity for somebody who enjoys solving complex problems but also wants to see the real-world impact of their work. The data we manage supports services used every day by Waltham Forest residents, and you will help turn that data into something that is trusted, accessible and genuinely useful. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain data pipelines, data models and reporting solutions using Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SQL, Python and related technologies. Develop trusted datasets, semantic models and reusable data products to support business intelligence and analytics. Integrate data from multiple systems to provide joined-up insight into service delivery, performance and resident outcomes. Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver innovative data and reporting solutions. Identify and resolve data quality, integrity and consistency issues across source systems. Support data migration, modernisation and digital transformation initiatives. Develop dashboards, reports and visualisations that enable evidence-based decision making. Create and maintain technical documentation, standards and best practices. Ensure compliance with UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and information governance requirements. Mentor colleagues and contribute to the development of Business Intelligence capabilities across the organisation. Job Requirements Significant experience in data engineering, business intelligence, analytics or data development environments. Advanced knowledge o