Lead Data Engineer - Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - G7
Government Digital & Data -
Full-time (Permanent)
£57,515
Published on
7 May 2026
Deadline
25 May 2026
Location: Swansea
This Lead Data Engineer role sits within DVLA’s data platform team, working on modern, large-scale data systems that drive better decisions, insights and digital services.
Why this role stands out
- Lead engineering for high-impact data products across DVLA
- Work with modern technologies including Databricks, Spark, and lakehouse architectures
- Shape standards and best practice across a growing data function
- Collaborate with product teams, analysts and data scientists
- Play a key role in improving digital services at national scale
What you’ll be doing
- Leading the design and build of data pipelines and data products
- Developing robust data models and integrations across systems
- Ensuring data is processed efficiently for analytics and business intelligence
- Driving best practice and standards across data engineering teams
- Supporting performance optimisation and balancing cost, scalability and reliability
- Working across teams to enable reuse of data and improve delivery
Who this role could suit
This role could be a strong fit if experience includes:
- Leading data engineering or data platform delivery
- Strong SQL and Python development skills
- Experience with big data technologies (e.g. Spark, Databricks)
- Data modelling, warehousing and large-scale data processing
- Mentoring teams and setting engineering standards
Interested?
This partner post gives you the overview.
Click through to the full Civil Service Jobs advert to see full details and apply.
Related Posts
More jobs at Government Digital & Data
Interaction Designer - GDS
Full-time (Permanent)
Test Engineer - GDS - SEO
£46,725 - £50,220 (London) / £42,893 - £45,653 (National) plus additional allowance
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Interaction Designer Intellectual Property Office -
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Interaction Designer Intellectual Property Office - sE
Full-time (Permanent)
Strategic End State Programme Lead - HM Land Registry - G7
National: £61,923, Croydon: £66,656
Full-time (Permanent)
Lead Developer (Appian) - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills - G7
£68,635 (National), £72,104 9London) per annum. Rising to £69,322 (National), £72,791 (London)
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Software Developer - OFGEM - G7
National £49,452 - £58,519, London £52,397 - £62,699
Full-time (Permanent)
Lead Software Developer - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - G7
Grade 7 National: £56,375 - £62,830 London: £62,000 - £69,105
Full-time (Permanent)
Software Developer (Low Code) - HM Courts and Tribunals Service - SE)
The national salary range is £42,914 - £46,182, London salary range is £49,325 - £53,081.
Full-time (Permanent)
Principal Software Developer - Ministry of Justice - G6
The national salary is £71,381 - £80,419. London salary is £75,674 - £85,257.
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Delivery Manager - Government Digital Service - G7
£63,240 - £66,610 (national) Based on capability.
Full-time (Permanent)
Programme Delivery Manager Head of Functions - Office for National Statistics - G6
£68,199 - £75,364
Full-time (Permanent)
HR Reporting & Data Manager - Maritime and Coastguard Agency - HEO
£35,663
Full-time (Permanent)
Infrastructure Engineer - HMRC - HEO
£37,682 - £40,705 Plus a Flexibility Payment
Full-time (Permanent)
Infrastructure Engineer CTI - HMRC - SEO
National: £45,544 - £49,523 London: £50,686 - £55,157
Full-time (Permanent)
Specialist Network Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Department for Education - SEO
National: £42,806 London: £46,971 plus additional allowance
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Infrastructure Field Engineer - MI5 The Security Service - HEO
£53,267 - £62,599
Full-time (Permanent)
Infrastructure Field Engineer - MI5 The Security Service - EO
£44,190 - £52,972
Full-time (Permanent)
Business Analyst (ServiceNow) - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - SEO
National: £42,665 - £46,765 London: £46,060 - £50,495
Full-time (Permanent)
Business Analyst - HM Courts and Tribunals Service - SEO
£42,914 - £46,182, London salary range is £49,325 - £53,081.
Full-time (Permanent)
Business Analyst - Ministry of Justice - SEO
£42,914 - £46,182, London salary range is £49,325 - £53,081.
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Platform Engineer - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - SEO
£44,241 plus up to £18,756 additional allowances
Full-time (Permanent)
Digital Delivery Senior Automation Tester - Intellectual Property Office - SEO
£47,766 up to £58,575 with allowances
Full-time (Permanent)
Quality Engineer - Ministry of Justice - SEO
£42,914 - £46,182, London salary range is £49,325 - £53,081 plus additional allowances
Full-time (Permanent)
Software Developer in Test - HM Courts and Tribunals Service - SEO
£42,914 - £46,182 London salary range is £49,325- £53,081
Full-time (Permanent)
Technical Architect - Department for Business and Trade - G7
London £71,590 to £85,413 / National £67,867 to £81,793 (including allowance)
Full-time (Permanent)
Army Security Architect (Cloud, Digital & Enterprise Architecture) - Ministry of Defence - SEO
£ 46,040 plus up to £11,400 additional allowance
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Security Architect - Department for Work and Pensions - G7
£57,946 - £83,917
Full-time (Permanent)
Data Architect - OFGEM - G6
National £49,452 - £58,519, London £52,397 - £62,699
Full-time (Permanent)
Data Scientist - Maritime and Coastguard Agency - SEO
£44,241 Plus an additional allowance up to £14,756
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Enterprise Architect - Ministry of Defence - SEO
£46,040 plus up to £11,400 additional allowance
Full-time (Permanent)
Lead Interaction Designer - Crown Prosecution Service - G7
£58,330 - £67,450 (National) / £62,820 - £73,520 + £3,150 RRA (London)
Full-time (Permanent)
Deputy Director Digital Performance and Capability - Department for Transport - SCS1
£81,000
Full-time (Permanent)
Director of Digital Government for Business Programme - Department for Business and Trade - SCS2
£100,000 - £162,500
Full-time (Permanent)
Director Roles within Migration, Borders & Citizenship - Home Office - SCS2
£120,000 - £150,000
Full-time (Permanent)
Partnerships and Brand Support Officer - Department for Science, Innovation & Technology - HEO
£36,735 - £39,670
Full-time (Permanent)
Solutions Architect - MI6 - Secret Intelligence Service - SEO
£80,875 - £89,475
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Data Architect - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - G7
£57,515 - £61,515 - Plus an additional Government Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915.
Full-time (Permanent)
Chief Technology Officer - Home Office - SCS2
£120,000 - £150,000
Full-time (Permanent)
Lead Product Manager - UK Research and Innovation - G7
£69,056
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Technical Architect - Department for Education - G7
£58,185 - £62,336
Full-time (Permanent)
Lead Technical Architect - HM Land Registry - G7
£66,200 - £83,000
Full-time (Permanent)
Deputy Director for Productivity and Technology - Home Office - SCS1
£81,000 - £110,000
Full-time (Temporary)
Senior Product Manager - Home Office - G7
£62,109 - £66,229
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Product Manager - Ministry of Justice - G7
£58,511 - £70,725
Full-time (Permanent)
Data and Management Information Analyst - Health and Safety Executive - SEO
£47,686 - £54,453
Full-time (Temporary)
Senior User Researcher - Department for Work and Pensions - G7
£57,946 - £68,205
Full-time (Permanent)
Lead Business Analyst - Home Office - G7
£62,109 - £66,229
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Security Architect - Department for Work and Pensions - G7
£57,946 - £83,917
Full-time (Permanent)
Digital Content Producer - Department for Science, Innovation & Technology - HEO
£36,735 - £43,020
Full-time (Temporary)
Threat and Vulnerability Manager - Intellectual Property Office - SEO
£47,766 - £58,575
Full-time (Permanent)
Senior Enterprise Architect - Government Commercial Agency - G7
£59,877 - £66,869
Full-time (Permanent)
Customer Support Operative - HM Land Registry - AO
£26,811
Full-time (Permanent)
Data Insights Product Analyst - Animal and Plant Health Agency - HEO
£34,765 - £37,080
Full-time (Permanent)