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Essential\n\n A strong commitment to patient care and quality services, improving outcomes, tackling health inequalities, and delivering the best value for money for the taxpayer.\n\n High level of emotional intelligence.\n\n Proven experience of leading and coordinating complex programmes of work, balancing competing priorities and organisational pressures.\n\n Team player committed to open collegiate relationships and corporate effectiveness.\n\n Integrity and ability to engender trust and respect from colleagues at all levels.\n\n Committed to upholding, the NHS principles and values as set out in the NHS Constitution.\n\n 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.\n\n Experience\n\n Essential\n\n Experience in the creation of data models and associated schema.\n\n Experience of using relevant industry standard integration / API products and tools.\n\n 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.\n\n Experienced in Data Integration via APIs, ETL and ELT, Batch, FAAS.\n\n Experienced in architectural design for quality control, security standards and information governance controls.\n\n An understanding of Data Sharing Agreements and their practical application.\n\n A working knowledge of matrix working & Population Health Management.\n\n An understanding of the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.\n\n Strong experience of line management.\n\n Experience of project management.\n\n Experience of working and engaging with senior clinical staff.\n\n Experience working in the IT industry.\n\n Proven track record of achieving complex targets and deadlines.\n\n Ability to plan at both operational and strategic timescales, aligning data engineering delivery with wider organisational objectives.\n\n Strong negotiating skills and evidence of creating consensus in potentially hostile environments.\n\n Qualifications\n\n Essential\n\n Educated to masters degree level in relevant discipline or equivalent experience gained at senior level. \n\n Project management qualification to post graduate level or equivalent experience.\n\n Extensive experience working at a senior level in data engineering or data platform roles, including responsibility for complex, organisation-wide data solutions.\n\n Person Specification\n\n Additional Criteria\n\n Essential\n\n A strong commitment to patient care and quality services, improving outcomes, tackling health inequalities, and delivering the best value for money for the taxpayer.\n\n High level of emotional intelligence.\n\n Proven experience of leading and coordinating complex programmes of work, balancing competing priorities and organisational pressures.\n\n Team player committed to open collegiate relationships and corporate effectiveness.\n\n Integrity and ability to engender trust and respect from colleagues at all levels.\n\n Committed to upholding, the NHS principles and values as set out in the NHS Constitution.\n\n 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.\n\n Experience\n\n Essential\n\n Experience in the creation of data models and associated schema.\n\n Experience of using relevant industry standard integration / API products and tools.\n\n 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.\n\n Experienced in Data Integration via APIs, ETL and ELT, Batch, FAAS.\n\n Experienced in architectural design for quality control, security standards and information governance controls.\n\n An understanding of Data Sharing Agreements and their practical application.\n\n A working knowledge of matrix working & Population Health Management.\n\n An understanding of the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.\n\n Strong experience of line management.\n\n Experience of project management.\n\n Experience of working and engaging with senior clinical staff.\n\n Experience working in the IT industry.\n\n Proven track record of achieving complex targets and deadlines.\n\n Ability to plan at both operational and strategic timescales, aligning data engineering delivery with wider organisational objectives.\n\n Strong negotiating skills and evidence of creating consensus in potentially hostile environments.\n\n Qualifications\n\n Essential\n\n Educated to masters degree level in relevant discipline or equivalent experience gained at senior level. \n\n Project management qualification to post graduate level or equivalent experience.\n\n Extensive experience working at a senior level in data engineering or data platform roles, including responsibility for complex, organisation-wide data solutions.\n\n Employer details\n\n Employer name\n NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board\n\n Address\n\n NHS West Yorkshire ICB\n\n Scorex House West\n\n 1 Bolton Road\n\n BRADFORD\n\n West Yorkshire\n\n BD1 4AS\n\n United Kingdom\n\n Employer's website\n\n http://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)\n\n Employer details\n\n Employer name\n NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board\n\n Address\n\n NHS West Yorkshire ICB\n\n Scorex House West\n\n 1 Bolton Road\n\n BRADFORD\n\n West Yorkshire\n\n BD1 4AS\n\n United Kingdom\n\n Employer's website\n\n http://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)\n\n Employer contact details\n\n For questions about the job, contact:\n\n Head of Analytical Services\n\n Jonathan Booker\n\n \n\n Details\n\n Date posted\n 12 October 2026\n\n Pay scheme\n Agenda for change\n\n Band\n\n Band 8a\n\n Salary\n\n £57,528 to £64,750 a year\n\n Contract\n Permanent\n\n Working pattern\n\n Full-time,\n\n Flexible working\n\n Reference number\n\n D9475-ICB-675\n\n Job locations\n\n NHS West Yorkshire ICB\n\n Scorex House West\n\n 1 Bolton Road\n\n BRADFORD\n\n West Yorkshire\n\n BD1 4AS\n\n United Kingdom\n\n Job overview\nNHS\r\nWest Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking an experienced and\r\ninnovative Lead Data Engineer to provide technical leadership across our data\r\nengineering function. This is a key senior role responsible for shaping and\r\ndelivering the data and analytics platforms, pipelines and cloud-based\r\nsolutions that underpin insight generation, analytics and decision-making\r\nacross the ICB. Working with senior managers and subject matter experts from\r\nall the functions of the ICB as well as partner organisations, you will lead\r\nthe development of scalable, innovative and high performing data solutions,\r\ndrive automation and continuous improvement, and support the delivery of our\r\ndata strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced data\r\nengineering professional with strong technical expertise, leadership skills and\r\na passion for using data and technology, to improve health outcomes and reduce\r\ninequalities across West Yorkshire.Main duties\nAs\r\nLead Data Engineer, the post holder will provide senior technical leadership\r\nfor data engineering within the ICB, steering the adoption, development and\r\ncontinuous improvement of enterprise data platforms and services. 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