Data Engineer

Data Engineer - Niche RMS

Duration: 8 Months

Rate: 500 per day

Location: Hybrid - Remote working with occasional visits to Warwickshire (approx. 2-3 days per month)

IR35 Status: Outside

Start: ASAP

Role Overview:

A Data Engineer with Niche RMS experience is required to work on a large technology and business change project where the client is replacing their current records management system Athena Connect with the Niche RMS platform.

You will work closely withwork the Programme Team Data Architect and external suppliers (including Niche and migration partners) to design build and optimise data pipelines and platforms that underpin migration reporting and operational readiness.

Key objectives include:

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines to support RMS migration and analytics
• Enable efficient ingestion transformation and validation of data across systems
• Ensure data quality integrity and compliance with policing and regulatory standards
• Support migration reporting and operational data use cases
• Facilitate data accessibility for Data Analysts and business stakeholders

Essential Skills & Experience required

As the Data Engineer (Niche RMS) you will possess the following:

Proven experience delivering data engineering solutions in large-scale programmes

Strong expertise in data pipeline development ETL/ELT and data integration

Experience with data migration and transformation in complex environments

Knowledge of data modelling warehousing and data lake architectures

Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)

Understanding of data quality governance and compliance frameworks

Experience working with structured datasets and large volumes of operational data

Experience within UK policing or criminal justice environments (desirable)

Experience of Niche RMS is preferred

Responsibilities include:

As the Data Engineer (Niche RMS) you will undertake the following:

• Design implement and optimise scalable data pipelines to support RMS migration reporting and analytics
• Enable efficient ingestion transformation validation and integration of data across multiple systems including Connect and Niche
• Perform analysis of existing data structures and content to support mapping transformation and migration activities
• Collaborate with the Data Architect to define and implement target data models and standards
• Coordinate with migration suppliers on data extraction transformation loading and validation processes
• Ensure data quality integrity compliance and consistency through cleansing enrichment and exception handling
• Support testing phases including system testing user acceptance testing and dress rehearsals
• Maintain reporting issue tracking and documentation including handover to internal teams
• Facilitate reliable accessible and analysis-ready datasets for Data Analysts and business stakeholders

If this role is of interest please email your CV to Joanne Stanley: