Data Engineer in Canterbury

At British Heart Foundation (BHF), data plays a central role in driving insight, innovation and meaningful impact. As part of our evolving Azure Databricks platform, the Data Engineer will be our product expert contributing to a product that is continuously developing, helping the organisation make better, faster and more informed decisions in support of life saving research. You’ll help drive our highly advanced Azure Databricks platform that delivers fast, reliable insights across the business.

You will build and optimise data pipelines, ingest and transform diverse data sources, design new data solutions, and champion emerging technologies, all while focusing on continuous improvement. It’s a chance to solve complex challenges, shape a growing innovative product, and make a real impact. Proactive, you’ll operate with a strong sense of initiative, designing and building new data pipelines, organising data and making it accessible for advanced analytics that support research and health projects through data driven insights.

Working closely with the Health Insights team, ensuring that high quality, well-structured data underpins the analysis, modelling and evidence that drives BHF’s mission. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong interpersonal communication, contributing to a collaborative team environment while helping colleagues understand and make the most of the platform’s capabilities.

About you

• Microsoft certified Azure Databricks engineer and knowledge of Databricks Unity Catalogue with proven experience building and maintaining scalable Data Lakehouse pipelines.
• Strong programming experience across SQL, Python, R, Java and Scala, with excellent problem solving skills and experience investigating issues and delivering high quality data solutions using Git/GitHub best practices.
• Hands on experience in data modelling, data warehousing and ETL processes, with a solid track record of integrating, transforming and orchestrating data from a wide range of internal and external sources.
• A proactive, self starting approach to producing new data pipelines, ensuring data is well organised, high quality and readily accessible for data scientists.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, confident in simplifying complex issues and delivering clear, structured outcomes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to build strong working relationships with the Health Insights team and wider stakeholders with commitment to continuous improvement.
• Effective time management skills with previous experience balancing multiple priorities and managing out ambiguity, identifying and mitigating risks.
• Excellent planning, organisational and interpersonal skills enabling to deliver results to deadlines.
• A positive can‑do attitude, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Belonging at BHF

We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Embracing different perspectives and backgrounds strengthens our organisation and empowers us to make a real difference together. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground‑breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.

Working arrangements

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Benefits and development

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private medical insurance, dental health cover, and money towards gym membership.
• Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%.
• Full pay for 12 weeks for family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Life assurance.
• Extra paid leave of up to 10 days to support colleagues who may need more time off work to look after themselves or others close to them.

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage. To find out more about our benefits you can download the Benefits document at the bottom of this page or check out What we offer and Development pages.

Interview process

First stage interviews will be a short one‑way video interview, successful candidates will then be invited to attend a final second stage video interview.

How to apply

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up‑to‑date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria. Our recruitment processes are fair, accessible, and inclusive. BHF use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.