Data Engineer

Pay Supplement: The base salary for this role is £41,026 - £46,968. This job qualifies for Digital, Data and Technology Annual Pay supplement of 16% which is included in the total remuneration above

Annual Leave: 38 days annual holiday, increasing to 42 days with length of service.

Duration: Permanent.

Working Pattern: 35 hours per week. We are a flexible employer and will consider a variety of working patterns.

Location: Home / Office hybrid working. Offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Grade: HEO

Closing date: 23rd of October 2026 at 09:00 am

Number of vacancies: 2

Registers of Scotland (RoS)

Join an award-winning organisation recognised for its technology and innovation. RoS is a world-leading pioneer in land and property registration. We work to create data-led, digital solutions for the people of Scotland. Our full-stack teams design, architect, and build all our registration products in-house.

The Role

An experienced data engineer is required to join the Data Engineering team, part of the wider Data & Analytics function at Registers of Scotland. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining the RoS data warehouse, building robust data pipelines, data transformation processes and bespoke data products to support the needs of our internal and external stakeholders and customers

On a typical day you will…

• Work independently and as part of a small Agile delivery team to deliver secure, robust, scalable and adaptable software solutions
• Collaborate with colleagues to deliver data integration, transformation and processing solutions through the full development lifecycle from inception to deployment
• Actively participate in team/agile events and knowledge sharing activities, contribute to improving team processes
• Collaborate closely with team members and stakeholders to ensure solutions meet user requirements
• Undertake data profiling and source system analysis across multiple subject areas
• Maintain and support existing systems and find, document and debug issues
• Create and maintain supporting technical and business documentation
• Ensure technical solutions comply with security, performance and operational standards

This job is for you if you want…

• Work with purpose: we strive to provide the best public service and set the bar for land and property registration worldwide.
• Flexible and hybrid working: work when and where it’s best for you and your stakeholders, depending on the role and team requirements.
• Benefits: enjoy pay progression, pension contributions of up to 29%, up to a year’s parental leave, and 38 days annual holiday, increasing to 42 days with length of service.
• Investment in professional development: we invest in all our people so that they have the right skills to be productive and confident in their job.
• Diversity and Inclusion: We are an ‘Investor in People’ and a ‘Disability Confident’ employer. We are inclusive, stronger together, and committed to putting our people first.
• Positive work culture: RoS is an agile, digital organisation using leading-edge technology. Colleagues understand their role in achieving our strategy and have the autonomy to deliver.

To learn more about RoS and the benefits we offer visit our careers pages or watch this short video. Hear directly from our colleagues about their experience of working within our Digital, Data and technology teams on our website.

• Languages: Python, SQL, TypeScript
• Cloud & DevOps: AWS Lambda, AWS Glue, S3, RDS, SQS, IAM, CloudWatch, infrastructure as code with CDK, CloudFormation
• Data processing: SQL, Pandas, SQLAlchemy, psycopg, ETL orchestration (AWS Step Functions, Amazon EventBridge)
• Monitoring : CloudWatch, Grafana, pgBadger

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