Data Platform Lead

Job summary

Make a difference

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new role in Data Platforms & Solutions that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As the Data Platform Lead, you’ll help shape the tools and services that power CQC’s data and insight, ensuring we make better decisions for health and care across England.

Picture this

Imagine leading a team that builds and supports enterprise data solutions, enabling CQC to deliver high-quality insights that improve care for many. The CQC’s cloud-based Enterprise Data Platform is built on Microsoft Azure, using Databricks, Microsoft Fabric and Power BI to deliver governed data and analytics capabilities.

As the Data Platform Lead in Data Platforms & Solutions, you will get the chance to:

• Drive the development of a robust, cloud-based data platform that supports a wide range of data, analytics, data science, AI and insight needs.
• Lead the technical direction, governance and sustainability of the CQC’s Enterprise Data Platform, ensuring it delivers reliable, high- quality services and long-term value

Job description

The role

You’ll play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, you’ll:

• Shape the roadmap: Work with senior leaders across the organisation to prioritise data and analytical tooling demands and align resources to deliver maximum value.
• Build capability: Champion technical excellence and innovation by promoting the effective use of technologies to build modern data capabilities.
• Define platform strategy: Build and maintain effective relationships with data technology vendors and commercial partners to ensure platform services evolve in line with the CQC’s regulatory and insight needs.

Person specification

Show us

We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:

• Experience delivering cloud-based data solutions: Demonstrate how you’ve designed and implemented data platforms or services using modern technologies.
• Proven leadership in technical development: Share examples of managing teams and projects to deliver complex data products or solutions
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions: Show how you’ve worked with stakeholders to turn requirements into sustainable, high-quality outcomes.

Benefits

The Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).

• Training and development opportunities.

• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.

• NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.

• Discount schemes (including eligibility for Blue Light card, costing £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see our benefits page for the full list.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Next steps

If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see our information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether you are shortlisted

if you’d like to have an informal chat about the role you can contact –

Taryn Coop; Deputy Director of Enterprise Data & Reporting; taryn.coop@cqc.org.uk . For general enquiries, please email recruitment@cqc.org.uk.

We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, we’ll work with you to remove any barriers. Visit our accessibility page for more on this. If you’d like to chat, please contact recruitment@cqc.org.uk.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Taryn Coop
• Email : taryn.coop@cqc.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Further information

Care Quality Commission