Principal Data Engineer - Home Office - G6

Location: Croydon, Manchester, Sheffield Home Office Digital designs and runs services that support millions of visa and passport applications, border checks, and policing checks each year. As a Principal Data Engineer, you'll lead multi-functional teams to deliver robust data services, helping unlock value from data and deliver better outcomes for the UK. What you'll be doing You'll provide technical direction and leadership within the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Data Platform team, shaping high-quality data products and services.

This includes: Setting and driving the EPM data strategy and roadmap, including governance and best practice Leading delivery of data integrations and data flows across Oracle EPM and connected systems (e.g., ERP/HCM, data warehouses, analytics platforms) Ensuring data services support planning, forecasting, financial and HR reporting outcomes Improving reliability and performance by automating BAU processes and strengthening data quality end-to-end Working across teams (product, solution/data architects, DBAs) to define standards and enforce patterns across the Oracle EPM landscape Coaching and mentoring others to build capability across the data engineering community What we're looking for Strong functional + technical experience across Oracle EPM modules (e.g., Planning, EDM, Narrative Reporting, FCCS, PCMCS, ARCS) Experience designing and governing EPM integrations (including tools such as EPM Automate, Oracle Data Integration, REST APIs and relevant scripting) Confidence leading teams and working in complex environments (including multi-supplier/support models) Strong stakeholder skills, able to explain complex technical decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences Experience aligning delivery with public sector governance requirements (e.g., data governance policies, spend controls, value for money principles) A genuine passion for data, continuous improvement and building high-performing teams Interested? This partner post gives you a quick overview Click through to the full Civil Service Jobs advert to find out more and apply.