Data Engineer (Niche RMS) at Certes Computing Ltd, England, 8 Months, £Negotiable Rate

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 with work 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 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: (see below)

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