Senior Software and Data Engineer Job with Visa Sponsorship (COS)

Senior Software and Data Engineer Job with Visa Sponsorship (COS) – We are seeking experienced individuals with talent, expertise, and ambition in software and data engineering. We can offer the opportunity to work on innovative solutions that will transform scientific research and healthcare delivery in the NHS. 

The successful candidates will work as part of the Thames Valley and Surrey (TVS) Secure Data Environment (SDE) Programme hosted by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). They will design and implement solutions to support data acquisition, integration, and analysis. 

The tools and services that they deliver will have a significant impact. Working with healthcare professionals and leading researchers, they will have the satisfaction of seeing their software in use: supporting cutting-edge research and improving patient care. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Expert knowledge of software and data engineering acquired through a combination of specialist training and relevant study (eg computer science, software engineering, mathematics) to Master’s degree or equivalent level
• Extensive experience within a complex and demanding environment

Desirable criteria

• Extensive, relevant professional experience may be considered against the requirement for a degree in computer science or a related discipline (the expectation of professional, technical competence is at least that associated with a degree level education in this subject)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of collaboration and leadership in data engineering or software development within a healthcare, academic, or commercial environment.
• Excellent understanding of data engineering processes, models, data structures, and data formats (including JSON, SQL, and XML) and Strong skills in relevant programming languages, frameworks, and platforms

Desirable criteria

• Interest and/or experience in technologies relating to data science, for example: statistical analysis, machine learning, or natural language processing