Automation and Data Engineer

Rugby Borough Council
Cv212Rr, United Kingdom
Today
£36,363 – £40,777 pa

Salary

£36,363 – £40,777 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Posted
7 Aug 2026 (Today)

Benefits

35 days leave (including bank holidays and extra Christmas days) Generous Local Government Pension Scheme Hybrid working up to 60% Flexi time scheme Annual leave purchase scheme Subsidised parking Structured Induction Program Learning and Development opportunities Future Leaders programmes Payment of professional subscription Family Friendly Policies Independent Support for health & wellbeing Generous compassionate leave Retail Discounts Cycle to Work scheme

Automation and Data Engineer

£36,363 - £40,777 Pay award pending

Full Time 37 hours per week

Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive.

About the role

Rugby Borough Council are on an exciting digitalisation journey as we develop, optimise and scale AI assisted tooling and automated workflows to help drive efficiency, cost savings and maximise productivity.

As our Automation and Data Engineer, you will play a key role in making this happen, helping to shape how we modernise the way the Council works.

You’ll design, build and maintain automated workflows and data solutions which reduce manual workload, generate cost avoidance and savings, enable data-led decision making across the Council and deliver AI-assisted tooling and automation use cases

About you

You’ll bring experience automation or data engineering functions within a complex organisation with a track record of delivering measurable transformation.

You’ll have:

  • Experience of designing and implementing automated workflows (e.g. RPA, scripts, integrations)
  • Experience of data engineering / ETL processes (e.g. SQL, scripting languages, data pipelines)
  • Ability to analyse and map business processes and translate them into technical requirements
  • Good communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

  • 35 days leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas)
  • Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Hybrid working up to 60%
  • Flexi time scheme
  • Annual leave purchase scheme
  • Subsidised parking
  • Structured Induction Program
  • Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
  • Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
  • Family Friendly Policies
  • Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
  • Generous compassionate leave
  • Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and more

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