Location: Croydon | Sheffield | Manchester

Salary: £76,117 (National) £80, 237 (London) plus skills allowance of up to £19,483 pending assessment

Advert Close: 25th May 2026

Home Office Digital designs, builds and develops services for the rest of the department and for government. Every year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 8 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.

Principal Data Engineers lead multi-functional delivery teams to deliver robust data services for their department, other government departments and private sector partners.

Through technical direction and leadership, you will create and nurture an environment that emphasises motivation, empowerment, teamwork, continuous improvement and a passion for providing service.

You will work with other members of the data commun...