Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Data Services & Reporting)
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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Who We Are
About Network Rail...
Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter
At Network Rail, we're dedicated to keeping passengers and freight moving safely and efficiently across the country. When you join us, you're not just part of a team - you're part of something that matters to millions. We believe that our people are at the heart of what we do, and every role plays a vital part in building a better, more connected railway. Click here to learn more.
We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. To discover more about our ED&I commitments click here. We value flexibility and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. As a Disability Confident Leader, we'll do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout the recruitment process. You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support.
If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!
Some of our great benefits:
We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments
Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered
Generous annual leave up to 28 days plus statutory days (role dependant), with the option to buy/sell days
Discounts at selected stations with your Network Rail pass
Defined benefit pension scheme
75% off leisure train tickets for you and your dependents (subject to T&Cs)
Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets
Volunteer leave to make a positive impact
Plus more....
Vacancy Details
Duration: Permanent
Location: T he Quadrant Milton Keynes
Band & Salary: Band 4B, £46,701 - £56,963
About the role
Join Network Rail's Business Systems team and help shape the future of reporting, analytics, cloud services and AI-enabled solutions that support critical business operations across the railway.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to take ownership of our MyRoster reporting estate, contribute to the evolution of our Data as a Service (DaaS) platform and support the development of modern Azure-hosted solutions. Working alongside technical specialists, business stakeholders and development teams, you'll play a key role in delivering innovative, scalable and customer-focused data services.
What You'll Be Doing
Provide technical leadership for the MyRoster reporting estate, developing and maintaining SQL Server databases, stored procedures, reporting solutions and supporting data structures.
Support the development and delivery of the Data as a Service (DaaS) roadmap, ensuring solutions remain secure, scalable and aligned with governance and architectural standards.
Manage and maintain Azure-hosted environments, coordinating upgrades, security improvements and platform enhancements.
Work closely with Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT), DevOps, Asset Management and business stakeholders to deliver technical change and continuous service improvements.
Mentor and support developers across the team, promoting engineering best practice and helping to develop technical capability.
Support the Business Systems web and data estate, providing technical expertise and assisting with complex issue resolution.
Identify opportunities to improve customer outcomes through automation, analytics, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Champion high standards of software engineering, automation, documentation and continuous improvement.
What We're Looking For
Strong experience developing and supporting SQL Server databases, stored procedures and reporting solutions.
Experience working with Microsoft Azure and cloud-hosted environments.
Experience developing business-critical software solutions and data integrations.
Knowledge of APIs, data services and modern software development practices.
Strong problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
Experience coaching, mentoring or supporting less experienced engineers.
Why Join Us?
You'll have the opportunity to:
Own and influence key reporting and data platforms.
Work on modern cloud and data technologies.
Help shape the future adoption of AI and advanced analytics within Business Systems.
Mentor and develop the next generation of engineers.
Deliver solutions that directly improve the experience of thousands of internal users across Network Rail.
What Success Looks Like
Reliable, secure and high-performing reporting and data services.
Successful delivery of DaaS and platform improvement initiatives.
Improved customer experience through innovative digital solutions.
Growth in technical capability across the development team.
Compliance with security, governance and architectural standards.
Your experience and skills
Meet the essential criteria/ Apply today to join our team!
Essential
Degree qualification in Computer Science, or equivalent relevant experience.
Significant experience of rofessional, experience building mobile and/or responsive web applications in an Agile development environment.
Extensive experience working with web technologies of HTML, JavaScript (ES6) and CSS.
Experience with responsive app development.
Strong understanding & experience of using front-end and back-end JavaScript frameworks and libraries, specifically NodeJS, Express.js, jQuery and Bootstrap.
Experience in developing and building back-end applications with RESTful API services and with web service protocols like SOAP, REST, and JSON.
Experience with NoSQL and relational databases, e.g. MongoDB, SQL Server, MySQL including database design and use of database tools such as Mongoose for MongoDB.
Experience in cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure).
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written and verbal communication skills, having the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Knowledge of build and deployment tools - Grunt, Webpack, NPM, Git, Jenkins.
Desirable
Experience with PHP development frameworks (Laravel etc).
Experience with various design patterns (MVC, MVVM) and React implementations (Flux, Redux).
Experience with CI/CD automation using Jenkins or other similar open-source tools.
Experience with the Backbone.js JavaScript library.
Working knowledge of core AWS services (AWS Console, CLI, S3, SES, CloudWatch etc).
Experience in unit testing frameworks (Jest/Enzyme, Chai/Mocha etc) and test automation techniques.
Familiarity with CSS pre-processors, such as SCSS.
Knowledge of low-code platforms.
Formal testing qualification / certifications in foundation level software testing (e.g. ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level).
Appreciation of/experience in the rail industry or equivalent.
Additional Information...
Contact: mark.powell4@networkrail.co.uk If you have any questions or reasonable adjustments.
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Key Information
Vacancy Details
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours:
Full Time
Salary:
£46,701 - £56,963
Location:
The Quadrant:MK, Milton Keynes
Geographical Area:
South East England (Not inside M25)
Closing Date:
13-SEP-2026
Job Category:
Digital Data and Technology
Function:
Route Services
Asset:
Finance & Business Support
Organisation:
ET RS Business Systems (618620) G2