Job Description

About the University of Sunderland

The University of Sunderland offers life-changing opportunities for 27,500 students across its campuses in Sunderland, London, Hong Kong, and through global partnerships with learning institutions in 19 countries. We're proud to be a top 30 UK university (Guardian University Guide 2025), with top-quality facilities, inclusive culture, and our vibrant, ever-changing city. The University of Sunderland is in an exciting phase of its development with a new vision and redefined strategic ambitions designed to take advantage of the ever-changing higher education landscape at home and overseas.

About the Role

As our Data Infrastructure and Integration Specialist, you will lead the design and hands-on delivery of data architecture and integration services that connect operational systems, analytics platforms, and business intelligence tools. You'll contribute to the development of complex data products by applying modern data engineering practices that ensure high-quality, reliable data is readily available for a range of use cases. You'll be responsible for building and optimising complex data pipelines, while also supporting and mentoring team members to write efficient, high-performance code. A strong communicator, you'll translate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences and help shape decisions that drive meaningful outcomes across the organisation.


You will play a pivotal role in shaping the University's data strategy, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient data solutions that support decision-making and innovation. Acting as a key advisor, you will influence how data is governed, integrated, and visualised across the organisation, while driving adoption of modern cloud technologies and best practices.

What You Can Bring

You bring deep technical expertise in data platforms, cloud services (especially Microsoft Azure), and integration technologies. With a strong track record in enterprise environments, you are confident designing modern data solutions, mentoring others, and translating complex requirements into robust, scalable systems. Your ability to collaborate, innovate, and communicate across technical and non-technical teams makes you a key driver of data excellence.

What we can offer you

Our University is not just a place of academic excellence, but also a community that embraces inclusivity and support. We value our staff and offer a rewarding package that goes beyond just salary. At the University of Sunderland, we prioritise not only your professional growth but also your happiness and well-being.

Enjoy a generous annual leave entitlement of 36 days, along with an additional 5 closure days over the Christmas break and 8 Bank Holidays. Enrolment into our pension scheme, ensuring your financial security for the future. Access to our "My Lifestyle Benefits Platform", where you can enjoy online discounts at hundreds of retailers every day. Plus, take advantage of exclusive schemes that allow you to purchase a new car, bike, or technology at a discounted rate. Your health and well-being are important to us. That's why we provide access to discounted private medical insurance, health cash plans, and guidance on financial well-being. Maintaining an active lifestyle is made easy with discounted membership for CitySpace Fitness, our state-of-the-art facility for sports and social activities.

Equality, diversity & inclusion

We strongly believe that an inclusive university, where a diverse range of individuals feel valued and have equal opportunity to get into work and reach their potential, is good for our staff, students, university, and society. Our work on equality, diversity and inclusivity has never been more important. We believe inclusivity is an essential value at the heart of what we do, and we want all our staff to be part of that journey with us. Our recent staff survey conducted in 2023 showed that

97%

of our staff believed that we were committed to achieving an inclusive university.

The closing date for applications is Monday 17 November (23.59 GMT).

Job Details
Department
Technical Services - Strategic Support Services
Location
Sunderland Campus
Salary
46,756 to 58,228
Hours per Week
37
Closing Date
Monday 17 November 2025
Interview Date
To be confirmed
Reference
0371-25