Data Engineer (DV Clearable) – Up to £140,000 + Benefits

UK (Hybrid / Secure Site)
Must be eligible for DV clearance (active SC required to start)

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join a high-impact programme supporting a UK Government client. You will play a critical role in designing and building a secure, scalable data platform, enabling both batch and real-time data processing using modern commercial and open-source technologies.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on mission-critical systems, solving complex data challenges in a highly secure environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and maintain robust data pipelines for batch and real-time processing
• Develop solutions to ingest data from multiple sources and transform it into aligned target models
• Perform logical and physical data modelling to support analytics and operational use cases
• Enhance and evolve data platform capabilities to meet new business and analytical needs
• Conduct detailed data analysis to identify improvements and solve processing challenges
• Ensure consistency and integrity of data models and architecture
• Carry out root cause analysis across data and pipelines to identify optimisation opportunities
• Produce high-quality documentation aligned with engineering best practice

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience building data pipelines using modern data processing frameworks
• Experience working in Agile / iterative delivery environments
• Solid understanding of data modelling techniques and data structures
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, particularly:
• • EC2, RDS, Lambda, Athena, Glue
• Expertise in relational and/or NoSQL databases, including performance tuning
• Proficiency in Python or similar programming/scripting languages
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins or Drone
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible or Packer
• Knowledge of Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Strong working knowledge of Linux and/or Windows environments

Security Requirements

• Must currently hold SC clearance
• Must be eligible and willing to obtain DV clearance

What’s on Offer

• Salary up to £140,000 (depending on experience)
• Opportunity to work on high-profile, secure government programmes
• Exposure to cutting-edge cloud and data technologies
• Strong career progression and continuous learning opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements (role dependent on clearance requirements)