Data Engineer

Permanent Futures Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is hiring a Data Engineer to join a critical programme supporting national investigations into serious crime. This role involves designing and maintaining data pipelines, working with a range of technologies in a secure environment, and contributing to data-led insights for law enforcement.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to design, build and maintain data pipelines.
• Experience in managing structured/unstructured data in secure environments.
• Strong understanding of data quality and validation.

Responsibilities

• Support national and international investigations by processing large data volumes.
• Enhance operational decision-making and intelligence development.

Skills

Data pipeline design

System integration

ETL

Data quality

Data validation

Data transformation

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Python

Apache Airflow

Elastic / OpenSearch

Job description

We’re hiring a Data Engineer to join a long-term programme within the National Data Exploitation Capability (NDEC) - a critical function supporting both national and international investigations into the most serious and organised crime.

This role sits at the heart of the UK’s ability to rapidly process and exploit large volumes of data in support of operational decision-making and intelligence development.

Key Tech Stack:

- Microsoft SQL Server Stack: SQL Server, SSIS, C#, T-SQL

- Python, Apache Airflow

- Elastic / OpenSearch (interchangeable)

Experience Required:

- Proven ability to design, build and maintain data pipelines

- Experience in system integration, ETL, and managing structured/unstructured data

- Background in working within secure, enterprise-scale environments

- Strong understanding of data quality, validation, and transformation within operational settings

Role Details:

Hybrid working (on-site 1-2 days per week to begin with)

Minimum SC clearance required to be considered

Opportunity to enhance your existing clearance

This is a unique opportunity to apply your engineering expertise to a national mission, enabling law enforcement to act quickly and confidently using data-led insights.

If you’re looking for a purposeful technical challenge in a secure and high-trust environment, we’d like to hear from you.