Data Engineer

TXP; Telford; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Two days per month on-site in Telford

Job summary

TXP is seeking an ETL specialist to design, develop and maintain Talend pipelines for a UK Government programme. The role is predominantly remote, with two days per month in Telford and potential base in Worthing. It is a 6-month contract inside IR35 at £540 per day, requiring SC eligibility and BPSS start.

You will work in an established data platform and collaborate across teams. Responsibilities include building Oracle SQL artefacts, maintaining CI/CD in GitLab, and mentoring junior

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Talend.
• Solid experience with Oracle databases, with Oracle RDS preferred.
• Strong SQL and data modelling capability.
• Experience working within structured SDLC and testing frameworks.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, ideally GitLab.
• Experience in enterprise or public sector environments is desirable.
• Must be SC eligible.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines using Talend.
• Build and manage Oracle SQL and DDL artefacts.
• Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Investigate and resolve defects across development and test phases.
• Conduct component testing, including test data creation.
• Support QA, performance testing, and production releases.
• Perform peer reviews of development and testing artefacts.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Talend

Oracle

SQL

Data modelling

SDLC

Testing frameworks

GitLab

SC eligible

Tools

GitLab

Oracle RDS

Job description

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience with Talend


• Solid experience with Oracle databases, with Oracle RDS preferred


• Strong SQL and data modelling capability


• Experience working within structured SDLC and testing frameworks


• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, ideally GitLab


• Experience in enterprise or public sector environments is desirable


• Must be SC eligible

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines using Talend


• Build and manage Oracle SQL and DDL artefacts


• Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab


• Investigate and resolve defects across development and test phases


• Conduct component testing, including test data creation


• Support QA, performance testing, and production releases


• Perform peer reviews of development and testing artefacts


• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members


• Participate in agile ceremonies and cross-team collaboration

Technologies:

• CI/CD


• ETL


• GitLab


• Support


• Oracle


• SQL


• Talend

More:

We are supporting a large-scale UK Government central government programme within a secure environment. This is a 6-month contract role, inside IR35, with a rate of £540 per day. The role is predominantly remote, with two days per month in Telford, and Worthing is also a possible base location. SC eligibility is required, with BPSS needed to start. We are working within an established ETL and data platform on mission-critical data services.

last updated 33 week of 2026