Data Engineer

Searchability NS&D; Warmley; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

National Security Organisation in Gloucester is seeking a Data Engineer to design and implement mission-critical data pipelines for national security projects. The role requires active eDV clearance (West) and willingness to work on-site in Gloucester when required.

The candidate will handle ingestion, ETL, and data integration across diverse sources, ensuring data quality, security, and integrity while collaborating with the scrum team to translate requirements into epics and stories.

Qualifications

• Active eDV clearance (West)
• Willingness to work full-time on-site in Gloucester when required.
• Experience in Data Pipelines, ETL processing, Data Integration, Apache, SQL/NoSQL

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data pipelines including ingestion, orchestration and ETL (e.g., NiFi).
• Ensure data consistency, quality, and security across processes.
• Create and maintain database schemas and data models.
• Integrate and enrich data from diverse sources, maintaining data integrity.
• Maintain and enhance Data Ingest and Data Stores components.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose issues in integrated data systems.
• Collaborate with the scrum team to decompose requirements into epics and stories.
• Write clean, secure, reusable code with test-driven development.
• Monitor system performance and implement updates for optimal operation.

Skills

eDV clearance

Data pipelines

ETL processing

Data integration

Apache

SQL/NoSQL

Tools

Apache Kafka

Apache NiFi

MongoDB

Groovy

Python

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

New Contract Opportunity available with a leading National Security Organisation for an eDV cleared Data Engineer in Gloucester

• Gloucester location – full time on site when required
• Must hold active Enhanced DV Clearance (West)
• Circa £700 p/d inside IR35
• Experience in Data Pipelines, ETL processing, Data Integration, Apache, SQL/NoSQL

Who Are We?

Our client is a trusted and growing supplier to the National Security sector, delivering mission-critical solutions that help keep the nation safe, secure, and prosperous. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, including AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering. They have long-term contracts secured across the latest customer framework and are set for significant growth.

What will the Data Engineer be Doing?

You will develop mission-critical data solutions and manage pipelines that transform diverse data sources into valuable insights for our client’s National Security customers. You will collaborate with clients to solve complex challenges, utilising distributed computing techniques to handle large-scale, real-time, and unstructured data.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and develop data pipelines, including ingestion, orchestration, and ETL processing (e.g., NiFi).
• Ensure data consistency, quality, and security across all processes.
• Create and maintain database schemas and data models.
• Integrate and enrich data from diverse sources, maintaining data integrity.
• Maintain and enhance existing architectural components such as Data Ingest and Data Stores.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose issues within integrated (enriched) data systems.
• Collaborate with the scrum team to decompose user requirements into epics and stories.
• Write clean, secure, and reusable code following a test-driven development approach.
• Monitor system performance and implement updates to maintain optimal operation.

The Data Engineer Should Have:

• Active eDV clearance (West)
• Willingness to work full-time on-site in Gloucester when required.

Required technical experience in the following:

• Apache Kafka
• Apache NiFI
• SQL and noSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB)
• ETL processing languages such as Groovy, Python or Java

Desirable skills:

• Java
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Grafana / Prometheus
• Integration / debugging
• Understanding complex system architectures

KEY SKILLS:

DATA ENGINEER / DATA ENGINEERING / DEFENCE / NATIONAL SECURITY / DATA STRATEGY / DATA PIPELINES / DATA GOVERNANCE / SQL / NOSQL / APACHE / NIFI / KAFKA / ETL / GLOUCESTER / DV / SECURITY CLEARED / DV CLEARANCE