Data Engineer

Searchability NS&D; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% bonus

25 days holiday

Clearance bonus

Job summary

Searchability NS&D is seeking a Data Engineer in Manchester to design and operate data pipelines and ETL workflows for national security projects. You will transform diverse data sources into actionable insights while ensuring strict data governance and security compliance.

The role requires active eDV clearance (West), a willingness to work on-site in Manchester when needed, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable data solutions.

Qualifications

• Active eDV clearance (West) required.
• Willingness to work full-time on-site in Manchester when required.
• Experience with data pipelines and ETL in large-scale environments.
• Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and ETL tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data pipelines, including ingestion, orchestration, and ETL processing (e.g., NiFi).
• Ensure data quality, security, and consistency across processes.
• Create and maintain database schemas and data models.
• Integrate data from diverse sources and maintain integrity.
• Collaborate with the scrum team to decompose requirements into epics and stories.
• Write clean, secure, and testable code following a TDD approach.
• Monitor system performance and apply updates to maintain operation.

Skills

Data Pipelines

ETL Processing

SQL/NoSQL

Python/Java/Groovy

Security

Kafka

NiFi

Tools

Apache Kafka

Apache NiFi

MongoDB

Job description

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

• Manchester location – hybrid working when possible
• Must hold active Enhanced DV Clearance (West)
• Competitive Salary DOE - 6% bonus, 25 days holiday, clearance bonus
• 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 Manchester 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

KEY SKILLS:

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