Data Engineer (Databricks/Snowflake) - MOD Project, SC/DV Cleared, Hybrid

Forward Role; Blandford Forum; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Healthcare

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

Forward Role is partnering on a data engineering opportunity within the Defence & National Security sector. The role focuses on designing and building secure data infrastructure in a predominantly on-premises environment, supporting UK MOD operations.

You will implement robust ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Snowflake, Python and SQL, and work with stakeholders to ensure data governance, quality and reliability for critical operations.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects within Defence or the MOD.
• Current SC or DV security clearance.
• Strong hands-on experience developing ETL pipelines and data integration solutions.
• Experience with Databricks and Snowflake.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Solid understanding of data modelling, data governance and data quality.
• Experience working in secure, on-premises or controlled environments.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing robust ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform and integrate complex datasets.
• Developing data engineering solutions using Databricks, Snowflake, Python and SQL.
• Building and managing data models, structures and storage solutions.
• Implementing data quality controls, validation processes and governance standards.
• Optimising data workflows for performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborating with engineers, architects and MOD stakeholders to deliver secure, production-ready solutions.

Skills

ETL pipelines

Data modelling

Data governance

Data quality

Python

SQL

Databricks

Snowflake

On-prem security

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Apache Airflow

PySpark

AWS

Job description

Forward Role is partnering on a data engineering opportunity within the Defence & National Security sector. The role focuses on designing and building secure data infrastructure in a predominantly on-premises environment, supporting UK MOD operations.

You will implement robust ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Snowflake, Python and SQL, and work with stakeholders to ensure data governance, quality and reliability for critical operations.