Data Engineer (SC)

Sanderson Government & Defence; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is recruiting for multiple Data Engineers and Data Analysts on a 6-month initial contract in London, with hybrid working (up to 2 days on site). Role focuses on data pipelines, ETL, analytics, dashboards, and data quality within an AWS environment, offering 2-4 years of experience opportunities and the chance to impact a major transformation programme.

You'll work on data migration, warehousing, reporting, and governance tasks across cloud data services such as

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of commercial data experience across ETL, analytics and BI.
• Experience building data pipelines in a cloud environment (AWS).
• Ability to develop reports, dashboards and data visualisations.

Responsibilities

• Support data migration and integration initiatives.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes and data pipelines.
• Work with large datasets in a cloud-based environment.
• Assist with data warehouse development and optimisation.
• Create reports, dashboards and data visualisations.
• Troubleshoot data issues and improve data quality.
• Collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Support delivery of accurate and actionable business insights.

Skills

ETL

BI

Analytics

Data engineering

Tools

DataStage

Amazon Redshift

Amazon QuickSight

AWS

Amazon S3

SQL

Java

Relational Databases

GitHub or GitLab

Job description

Multiple Data Engineer & Data Analyst Contracts | 6-Month Initial Contract at £430/day Inside IR-35 | London/Hybrid (max 2 days per week on site)

We're supporting a major data transformation programme and are looking to hire multiple Data Engineers and Data Analysts on an initial 6-month contract.

These opportunities are well-suited to contractors with around 2-4 years of commercial experience who are looking to build on their data engineering, BI, reporting, ETL, or analytics expertise within a modern AWS environment.

Whether your strengths lie in developing data pipelines, working with cloud technologies, building reports and dashboards, or improving data quality, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to projects that deliver real business impact.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting data migration and integration initiatives
• Developing and maintaining ETL processes and data pipelines
• Working with large datasets in a cloud-based environment
• Assisting with data warehouse development and optimisation
• Creating reports, dashboards, and data visualisations
• Troubleshooting data issues and improving data quality
• Collaborating with technical teams and business stakeholders
• Supporting the delivery of accurate and actionable business insights

Skills & Experience

We're looking for experience with some or all of the following:

• DataStage
• Amazon Redshift
• Amazon QuickSight
• AWS
• Amazon S3
• SQL
• Java
• Relational Databases
• GitHub or GitLab

You don't need to tick every box. We're keen to speak with candidates who have a solid foundation in data and are looking to develop their skills further within a large-scale transformation programme.

Nice to Have

• Data quality and governance experience
• XML knowledge
• AWS Data Specialty certification
• Exposure to data migration or data warehousing projects

Reasonable Adjustments

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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