DV Cleared Data Engineer - Mission-Critical UK Security

Searchability NS&D; Slough; On-site; GBP 107,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability NS&D in London is seeking an experienced data engineer with active eDV clearance to design and deliver mission-critical data services for national security clients. You will work across AI, cyber, cloud, big data and digital transformation initiatives, shaping the future of national security.

You will build scalable data pipelines that ingest diverse sources, with robust security and reliable data processing at scale, enabling analysis-ready datasets.

Qualifications

• ETL development using Python or similar languages.
• Apache Spark, NiFi, or Kafka.
• Relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) databases.
• AWS and cloud-based data services.
• Palantir Foundry.
• Stakeholder Engagement.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data ingestion pipelines and orchestration tooling.
• Develop database schemas and data models.
• Integrate and enrich data from multiple sources, ensuring quality and consistency.
• Design and implement ETL processes (e.g. using NiFi).
• Write clean, secure, test-driven code that is reusable by default.
• Maintain and enhance data ingestion and storage architectures.
• Investigate and resolve data issues within operational environments.
• Translate user needs into clear technical requirements, supporting backlog refinement into epics and stories.
• Implement appropriate data security controls.
• Monitor, maintain and optimise data platforms to ensure performance and reliability.

Skills

ETL development

Apache Spark

NiFi

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

AWS

Palantir Foundry

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Searchability NS&D in London is seeking an experienced data engineer with active eDV clearance to design and deliver mission-critical data services for national security clients. You will work across AI, cyber, cloud, big data and digital transformation initiatives, shaping the future of national security.

You will build scalable data pipelines that ingest diverse sources, with robust security and reliable data processing at scale, enabling analysis-ready datasets.