Data Engineer

BAE Systems; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Data Engineer to develop and optimise complex T-SQL scripts, monitor ETL processes, and improve existing solutions. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and various benefits, including a competitive pension scheme and access to training opportunities. Candidates will play a crucial role in providing enterprise-wide insights and will be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Excellent in T-SQL programming.
• Solid experience of working with Visual Studio.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise T-SQL scripts for data ingestion.
• Monitor ETL development and validate data loads.
• Conduct peer code reviews and create test cases.

Skills

T-SQL

SQL Server Management Studio

Microsoft BI stack

Relational databases

Visual Studio

Tools

SSIS

SSRS

PowerShell

Job description

Job title: Data Engineer

Location: Preston or Frimley - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £50,000+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop, implement and optimise complex T-SQL scripts independently to support data ingestion processes and reporting
• Monitoring and do proactive validations and verifications of ETL development and monitoring of data loads into the data warehouse
• Maintaining existing ETL solutions and identifying improvements
• Analyse existing SQL queries for performance improvements
• Conducting peer code reviews and UAT validation and create well defined test cases
• Adhering to company source control, validation and promotion policy
• Working within change control environment
• Writing and Review technical documentation

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Excellent in T-SQL programming and experience using SQL Server Management Studio and Microsoft BI stack (SSIS/SSRS)
• Excellent understanding of relational databases and normalisation
• Solid experience of working with Visual Studio to develop, debug and publish SSIS packages and reports and to proactive provide training to juniors and peers

Desirable:

• Knowledge of PowerShell scripting
• Appreciation of data warehousing architecture techniques, best practised and able to deploy packages for production to be at industrial strength

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The SQL Data Engineering team:

This role will provide you with the opportunity to play an integral role in enabling us to provide enterprise wide insights that are both operational and strategic and impact across all levels of the business. You will also have the opportunity to grow and develop your own skills within the working environment and also through access to a variety of training

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 28 th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
When applying for this role you will be redirected to BAE systems careers site where you will be required to:

• Register an account (this is optional, you can apply as a guest)
• Provide contact information
• Upload your cv
• Complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire

When asked source type, please select "job board advertisement" then "the IET / E+T Jobs