Junior Data Engineer - AWS, Kafka & Terraform (SC)

SR2 REC LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 REC LTD in London is seeking a junior Data Engineer to join a central government data programme. You will work with modern cloud technologies to build secure, scalable data platforms and gain exposure to Kafka, Terraform and Java.

This role is ideal for someone with a solid data engineering foundation who wants to grow technically, take on greater responsibility, and progress within a multi-year programme on AWS-based data solutions.

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in data engineering and data pipelines.
• Junior to mid-level exposure on cloud-based data platforms.
• SC clearance is required.
• Willingness to learn and take on responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and maintaining data pipelines.
• Developing with Python, SQL and potentially Java.
• Working with AWS and cloud-native data platforms.
• Gaining hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.
• Learning Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Supporting ETL/ELT processes and data transformations.
• Contributing to CI/CD, deployments and production support.

Skills

Python

SQL

Java

AWS

CI/CD

Tools

Kafka

Terraform

Job description

SR2 REC LTD in London is seeking a junior Data Engineer to join a central government data programme. You will work with modern cloud technologies to build secure, scalable data platforms and gain exposure to Kafka, Terraform and Java.

This role is ideal for someone with a solid data engineering foundation who wants to grow technically, take on greater responsibility, and progress within a multi-year programme on AWS-based data solutions.