Lead Data Engineer - Remote, SC Cleared Contract

Circle Recruitment; City Of London; Remote; GBP 129,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Recruitment is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for a remote contract position with UK government stakeholders. The role focuses on secure, scalable data pipelines, data governance, and AI-ready data architectures under an Umbrella solution. SC clearance is required.

The candidate will lead cross‑functional teams, establish standards, and ensure QA, data quality, and compliance across enterprise data platforms. The contract runs until April and pays £700–£900 per day inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and APIs across enterprise platforms.
• Strong governance, access controls, and UK GDPR alignment expertise.
• Ability to build synthetic datasets and AI-ready data products.
• Proven capability to implement CI/CD, testing, and observability.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of secure, scalable data pipelines and integrations.
• Establish engineering standards, ensure data quality and compliance.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to communicate data risks and recommendations.
• Mentor cross-functional teams and drive secure, maintainable solutions.

Skills

Data Integration & Pipelines

Security & Governance

Data Readiness & Innovation

Engineering Standards & Observability

Technical Leadership & Stakeholder Eng

Data Engineering

Security & Compliance

Data Quality & Diagnostics

Cloud & Software Engineering

Leadership & Communication

Tools

AWS

Python

SQL

Terraform

Job description

Circle Recruitment is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for a remote contract position with UK government stakeholders. The role focuses on secure, scalable data pipelines, data governance, and AI-ready data architectures under an Umbrella solution. SC clearance is required.

The candidate will lead cross‑functional teams, establish standards, and ensure QA, data quality, and compliance across enterprise data platforms. The contract runs until April and pays £700–£900 per day inside IR35.