Platform Engineer

IC Resources; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer for a defence project in Bristol. The role focuses on secure, scalable data pipelines using Elastic Stack and Apache NiFi to support mission-critical environments.

You will design and maintain data ingestion workflows, optimize high-volume platforms, and collaborate with architects and security teams in a highly regulated setting. UK security clearance eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building secure data pipelines.
• Hands-on with Elastic Stack and NiFi for data integration.
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance; defence environment experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Designing and maintaining enterprise data pipelines.
• Building secure data ingestion and transformation workflows.
• Developing Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana solutions.
• Monitoring and optimising high-volume data platforms.

Skills

Elastic Stack

Apache NiFi

Python

SQL

Tools

Elasticsearch

Logstash

Kibana

Bash

Job description

Senior Data Platform Engineer – Elastic Stack / Apache NiFi | Defence | Bristol

Inside IR35 | On-site

We're supporting a major defence technology programme looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join a secure enterprise platform team.

This role is focused on building and maintaining secure, scalable data pipelines rather than traditional analytics or reporting. You'll work with technologies including Apache NiFi and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash & Kibana) to deliver resilient data integration platforms supporting mission-critical environments.

You'll be involved in:

• Designing and maintaining enterprise data pipelines
• Building secure data ingestion and transformation workflows
• Developing Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana solutions
• Monitoring and optimising high-volume data platforms
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Disaster Recovery and platform resilience
• Working closely with architects and security teams within a highly regulated environment
• Python, Bash or similar scripting
• SQL
• Enterprise data platforms or observability solutions
• Experience within secure or highly regulated environments would be advantageous

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.