SC Cleared Data Engineer – Cloud Pipelines

Matchtech; North East; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join a high-profile programme, delivering scalable data solutions in a modern cloud-based environment. You will design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes and Java, ensuring data quality and robust ETL processes.

The role combines technical leadership with mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with stakeholders across multiple teams in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data engineering and scalable data pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, ETL, and data quality.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data engineering solutions.
• Build and optimise data pipelines for large-scale processing.
• Implement ETL processes across multiple platforms.
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet business requirements.
• Monitor and improve pipeline performance and stability.
• Contribute to technical design discussions and decisions.
• Act as SME within the data engineering team.
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends.

Skills

Data engineering

Java

AWS

Apache Kafka

Kubernetes

Big Data

ETL pipelines

Agile

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Tools

AWS

Apache Kafka

Kubernetes

Job description

Matchtech is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join a high-profile programme, delivering scalable data solutions in a modern cloud-based environment. You will design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes and Java, ensuring data quality and robust ETL processes.

The role combines technical leadership with mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with stakeholders across multiple teams in a hybrid work setup.