Senior Data Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in data solutions seeks a Data Engineer in Bournemouth. You will design and maintain secure data pipelines, ensuring compliance with data governance standards. This role requires expertise in the Elastic Stack and experience in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Engineer in secure environments.
• Expertise in Elastic Stack for data handling.
• Strong background in Apache NiFi.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure data pipelines using Elastic Stack.
• Collaborate with data architects to ensure compliance.
• Manage and monitor large-scale data flows in real-time.

Skills

Data pipeline management

Data ingestion

Data transformation

Data visualization

Security practices

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Performance tuning

Tools

Elastic Stack

Apache NiFi

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

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Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain secure and scalable data pipelines using the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and Apache NiFi.
• Implement data ingestion, transformation, and integration processes, ensuring data quality and security.
• Collaborate with data architects and security teams to ensure compliance with security policies and data governance standards.
• Manage and monitor large-scale data flows in real-time, ensuring system performance, reliability, and data integrity.
• Develop robust data models to support analytics and reporting within secure environments.
• Perform troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning of data pipelines and the Elastic Stack.
• Build dashboards and visualizations in Kibana to enable data-driven decision-making.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery for data systems, implementing appropriate backup and replication strategies.
• Document data architecture, workflows, and security protocols to ensure smooth operational handover and audit readiness.

Experience required:

• Experience working as a Data Engineer in secure or regulated environments.
• Expertise in the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for data ingestion, transformation, indexing, and visualization.
• Strong experience with Apache NiFi for building and managing complex data flows and integration processes.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK for data infrastructure
• Knowledge of security practices for handling sensitive data, including encryption, anonymization, and access control.
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality management, and compliance standards in secure environments.
• Experience in managing large-scale, real-time data pipelines and ensuring their performance and reliability.