Senior Data Engineer

ASSYSTEM; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence sector is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to transform complex engineering data into actionable insights. This hybrid role involves designing ETL pipelines, developing databases, and collaborating with a high-performing team to support decision-making and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

8% company pension contributions

Healthcare cash-plan

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in BIM, construction or manufacturing sectors necessary.
• Ability to work with sensitive data in regulated environments.
• Strong consultative approach for stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building ETL pipelines for BIM and infrastructure data integration.
• Structuring and enriching datasets for operational use.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to define data use cases.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Python

Data Warehousing

Data Visualization

Education

Active SC Clearance

Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer

Tools

IBM Cognos

Azure

Job description

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Location: Hybrid with UK travel | Sector: Defence & Infrastructure | Clearance: SC Required

Are you a technically sharp, consultative data engineer ready to work on mission-critical infrastructure? We are hiring a Senior Data Engineer to support a major UK Nuclear Defence Infrastructure client, helping to revolutionize how data—especially BIM (Building Information Modelling)—is harnessed across the asset and project lifecycle.

Your future team:

In this specialist role, you’ll join a high-performing team focused on transforming complex engineering datasets into actionable insights. You’ll design and deliver robust data solutions that support decision-making, asset management, and regulatory compliance in a highly secure, regulated environment.

Your missions:

Designing and building scalable ETL pipelines to integrate BIM and infrastructure data from diverse systems.

Structuring and enriching complex datasets for reporting, insight, and operational use.

Developing data models and maintaining databases that underpin asset and lifecycle intelligence.

Enabling data storytelling through Power BI dashboards and the Microsoft Power Platform.

Collaborating with engineers, BIM coordinators, and asset managers to define high-impact data use cases.

Diagnosing data quality issues and integration gaps—and implementing practical fixes.

Acting as a subject matter expert on BIM data transformation in regulated environments.

Why join the community of Switchers?

As one of the Top 3 Nuclear Engineering companies in the world, Assystem offer a competitive benefits package which includes:

25 days of annual leave + bank holidays

8% company pension contributions

Healthcare cash-plan to get money back on dental, medical, physical care

Employee assistance programme including 24/7 access to free mental health support, virtual gym classes and more

Get professional and industry membership fees paid for.

Job Description

Location: Hybrid with UK travel | Sector: Defence & Infrastructure | Clearance: SC Required

Are you a technically sharp, consultative data engineer ready to work on mission-critical infrastructure? We are hiring a Senior Data Engineer to support a major UK Nuclear Defence Infrastructure client, helping to revolutionize how data—especially BIM (Building Information Modelling)—is harnessed across the asset and project lifecycle.

Your future team:

In this specialist role, you’ll join a high-performing team focused on transforming complex engineering datasets into actionable insights. You’ll design and deliver robust data solutions that support decision-making, asset management, and regulatory compliance in a highly secure, regulated environment.

Your missions:

Designing and building scalable ETL pipelines to integrate BIM and infrastructure data from diverse systems.

Structuring and enriching complex datasets for reporting, insight, and operational use.

Developing data models and maintaining databases that underpin asset and lifecycle intelligence.

Enabling data storytelling through Power BI dashboards and the Microsoft Power Platform.

Collaborating with engineers, BIM coordinators, and asset managers to define high-impact data use cases.

Diagnosing data quality issues and integration gaps—and implementing practical fixes.

Acting as a subject matter expert on BIM data transformation in regulated environments.

Why join the community of Switchers?

As one of the Top 3 Nuclear Engineering companies in the world, Assystem offer a competitive benefits package which includes:

25 days of annual leave + bank holidays

8% company pension contributions

Healthcare cash-plan to get money back on dental, medical, physical care

Employee assistance programme including 24/7 access to free mental health support, virtual gym classes and more

Get professional and industry membership fees paid for.

Qualifications

Essential qualifications/skills to be successful:

Active SC Clearance (or eligibility and willingness to obtain).

Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer, ideally within BIM, construction, or manufacturing sectors.

Advanced proficiency in:

MS SQL – for database development and optimization

Power BI – dashboards, DAX, data visualisation

Python – data workflows, automation, transformation

IBM Cognos – enterprise reporting support

Strong grasp of relational database design and data warehousing principles.

A consultative approach, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Comfort working with sensitive data in secure, regulated environments.

Desirable qualifications/skills to be successful:

Experience with Azure or similar cloud platforms.

Knowledge of industry data standards (e.g., IFC, COBie, BS EN ISO 19650).

Familiarity with the engineering asset lifecycle—from design to maintenance.

Experience leading or guiding modern data warehouse implementations.

Ready to apply your skills where they matter most?
Apply now and help us shape the future of data in defence infrastructure.

Additional Information

This role requires the successful candidate to hold (or be able to obtain) a minimum of a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance.

Due to the nature of work this role will be delivering and for the protection of certain assets, the successful candidate has to be a sole UK national

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.