Senior Data Engineer: Java, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes (SC)

Skillfinder International; Bannockburn; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Skillfinder International is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in London (Hybrid) to work on a high-profile UK Government AI & Data programme. You will apply a strong Java software engineering background to deliver secure, data-driven solutions in a cloud-native environment.

The role combines hands-on software engineering with data engineering, focusing on building scalable data pipelines, ETL processes and data integration using AWS, Kafka and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Advanced Java development experience and delivery of production systems.
• Strong commercial experience in Data Engineering.
• Experience designing data pipelines, ETL processes and data integration solutions.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals for scalable, maintainable apps.
• Knowledge of data modelling, data quality and data lifecycle management.
• Experience in Agile development teams.
• Active UK SC security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and processing solutions.
• Build reliable, high-performance applications using Java.
• Develop and enhance data ingestion, transformation and integration processes.
• Work with cloud-based infrastructure and services, particularly AWS.
• Support event-driven and distributed processing architectures.
• Apply data modelling, data quality and data lifecycle management principles.
• Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, architects and other delivery teams.
• Contribute to technical design, code reviews, testing and continuous improvement.
• Deliver solutions using Agile engineering practices.

Skills

Advanced Java

Data Engineering

Data pipelines

ETL

Agile

Data modelling

Data quality

Data lifecycle

Security clearance

Tools

AWS

Apache Kafka

Kubernetes

Job description

Skillfinder International is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in London (Hybrid) to work on a high-profile UK Government AI & Data programme. You will apply a strong Java software engineering background to deliver secure, data-driven solutions in a cloud-native environment.

The role combines hands-on software engineering with data engineering, focusing on building scalable data pipelines, ETL processes and data integration using AWS, Kafka and Kubernetes.