Senior Data Engineer- (SC Cleared)

Data Controller, VE Ltd; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VE3, a technology and business consultancy in the United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to establish and maintain an enterprise information capability. You will unify records from varied sources, engineer repeatable ingestion processes, and ensure data is accurate, traceable, secure and ready for search, reporting and operational use.

The role requires strong SQL and Python, extensive data engineering experience, and the ability to collaborate with information architects

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a senior data engineering role with production-grade pipelines.
• Proficient in SQL and Python; ETL/ELT, APIs and structured/semi-structured data.
• Experience with data profiling, mapping, deduplication, validation and reconciliation.
• Knowledge of relational and/or document data platforms, version control, automated testing and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Data ingestion: design and build repeatable pipelines from files, databases, APIs and other sources.
• Data standardisation: profile, cleanse, deduplicate, transform and map data to metadata schema.
• Quality and control: implement automated validation and data-quality checks.
• Traceability: maintain source-to-target mappings, provenance and lineage records.
• Secure engineering: apply least-privilege access, secure processing and controlled environments.
• Integration and performance: optimise data stores and interfaces, ensure reliable updates.
• Sustainable operations: produce runbooks, monitoring guidance and transfer knowledge to ops teams.

Skills

Senior data engineering

Advanced SQL

Python scripting

Data profiling

Data quality

Data lineage

Security-conscious

Tools

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

CI/CD

Job description

Maidenhead, United Kingdom | Posted on 30/10/2026

VE3 is a technology and business consultancyfocused on delivering end-to-end technology solutions and products. We havesuccessfully serviced enterprises across multiple markets, including the publicand private sectors. Our services span all aspects of business, providing a holistic approach to managing an organization. We are committed to providingtechnical innovations and tools that empower organizations with criticalinformation to facilitate decision-making that results in businesstransformation through cost savings and increased operational efficiency. Ourcommitment to quality is adopted throughout the organization and sets thefoundation for delivering our full suite of capabilities.

Job Description

Location: United Kingdom

Position Type: Full-time

Experience Level: 5+ years

Clearance: Active UK SC clearance is mandatory

The opportunity

VE3 is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to help establish and maintain a trusted enterprise information capability. You will bring together records from varied sources, engineer repeatable ingestion processes and ensure information is accurate, traceable, secure and ready for search, reporting and operational use.

Requirements

Key responsibilities

• Data ingestion. Design and build repeatable pipelines for bulk and incremental ingestion from files, databases, APIs and other approved sources.
• Data standardisation. Profile, cleanse, deduplicate, transform and map heterogeneous records to an agreed information and metadata schema.
• Quality and control. Implement automated validation, reconciliation, exception management and measurable data-quality checks.
• Traceability. Maintain source-to-target mappings, provenance, ownership, lineage and auditable change records.
• Secure engineering. Apply least-privilege access, secure processing, controlled environments, testing and appropriate information handling.
• Integration and performance. Work with architects to optimise data stores, integration interfaces, load performance and reliable updates.
• Sustainable operations. Produce runbooks, monitoring guidance and documentation; transfer ingestion and support knowledge to operational teams.

Essential experience and skills

• Strong commercial experience in a senior data engineering role, delivering production-grade pipelines and integration solutions.
• Advanced SQL and practical Python or equivalent scripting capability; experience with ETL/ELT, APIs and structured/semi-structured data.
• Proven data profiling, mapping, deduplication, validation, reconciliation and exception-handling skills.
• Experience with relational and/or document data platforms, version control, automated testing and CI/CD practices.
• Ability to collaborate with information architects, solution architects, analysts and business stakeholders.
• Clear technical communication, documentation and delivery discipline in security-conscious environments.
• Metadata catalogues, information/knowledge management platforms or enterprise search integration.
• Data-quality scorecards, lineage tooling and scalable orchestration/monitoring techniques.
• Experience working with formal information standards and assurance processes in regulated environments.

Expected contribution

An auditable ingestion capability, a reconciled and quality-controlled initial dataset, reusable validation controls, and documented processes that operational teams can maintain.