Senior Data Engineer & Tech Lead - Defence

Anson McCade Pty; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anson McCade Pty is seeking a Senior Data Engineer / Tech Lead to own data engineering delivery across complex defence and national security programmes in London. You will design, build and optimise data pipelines, guiding technical decisions and mentoring engineers.

Working with data architects, scientists and analysts, you will shape data platforms that are secure, reliable and scalable to support mission-critical government projects in demanding environments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data engineering delivery on complex defence programmes.
• Proven ability to design and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Strong Python and SQL programming skills.
• Experience with cloud-based data infrastructure and platforms.
• Knowledge of data modelling, orchestration, data management and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise data pipelines and platforms for secure data processing.
• Lead technical delivery and guide architectural decisions.
• Mentor engineers and influence delivery across teams.
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to capture requirements.
• Deliver scalable data solutions for national-security programmes.

Skills

Data engineering

ETL/ELT

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms

Data modelling

DataOps

CI/CD

Stakeholder comms

Mentoring

Job description

Anson McCade Pty is seeking a Senior Data Engineer / Tech Lead to own data engineering delivery across complex defence and national security programmes in London. You will design, build and optimise data pipelines, guiding technical decisions and mentoring engineers.

Working with data architects, scientists and analysts, you will shape data platforms that are secure, reliable and scalable to support mission-critical government projects in demanding environments.