Senior Python Data Engineer – SC Cleared

Searchability NS&D; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability NS&D in London is seeking a Senior Python / Data Engineer with SC clearance to join a hybrid team. You will design and build data platforms, pipelines and services for public sector clients, using Python, cloud platforms and modern software engineering practices.

The role emphasizes working across the lifecycle, mentoring peers, and collaborating with multidisciplinary delivery teams to deliver data-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Python and backend software engineering.
• Experience building data pipelines and APIs for data-intensive apps.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD and automated testing.
• Knowledge of ETL/ELT principles and data processing.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar).
• Active SC Clearance or ability to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building data platforms, services and apps for public sector clients.
• Developing production-ready Python applications and data pipelines.
• Working with cloud platforms and data architectures (lakes/warehouses).
• Mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Implementing logging, monitoring and alerting in production.

Skills

Python

Data pipelines

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT

CI/CD

SC Clearance

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Airflow

Pandas

Docker

Git

Job description

Searchability NS&D in London is seeking a Senior Python / Data Engineer with SC clearance to join a hybrid team. You will design and build data platforms, pipelines and services for public sector clients, using Python, cloud platforms and modern software engineering practices.

The role emphasizes working across the lifecycle, mentoring peers, and collaborating with multidisciplinary delivery teams to deliver data-driven solutions.