Senior Python Data Engineer - SC Cleared, Hybrid Cardiff

Searchability NS&D; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability NS&D in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Python / Data Engineer with SC clearance to join a growing engineering team on complex public sector data projects. This hands-on role requires a strong backend Python background and experience with data platforms.

You will design and build modern data platforms, data pipelines and APIs, working with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP), ETL/ELT and data lakes, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with data scientists in a hybrid, permanent

Qualifications

• Strong Python backend/software engineering experience with data-focused projects.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) and data pipelines.
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT, data lakes/warehouses, and modern CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and build production-grade Python data applications and services.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines (ETL/ELT, batch/streaming).
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers in Agile teams.

Skills

Python

Backend engineering

Data pipelines

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT

Terraform

CI/CD

Git

TDD

APIs

Tools

Pandas

Pydantic

Airflow

AWS Glue

Docker

JSON

Parquet

Job description

Searchability NS&D in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Python / Data Engineer with SC clearance to join a growing engineering team on complex public sector data projects. This hands-on role requires a strong backend Python background and experience with data platforms.

You will design and build modern data platforms, data pipelines and APIs, working with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP), ETL/ELT and data lakes, while mentoring engineers and collaborating with data scientists in a hybrid, permanent