Data Engineer – Gloucester

Searchability; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% bonus

25 days holiday

Clearance bonus

Job summary

Searchability is seeking a Data Engineer to develop mission-critical data pipelines and manage large-scale data solutions for National Security projects. You will work with diverse data sources, ensuring quality and security while collaborating with clients to deliver insights and scalable architectures.

The role requires active DV clearance (West), on-site Gloucester work when required, and hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, NiFi, and SQL/NoSQL databases.

Qualifications

• Active eDV clearance (West)
• Willingness to work full time on site in Gloucester when required
• Experience with data pipelines and ETL processing
• Experience with distributed computing and real-time data handling
• Proficiency with Apache Kafka, NiFi, SQL/NoSQL databases

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data pipelines, including ingestion, orchestration, and ETL processing (e.g., NiFi).
• Ensure data consistency, quality, and security across all processes.
• Create and maintain database schemas and data models.
• Integrate and enrich data from diverse sources, maintaining data integrity.
• Maintain and enhance existing architectural components such as Data Ingest and Data Stores.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose issues within integrated (enriched) data systems.
• Collaborate with the scrum team to decompose user requirements into epics and stories.
• Write clean, secure, and reusable code following a test-driven development approach.
• Monitor system performance and implement updates to maintain optimal operation.

Skills

Data pipelines

ETL processing

Data integration

Distributed computing

Tools

Apache Kafka

Apache NiFi

SQL

NoSQL (MongoDB)

Job description

• Gloucester location – hybrid working when possible
• Must hold active Enhanced DV Clearance (West)
• Competitive Salary DOE – 6% bonus, 25 days holiday, clearance bonus
• Experience in Data Pipelines, ETL processing, Data Integration, Apache, SQL/NoSQL

Who Are We?

Our client is a trusted and growing supplier to the National Security sector, delivering mission-critical solutions that help keep the nation safe, secure, and prosperous. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies including AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering. They have long-term contracts secured across the latest customer framework and are set for significant growth.

What will the Data Engineer be Doing?

You will develop mission-critical data solutions and manage pipelines that transform diverse data sources into valuable insights for our client’s National Security customers. You will collaborate with clients to solve complex challenges, utilising distributed computing techniques to handle large-scale, real-time, and unstructured data.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and develop data pipelines, including ingestion, orchestration, and ETL processing (e.g., NiFi).
• Ensure data consistency, quality, and security across all processes.
• Create and maintain database schemas and data models.
• Integrate and enrich data from diverse sources, maintaining data integrity.
• Maintain and enhance existing architectural components such as Data Ingest and Data Stores.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose issues within integrated (enriched) data systems.
• Collaborate with the scrum team to decompose user requirements into epics and stories.
• Write clean, secure, and reusable code following a test-driven development approach.
• Monitor system performance and implement updates to maintain optimal operation.

The Data Engineer Should Have:

• Active eDV clearance (West)
• Willingness to work full time on site in Gloucester when required.

Required technical experience in the following:

• Apache Kafka
• Apache NiFI
• SQL and noSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB)
• ETL processing languages such as Groovy, Python or Java

To be Considered:

KEY SKILLS:

DATA ENGINEER / DATA ENGINEERING / DEFENCE / NATIONAL SECURITY / DATA STRATEGY / DATA PIPELINES / DATA GOVERNANCE / SQL / NOSQL / APACHE / NIFI / KAFKA / ETL / GLOUCESTER / DV / SECURITY CLEARED / DV CLEARANCE