Data Engineering PM & Technical Consultant (SC Cleared)

Sanderson Government & Defence; United States; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence seeks an experienced Technical Project Manager / Technical Consultant with a strong Data Engineering background to join a growing consultancy delivering high-profile digital and data transformation programmes across UK Central Government.

The role bridges technical delivery teams and senior stakeholders, managing complex, data-focused projects and delivering high-quality SoWs and plans.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical data engineering projects within government or regulated environments.
• Ability to translate business requirements into deliverable technical solutions and SoWs.
• Proven track record delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• Strong stakeholder engagement at senior levels and across delivery teams.
• Proficient in agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Active SC Clearance is essential.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and modern data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex data engineering projects from inception to completion.
• Translate client requirements into technical solutions and SoWs.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, risks and dependencies.
• Coordinate data engineers, data architects, developers and analysts.
• Maintain client relationships and provide project updates to stakeholders.
• Facilitate governance, reporting and steering committee activities.
• Support pre-sales, solution shaping and client engagement as needed.

Skills

Technical Project Management

Technical Consulting

Data Engineering

UK Central Government experience

SoWs management

Agile/Waterfall/hybrid

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional delivery

Effective communication

Active SC Clearance

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Synapse Analytics

Snowflake

Job description

Sanderson Government & Defence seeks an experienced Technical Project Manager / Technical Consultant with a strong Data Engineering background to join a growing consultancy delivering high-profile digital and data transformation programmes across UK Central Government.

The role bridges technical delivery teams and senior stakeholders, managing complex, data-focused projects and delivering high-quality SoWs and plans.