Senior Data Engineer (DV Cleared) | Defence Tech | SW UK
- Permanent
South West England
The details
- Design, build and maintain secure, scalable data platforms across ingestion, storage, processing and analytics workloads.
- Develop robust data pipelines using Apache NiFi, Python and SQL, integrating complex data from APIs and enterprise systems.
- Define and implement data models, schemas, data contracts and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to support reliable system integration.
- Drive data quality, governance, lineage and traceability standards, ensuring data remains accurate, trusted and auditable.
- Collaborate closely with engineers, analysts, data scientists and customer stakeholders to deliver resilient, production-ready solutions.
Experience needed:
- Proven experience delivering data engineering solutions within complex project or production environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with Python and SQL, building and optimising scalable data pipelines.
- Expertise with Apache NiFi and data orchestration across multiple sources and systems.
- Experience designing data models, schemas, data contracts and integration frameworks.
- Strong understanding of REST API integration, Parquet data formats and S3-compatible object storage.
- Experience deploying or supporting data platforms within OpenShift or Kubernetes environments.
- Knowledge of GitLab CI/CD and modern software delivery practices.
- Understanding of data validation, assurance, metadata management, lineage and data governance principles.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, problem-solving and communication skills.
Active DV Clearance required
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