Associate Data Engineer
Join a business at the forefront of innovation, helping to solve complex challenges across defence, national security, and advanced technology. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping secure, scalable data capabilities that power critical decision-making and future-focused solutions.
Role Overview:
- Location: Farnborough (Hybrid Working)
- Package: Competitive Salary + Comprehensive Benefits
- Industry: Defence Technology / Data Engineering
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Supporting the design, development, and operation of secure, scalable data platforms for high-profile defence and national security programmes
- Building event-driven data solutions that enable automation, analytics, and AI-powered applications
- Developing and maintaining data ingestion, integration, storage, processing, and governance capabilities
- Creating reusable workflows and automation frameworks that help technical users work more efficiently and consistently
- Delivering configurable data integration solutions using standardised connectors, transformation patterns, and orchestration tools
- Designing systems that perform effectively in challenging environments with limited or disrupted connectivity
- Building and supporting real-time and batch data processing pipelines using modern streaming and distributed data technologies
- Implementing metadata management, data lineage, cataloguing, and governance capabilities
- Contributing to platform reliability through monitoring, deployment automation, performance optimisation, and operational support
- Working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable solutions
Main Skills Needed:
- Experience working as a Data Engineer, Platform Engineer, or similar role within production environments
- Knowledge of distributed systems and modern data platform architectures
- Hands-on experience with data integration, streaming technologies, and reusable integration frameworks
- Experience enabling workflow automation and improving data processes for technical users
- Strong understanding of data modelling, schema management, and data contracts
- Knowledge of batch and real-time data processing concepts
- Experience building reliable, scalable, and operationally robust platforms
- Understanding of monitoring, alerting, deployment automation, and incident management
- Security-conscious approach with experience implementing governance, access controls, and auditability
- Eligibility and willingness to undergo DV Security Clearance
What’s in It for You:
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Matched pension contributions and life assurance
- Generous holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional leave
- Private medical, dental, and health cash plan options
- Employee discounts across travel, entertainment, retail, and more
- Opportunities to contribute to nationally significant projects using cutting-edge technologies
- A collaborative and inclusive working culture that values innovation and continuous learning
- Career development opportunities within a growing and highly respected technology organisation
- Volunteering initiatives and community engagement opportunities
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