Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Fabric Engineer

Join an organisation at the forefront of innovation, delivering complex technology solutions that help tackle some of the UK’s most demanding challenges. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping secure, scalable data platforms that support advanced analytics, automation and AI-driven decision-making in highly secure environments.

Role Overview:

• Location: Farnborough (Hybrid Working Available)
• Package: Competitive Salary + Comprehensive Benefits
• Industry: Defence Technology / National Security / Data Engineering

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Design, build and enhance secure, scalable data fabric capabilities that enable seamless data sharing, governance and consumption.
• Develop event-driven architectures that support automation, analytics and AI-enabled solutions.
• Create and maintain data integration frameworks, reusable components and configurable workflows that improve consistency and operational efficiency.
• Deliver robust streaming and batch data processing solutions using modern distributed technologies.
• Build workflow automation capabilities that support repeatable, governed analyst and operational processes.
• Engineer solutions for challenging edge environments, including deployments with limited or intermittent connectivity.
• Implement metadata management, data lineage and catalogue capabilities to improve visibility and governance.
• Establish secure access controls, governance frameworks and policy-driven security across data platforms.
• Drive platform reliability through monitoring, deployment automation, performance optimisation and operational best practice.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver scalable, resilient and future-ready data solutions.

Main Skills Needed:

• Strong background in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering or Distributed Systems environments.
• Experience building and supporting production-grade data platforms and large-scale data solutions.
• Hands-on expertise with data integration, event streaming technologies and workflow orchestration tools.
• Knowledge of Apache Flink, Apache Spark or similar large-scale data processing frameworks.
• Solid understanding of data modelling, schema management, data contracts and governance principles.
• Experience designing highly available, scalable and observable systems.
• Strong appreciation of security best practices, including auditability, access control and least-privilege principles.
• Ability to build configurable, reusable integration patterns and automation capabilities.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a collaborative and delivery-focused mindset.
• Willingness and eligibility to undergo DV Security Clearance.

What’s in It for You:

• Work on genuinely meaningful projects that contribute to national security and defence innovation.
• Access to cutting-edge technology, research programmes and complex engineering challenges.
• Hybrid working options to support flexibility and work-life balance.
• Generous holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional leave.
• Competitive pension scheme with life assurance.
• Private medical, dental and health cash plan options.
• Employee discounts across travel, entertainment, retail and lifestyle services.
• Volunteering opportunities and community engagement initiatives.
• A collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages learning, innovation and career growth.
• The chance to work alongside highly skilled engineers, technologists and subject matter experts.

Think it could be a fit? We’d love to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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