Data Engineer

Data Engineer
Telford / Hybrid (Approx. 2 days per month onsite)
£450 per day (Inside IR35)
6-Month Contract
Active SC Clearance

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a growing delivery team working on a high-profile data exploitation programme within a secure government environment. This is an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale data integration and transformation projects, helping to deliver critical data capabilities using Talend and Oracle technologies.

You'll be joining a collaborative Agile team, contributing throughout the full development lifecycle, from design and development through to testing, deployment, and production support.

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing and maintaining ETL solutions using Talend within established frameworks and standards.
• Building and supporting Oracle database objects, DDL scripts, and SQL solutions.
• Enhancing CI/CD processes through GitLab pipeline improvements.
• Investigating and resolving defects identified throughout testing and deployment phases.
• Conducting component testing, including the creation of test data and automated test packs.
• Supporting QA, performance testing, and wider delivery teams during testing cycles.
• Participating in peer reviews of development and testing artefacts.
• Supporting production releases and post-deployment warranty activities.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members.
• Collaborating with Lead Engineers and contributing to Agile ceremonies and technical discussions.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Active SC Clearance (transferable within a UK Government environment)
• Strong ETL development experience, ideally with Talend
• Experience with alternative ETL tools such as Pentaho or Informatica considered
• Strong Oracle RDS and SQL development experience
• Experience creating and maintaining database objects and DDL scripts
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with version control and CI/CD tooling, ideally GitLab

Desirable Experience

• UK Government or public sector project experience
• Automated testing for data integration solutions
• Performance testing and optimisation
• Production support and live service environments
• Mentoring or coaching junior engineers

If this Data Engineer role is of interest apply now, or email a copy of your CV to me at (url removed)