Data Engineers

Data Engineers — Contract

Multiple roles · Mid-level & Senior · Hybrid (UK)

📌 Rate: £450–£600 per day (Inside IR35, dependent on experience)

📌 Duration: 6-month SOW initially; longer-term programme (2–3 years overall)

📌 Location: Remote (UK-based) — occasional travel to the Midlands (up to 2 days/month)

📌 Clearance: SC eligible required (UK residency)

Hanover are building two data engineering teams to support a large-scale, long-running programme within Central Government.

This role centres around designing and building data pipelines in a modern cloud environment, embedded within multi-disciplinary Agile teams. There are both mid-level, senior and lead positions available, so we're open to a range of experience levels.

What you'll be doing

– Designing, building and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines

– Working with structured data sources to support analytics and downstream services

– Collaborating within Agile delivery teams alongside engineers of mixed seniority

– Improving data quality, performance and reliability

– Contributing to knowledge sharing and good engineering practice across teams

What we're looking for

– Strong background as a Data Engineer in complex, delivery-led environments

– Solid ETL/ELT experience — Talend is highly desirable

– Experience with one or more of: AWS, Oracle, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL

– Strong SQL and data modelling fundamentals

– Comfortable working in Agile teams with real delivery pressure

Nice to have

– Central or wider public sector experience

– Exposure to large-scale or regulated data environments