Data Engineer - Active SC required
Location: Edinburgh, Newcastle, Luton, Bristol OR Southampton (fully onsite at one of these UK based sites)
Duration: 6 month initial contract
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Role details:
Our client, a prominent player in the Defence & Security sector, is looking for Data Engineers to join their team on a contract basis. Whilst the site preference is Edinburgh or Newcastle, the team can also support contractors working from their Luton, Bristol or Southampton site. Due to the secure environments, you will be required onsite at least 4 days per week.
Candidates must hold active SC clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, deploy, and support data infrastructure, pipelines, and architecture
- Implement reliable, scalable, and tested solutions to automate data ingestion
- Develop systems to manage batch processing and real-time streaming data
- Evaluate business needs and objectives
- Support the implementation of data governance requirements
- Facilitate pipelines that prepare data for prescriptive and predictive modelling
- Work with domain teams to scale data processing
Job Requirements:
- Technical expertise in designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines and warehouses
- Experience with ETL/ELT frameworks and Big Data Processing Tools (e.g., Spark, Airflow, Hive)
- Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL)
- Hands-on experience with SQL/NoSQL database design
- Degree in a STEM field; a master's degree is a plus
- Data engineering certification (e.g., IBM Certified Data Engineer) is an advantage
Interested? Apply today via the link provided!