Data Engineer - MUST HAVE SC CLERANCE - Telford and remote - 6 months+

Data Engineer - MUST HAVE SC CLERANCE - Telford and remote - 6 months+/RATE: £459 per day inside IR35

One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for a Data Engineer.

For this role you will need to be onsite in Telford 2 days per week.

Please find some details below:

Clearance Required: SC - Candidates who hold SC with a governing body

Role Overview
An experienced Data Engineer is required to support the team in delivering DWIT Informatica Advanced Scans across Legacy data warehouses. This role is a key enabler for the strategic migration from Legacy data warehouses to the new Data Lakehouse architecture.
The successful candidate will work closely with DWIT and stakeholders to establish a comprehensive and accurate as is view of each Legacy warehouse, leveraging Informatica Advanced Scanning capabilities wherever possible.

Key Responsibilities:
Perform detailed analysis of Legacy data warehouses using Informatica Advanced Scanning techniques.
Produce a complete and accurate as is representation of each data warehouse.

Identify and document all inbound data feeds consumed by the customer, including:
Source/origin systems
Data formats
Full feed by feed data content

Capture and document the actual metadata held within the data warehouse, including:
Table structures
Field names and definitions

Identify and document all outbound data feeds from the data warehouse, including:
Consuming systems or platforms
Full feed by feed data content
Outbound metadata (tables, fields, and structures)
Where possible, generate bespoke outputs from Informatica Advanced Scanning for each Legacy warehouse to support analysis and migration planning.
Collaborate with architecture, data, and migration teams to ensure outputs are aligned to Data Lakehouse migration objectives.
Ensure documentation is clear, accurate, and suitable for use in downstream migration and governance activities.

Required Skills and Experience:
Strong experience with Unix Shell Scripting
PL/SQL and Oracle SQL
Maestro/TWS scheduling tools
ETL concepts and implementations
Command line tools (PuTTY/CLI)
File transfer tools (eg WinSCP)
Use of text and documentation tools (eg Notepad , Word or equivalent)

Desirable Knowledge and Experience:
SA Profiles extracts
SA MARTs
SA Warehouse structures and concepts
Caseflow and KBS
Authorete
Eureka
Business Objects tooling:
BO Infoview
BO Developer
BO CMC
BO Import Wizard

Additional Information:
This role is hands on and delivery focused, supporting a critical phase of Legacy to Lakehouse migration.
Strong attention to detail, documentation quality, and stakeholder collaboration are essential.

Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.

Job Details

Company
Octopus Computer Associates
Location
Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom TF1 1
Hybrid / Remote Options
Employment Type
Contract
Salary
GBP Daily
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