Data Engineer
Data Engineer
Location: Woking (Hybrid)Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 + Benefits and BonusSC clearance required to start
Applicants must be a sole British national due to the nature of the work being within National Security
As a Data Engineer you will design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines and data architectures that enable reliable analytics, reporting, and decision-making across complex environments. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand real-world data challenges, transform raw and unstructured data into meaningful insights, and apply distributed compute techniques to manage large-scale, high-volume datasets across batch, streaming, and real-time platforms.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and maintain data ingestion pipelines and orchestration workflows
- Design database schemas and data models
- Integrate and enrich data from multiple sources, ensuring consistency and quality
- Design and implement ETL/ELT processes (e.g., using Apache NiFi)
- Produce reusable, maintainable code with a test-driven approach
- Maintain and enhance existing data platforms and services
- Investigate and resolve operational issues across integrated datasets
- Implement data security measures to protect sensitive information
- Support Agile delivery, translating user needs into actionable technical tasks
- Monitor and optimise system performance for reliability and efficiency
Required skills Apache KafkaApache NiFiSQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB)ETL/ELT development using Groovy, Python, or Java
Reasonable Adjustments:
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