SENIOR DATA ENGINEER - SC CLEARED - AWS/AIRFLOW/TABLEAU
We are urgently seeking a SC Cleared Senior Data Engineer to join a growing technology consultancy delivering data, digital and technology services into the UK Defence/MOD environment.
This is a long-term opportunity for a hands-on Data Engineer working across cloud data platforms, data pipelines, ETL/ELT, data warehousing and analytics.
The role is focused on practical engineering delivery rather than people management or purely technical governance.
KEY SKILLS
Candidates should have strong, recent hands-on experience with:
- AWS
- Amazon S3
- AWS Glue or comparable data integration tooling
- AWS RDS/PostgreSQL
- Apache Airflow
- Tableau development and dashboard support
- JupyterHub and/or RStudio
- PostgreSQL
- SQL Server
- Strong SQL
- ETL/ELT pipeline development
- JSON/semi-structured data
- Data warehouse design and implementation
- Data modelling
- Agile delivery
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and ingestion processes
- Develop and optimise data solutions using AWS and cloud-native technologies
- Build ETL/ELT processes across multiple structured and semi-structured data sources
- Work with JSON and other semi-structured datasets
- Develop and maintain data models and database solutions across PostgreSQL and SQL Server
- Configure and support Apache Airflow workflow orchestration and scheduling
- Support Tableau reporting and analytics requirements
- Work with JupyterHub/RStudio for data exploration and analytics activities
- Troubleshoot, optimise and enhance existing data platforms and pipelines
- Work closely with analysts, technical teams and stakeholders to translate requirements into effective data solutions
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement and sprint planning
DESIRABLE
- Python or R
- Data architecture/solution design
- Infrastructure as Code
- Automation tooling
- Enterprise analytics environments
- Defence/MOD or wider UK Government experience
Please note: This is a hands-on Senior Data Engineer requirement.
We are specifically looking for candidates who can demonstrate practical experience with the core technical stack, particularly:
AWS | S3 | Glue | PostgreSQL | Airflow | Tableau | JupyterHub/RStudio | SQL Server | ETL/ELT | JSON
Candidates whose experience is primarily Data Governance, Data Management, BI Analysis or high-level Data Architecture without hands-on engineering experience are unlikely to be suitable.