Senior Data Engineer

The Role

You'll work within an established engineering environment, developing and maintaining robust data solutions using Java and modern cloud technologies.

The role combines hands-on software engineering with data engineering, making it particularly suitable for someone who has developed production-grade Java applications alongside data pipelines and distributed processing systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and processing solutions.
• Build reliable, high-performance applications using Java.
• Develop and enhance data ingestion, transformation and integration processes.
• Work with cloud-based infrastructure and services, particularly AWS.
• Support event-driven and distributed processing architectures.
• Apply data modelling, data quality and data life cycle management principles.
• Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, architects and other delivery teams.
• Contribute to technical design, code reviews, testing and continuous improvement.
• Deliver solutions using Agile engineering practices.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Advanced Java development experience, including hands-on delivery of production systems.
• Strong commercial experience in Data Engineering.
• Experience designing and developing data pipelines, ETL processes and data integration solutions.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building scalable, maintainable applications.
• Knowledge of data modelling, data quality and data life cycle management.
• Experience working within Agile development teams.
• Active UK SC security clearance.

Highly Desirable

• AWS - experience building or supporting cloud-native data solutions.
• Apache Kafka - experience with event streaming, messaging or Real Time data processing.
• Kubernetes - experience with container orchestration and distributed application deployment.
• Experience developing Java-based data processing or event-driven applications.

Additional Advantageous Experience

• Apache Spark, Flink, Hadoop or other Big Data technologies.
• Working with high-volume or complex enterprise datasets.
• Experience delivering solutions within government, defence or other secure environments.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Long-term contract running until December 2027.
• Work on a significant UK public sector AI & Data programme.
• Modern technology stack involving Java, AWS, Kafka and Kubernetes.
• Opportunity to contribute to secure, business-critical data platforms.
• Hybrid London working arrangement.

Interested?

If you're an SC-cleared Senior Data Engineer with strong Java experience and exposure to modern cloud and data technologies, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Please note:

Active SC clearance is required for this position. The role requires three days onsite in London each week and falls inside IR35.