Senior Data Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by CBS Butler
£85 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Reading, Berkshire, UK
Summary: The Senior Data Engineer role involves building and scaling data capabilities within a greenfield environment for critical Defence and Aerospace programmes. The position requires hands-on experience with aerospace engineering or operational data and emphasizes the importance of adaptability and innovation. The successful candidate will design and maintain end-to-end data solutions while collaborating with various teams. This role is crucial for shaping secure and scalable data platforms from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain end-to-end data solutions (ingestion, integration, storage, processing, analysis)
- Develop data pipelines, automation, and analytical tools to drive insight
- Work with complex aerospace datasets in secure, mission-critical environments
- Research and implement emerging data technologies
- Collaborate with Data Scientists, DevOps, Analysts, and Cyber teams
- Support machine learning workflows and deployment
- Work across cloud platforms and secure environments
- Lead small work packages and mentor junior engineers
- Contribute to architecture and design decisions
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Data Engineer, with ownership of deliverables
- Essential: Experience working with aerospace engineering or sensor data
- Strong Python and SQL skills, including pipeline optimisation
- Solid understanding of SQL & NoSQL database architectures
- Experience with ETL pipelines and orchestration tools
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Exposure to Docker and APIs
- Ability to lead, mentor, and collaborate effectively
- Strong problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills
Salary (Rate): £85 per hour
City: Reading
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Data Engineer
+8 months
+Hybrid in Reading
+Inside IR35
+£80 - £85 ph
+SC cleared role
Skills:
+MOD
+Data Engineer
+Python
We're seeking an adaptable, proactive Senior Data Engineer to build and scale data capabilities within a greenfield environment across critical Defence and Aerospace programmes.
Essential Requirement: You must have hands-on experience working with aerospace engineering or operational data-such as aircraft platform data, sensor outputs, test datasets, or other high-volume technical data sources.
This is a key role where you'll help shape secure, scalable data platforms from the ground up, so a can-do attitude, adaptability, and a passion for innovation are vital.
What You'll Be Doing- Design, build, and maintain end-to-end data solutions (ingestion, integration, storage, processing, analysis)
- Develop data pipelines, automation, and analytical tools to drive insight
- Work with complex aerospace datasets in secure, mission-critical environments
- Research and implement emerging data technologies
- Collaborate with Data Scientists, DevOps, Analysts, and Cyber teams
- Support machine learning workflows and deployment
- Work across cloud platforms and secure environments
- Lead small work packages and mentor junior engineers
- Contribute to architecture and design decisions
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience as a Data Engineer, with ownership of deliverables
- Essential: Experience working with aerospace engineering or sensor data
- Strong Python and SQL skills, including pipeline optimisation
- Solid understanding of SQL & NoSQL database architectures
- Experience with ETL pipelines and orchestration tools
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Exposure to Docker and APIs
- Ability to lead, mentor, and collaborate effectively
- Strong problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills
