Software Developer- SC Cleared
Posted 4 days ago by Scrumconnect Consulting
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Software Developer role at Scrumconnect Consulting involves joining a data engineering team to build and maintain large-scale data pipelines for a UK-based consultancy. The position requires technical leadership and stakeholder engagement while ensuring data quality and governance. This fully remote role supports UK operations and requires active SC clearance. The candidate will also mentor junior colleagues and work closely with product owners and business analysts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT data pipelines that extract from multiple sources, apply transformations, and load into a governed analytical data asset.
- Plan and lead development across sets of related stories, taking end-to-end responsibility for delivery and quality within your work stream.
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the full data system architecture, and take responsibility for sharing that knowledge across the team.
- Work closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to translate requirements into well-defined, deliverable technical solutions.
- Support the growth of more junior colleagues through active mentoring, code review, and hands-on technical guidance.
- Ensure data pipelines produce trusted, accurate, and well-documented outputs that meet organisational data governance standards.
Key Skills:
- Demonstrable experience building and maintaining large-scale data pipelines (ETL/ELT) in a production environment.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one data-oriented programming language (Python, Scala, or similar).
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms and big data technologies (e.g. AWS, Spark, Hadoop, or equivalent).
- Ability to lead delivery on complex, multi-story work streams with minimal oversight.
- Experience working in Agile teams, collaborating with Product Owners and Business Analysts on requirements definition.
- Proven ability to coach and mentor junior engineers, with a genuine interest in developing others.
- Comfortable owning and communicating technical architecture decisions across both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with data quality frameworks, testing practices, and data governance principles.
- Active SC clearance held at point of application — strict requirement, no exceptions.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Description
About Scrumconnect
Scrumconnect Consulting is a UK-based digital transformation consultancy delivering agile, secure technology solutions for public and private sector clients. This is a fully remote role based in India, supporting our UK operations and client base. You will work closely with our UK leadership team and must be comfortable operating within UK regulatory and legal frameworks.
About the role
You will join a data engineering team responsible for building and maintaining a large-scale, longitudinal data asset that draws on multiple source systems and channels. The pipeline extracts, transforms, and loads data into a trusted analytical resource accessed by a broad community of data users and analysts.
Key responsibilities
- Pipeline development
- Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT data pipelines that extract from multiple sources, apply transformations, and load into a governed analytical data asset.
- Technical leadership
- Plan and lead development across sets of related stories, taking end-to-end responsibility for delivery and quality within your work stream.
- System ownership
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the full data system architecture, and take responsibility for sharing that knowledge across the team.
- Stakeholder engagement
- Work closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to translate requirements into well-defined, deliverable technical solutions.
- Coaching & mentoring
- Support the growth of more junior colleagues through active mentoring, code review, and hands-on technical guidance.
- Data quality & governance
- Ensure data pipelines produce trusted, accurate, and well-documented outputs that meet organisational data governance standards.
What we're looking for
- Demonstrable experience building and maintaining large-scale data pipelines (ETL/ELT) in a production environment
- Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one data-oriented programming language (Python, Scala, or similar)
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms and big data technologies (e.g. AWS, Spark, Hadoop, or equivalent)
- Ability to lead delivery on complex, multi-story work streams with minimal oversight
- Experience working in Agile teams, collaborating with Product Owners and Business Analysts on requirements definition
- Proven ability to coach and mentor junior engineers, with a genuine interest in developing others
- Comfortable owning and communicating technical architecture decisions across both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with data quality frameworks, testing practices, and data governance principles
- Active SC clearance held at point of application — strict requirement, no exceptions
Working arrangements
This role is based in Newcastle with three days on-site required per week. Remaining days may be worked remotely. All work must be conducted within approved secure environments and platforms.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, valued, and supported. We actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, individuals from under-represented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements. As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to ensure equal opportunity for all.