Data Engineer (AWS)
Location: Telford / Worthing Base Locations (Hybrid 2-3 days onsite)
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + Bens, Perks, Healthcare Options, Unlimited Training Budget
Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC Clearance (5+ years UK residency)
Sector: Public Sector & Government Client
Build the Data Infrastructure That Powers the Public Sector
We are looking for experienced Data Engineers to join a long-standing, high-impact public sector partnership. This isn't just about moving data; it's about modernizing essential services and delivering secure, reliable data products at scale. You will play a pivotal role in shaping engineering design, mentoring talent, and helping our clients reimagine what's possible through technology.
The Role
As a Senior member of our engineering team, you will:
- Design & Implement: Create robust, secure, and performant data integration solutions (both batch and near-real-time).
- Build & Optimize: Develop and improve end-to-end data pipelines-from ingestion to curation-ensuring high availability through rigorous monitoring and alerting.
- Collaborate: Work closely with product teams and client stakeholders to align technical decisions with cost, performance, and security requirements.
- Innovate: Support incident resolution and contribute to our internal Engineering Communities of Practice.
- Lead: Actively participate in Agile ceremonies and mentor junior colleagues to grow our collective capability.
Your skills and experience
- Strong SQL and hands-on experience with data modelling.
- Hands-on with ETL/ELT tooling (at least one of Talend, Pentaho DI, Informatica, AWS Glue, or SAS).
- Experience with databases/data platforms (ideally Oracle or Cloudera)
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (ideally AWS)
- Good experience with programming/scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash).
- Strong grasp of data engineering fundamentals, including integration, transformation, orchestration, and version control.
- Excellent client-facing and consultancy skills.
NOTE: This role requires Security Check (SC) clearance. To be eligible, you must have resided continuously in the UK for the last 5 years.