Lead Data Engineer
6 days ago
Gloucester
New Permanent Opportunity available with a leading National Security Organisation for an eDV cleared Lead Data Engineer in Gloucester • Gloucester location – hybrid working when possible, • Must hold active Enhanced DV Clearance (West), • Competitive Salary DOE - 6% bonus, 25 days holiday, clearance bonus, • Experience in Data Pipelines, ETL processing, Data Integration, Apache, SQL/NoSQL, Team Leadership Who Are We? Our client is a trusted and growing supplier to the National Security sector, delivering mission-critical solutions that help keep the nation safe, secure, and prosperous. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, including AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering. They have long-term contracts secured across the latest customer framework and are set for significant growth. What will the Lead Data Engineer be Doing? You will develop mission-critical data solutions for National Security clients, working with cutting-edge technologies such as AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering. You'll collaborate directly with customers across National Security, Defence, and Intelligence to solve complex, high-stakes challenges. The role involves designing and implementing sophisticated data pipelines to connect operational systems with analytics and business intelligence platforms. Responsibilities include: • Design, build, and maintain data pipelines, including ingestion, orchestration, and enrichment, • Develop data-streaming and ETL solutions (e.g. NiFi), • Model databases and integrate data from diverse sources, • Ensure data quality, consistency, and security, • Monitor and optimise system performance, • Write clean, secure, reusable, test-driven code, • Apply systems integration expertise within agile teams, • Decompose user needs into epics and stories, • Promote reuse of data flows and best practices across teams, • Champion data engineering standards across government The Lead Data Engineer Should Have: • Active eDV clearance (West), • Willingness to work full-time on-site in Gloucester when required. Required experience in the following: • Apache Kafka, • Apache NiFI, • SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB), • ETL processing languages such as Groovy, Python or Java, • Understand and interpret technical and business stakeholder needs, • Manage expectations through clear, proactive communication, • Lead and support challenging conversations with teams and senior stakeholders To be Considered: Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to . For further information please call me on 0161 416 6800 / 07719065951 - I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. Also feel free to follow me on Twitter @SearchableHenry or connect with me on LinkedIn, just search Henry Clay-Davies (searchability). I look forward to hearing from you. KEY SKILLS: DATA ENGINEER / DATA ENGINEERING / DEFENCE / NATIONAL SECURITY / DATA STRATEGY / DATA PIPELINES / DATA GOVERNANCE / SQL / NOSQL / APACHE / NIFI / KAFKA / ETL / GLOUCESTER / DV / SECURITY CLEARED / DV CLEARANCE