AI and Data Engineers/Architects (Security Cleared)

Sanderson Recruitment Plc
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 100K

Job location

Remote
Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Continuous Delivery
Information Engineering
ETL
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Python
Data Processing
Data Ingestion
System Availability
Spark
Backend
Data Strategy
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Low Latency
Apache Flink
Kafka
Functional Programming
Data Pipelines
Redshift

Job description

  • We shape data strategy and architecture across high-profile, secure programmes.
  • We design and implement scalable, cloud-native solutions on AWS and other platforms.
  • We provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams.
  • We engage directly with senior stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable technical plans.
  • We lead the development of backend services for a government client, focusing on high availability, low latency, and scalability.
  • We design, build, and deploy backend features.
  • We own continuous deployment pipelines.
  • We operate within agile, cross-functional delivery teams.
  • We build and maintain secure batch and real-time data pipelines for government clients.
  • We work across data ingestion, modelling, and pipeline development.
  • We ensure data is available, reliable, and aligned to target architectures.

Technologies:

  • AI
  • AWS
  • Lambda
  • Redshift
  • Architect
  • Backend
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • EC2
  • ETL
  • Flink
  • Support
  • Java
  • Kafka
  • Python
  • Scala
  • Security
  • Spark

Requirements

  • We are looking for 5-6 years of experience in a senior data engineering, architecture, or platform role.
  • We require strong hands-on experience with AWS, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Redshift, Glue, and Athena.
  • We require experience with real-time and batch data processing technologies such as Apache Flink, Kafka, Spark, or similar.
  • We need proficiency in one or more programming languages: Python, Java, or Scala.
  • We value experience with data modelling, ETL processes, and distributed systems.
  • We expect comfort working in agile and DevOps environments.
  • Experience in sensitive or regulated data environments is highly desirable.
  • We require eDV eligibility.
  • We require candidates to be sole UK nationals.

Benefits & conditions

We are a fast-growing data consultancy specialising in designing, building, and operating AI-ready data infrastructure for some of the UKs most complex and sensitive programmes. We work across government and national security, delivering secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions that handle data at scale in real time and in batch. We are hiring senior data professionals across three disciplines: Data/AI Architect, AI Platform Engineer, and Data & AI Engineer. This is a remote-first opportunity based in Cheltenham with a salary range of £80,000 to £140,000 depending on role and experience. We offer a strong benefits package that includes pension, company-provided private medical insurance with buy-up for family cover, an annual wellbeing allowance, virtual GP, employee assistance programme, annual training allowance after probation, a tech scheme, and voluntary benefits such as dental, critical illness, and travel insurance. We are committed to respect, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

last updated 28 week of 2026

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