Senior Data Engineer

Experteer Overview In this Senior Data Engineer role, you will design enterprise-wide data and BI solutions by integrating data from diverse sources across engineering, simulation, production, and other domains. You will build scalable data pipelines and data platforms, implement governance and security aligned with defence requirements, and drive DataOps in hybrid/on-prem environments. This is a hands-on, impact-oriented role that supports decision-making through analytics and governed data assets. The position offers exposure to cutting-edge data technologies within a respected defence organisation. Pay / Benefits * Capture needs and deliver end-to-end data solutions across technical and business domains * Build scalable ETL/ELT and streaming pipelines from simulators, HIL/SIL benches, MES/SCADA, ERP, and PLM * Architect data lakes, warehouses, lakehouses, and time-series stores * Develop Power BI analytics for self-service, KPI monitoring, and executive reporting * Define data models, governance, quality, lineage, and security aligned with defence requirements (ITAR/EAR, cybersecurity) * Drive DataOps: CI/CD, monitoring, CaaS (Container as a Service) integration on hybrid/on-prem environments Tasks * Experience in data engineering, ideally aerospace/defence or industrial sectors * ETL/ELT tools (Airflow, Azure, Microsoft SSIS) * Streaming (Spark, Kafka) * Strong Python and SQL; C++, C#, or MATLAB a plus * Databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, Iceberg, TimescaleDB * Data Platform Capabilities: Low-Code No-Code Data Science solutions (Dataiku, Knime); Data Virtualisation (Dataiku, Ab Initio, Starburst); Data Visualisation (Power BI, DAX, Tableau) * T/OT integration, Industry 4.0 * DevOps/DataOps: Git, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD * Awareness of DO-178C, ISO 27001, MOD guidelines appreciated * Security clearance: British Citizenship or Dual UK national Key requirements * Company bonus up to 2,500 * Pension contributions up to 14% * Overtime opportunities * Flexi Leave up to 15 days * Flexible working arrangements * Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks

This governance, quality, lineage, and security aligned with defence requirements (ITAR/EAR, cybersecurity) * Drive DataOps: CI/CD, monitoring, CaaS (Container as a Service) integration on hybrid/on-prem environments Tasks * Experience in data engineering, ideally aerospace/defence or industrial sectors * ETL/ELT tools (Airflow, Azure, Microsoft SSIS) * Streaming (Spark, Kafka) * Strong Python and SQL; C++, C#, or MATLAB a plus * Databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, Iceberg, TimescaleDB * Data Platform Capabilities: Low-Code No-Code Data Science solutions (Dataiku, Knime); Data Virtualisation (Dataiku, Ab Initio, Starburst); Data Visualisation (Power BI, DAX, Tableau) * T/OT integration, Industry 4.0 * DevOps/DataOps: Git, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD * Awareness of DO-178C, ISO 27001, MOD guidelines appreciated * Security clearance: British Citizenship or Dual UK national Key requirements * Company bonus up to 2,500 * Pension contributions up to 14% * Overtime aaaaaaaa Power * Flexi Leave up to 15 days * Flexible working arrangements * Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks