Data Intelligence Engineer

• Analyse the measurements and metrics exposed by operational services.
• Work with service owners to define metric-exchange agreements.
• Map source measurements to the central monitoring data model.
• Validate the completeness, correctness and consistency of incoming monitoring data.
• Normalise measurement names, formats, units, timestamps and identifiers.
• Enrich metrics with contextual metadata such as service, mission, project and dataflow information.
• Define and implement automated data-quality checks.
• Detect missing, delayed, duplicated or inconsistent measurements.
• Investigate data-quality and ingestion problems.
• Maintain metric definitions, mappings and configuration.
• Support the configuration of dashboards, reports and alerts.
• Supervise operational data ingestion.
• Maintain logs, traceability and data-lineage information.
• Support testing and validation of new or modified monitoring interfaces.
• Assist with change requests, releases and operational deployments.
• Prepare operating procedures, data definitions and user documentation.
• Support service reporting and knowledge-transfer activities.
• Cooperate closely with integration engineers, service owners and the central monitoring-platform team.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is curious about what data means, not only whether it has arrived.
• Notices inconsistencies and follows them through to the root cause.
• Can communicate effectively with both system engineers and domain experts.
• Is comfortable working with complex datasets from different source systems.
• Values accuracy, traceability and maintainability.
• Can combine day-to-day operational work with longer-term service improvement.
• Is able to act as a backup for basic integration and operational activities.

• A university degree in data engineering, computer science, information systems, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in data engineering, operational monitoring of complex systems, data quality or scientific-data systems.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Practical experience with Python or another scripting language.
• Experience building or maintaining data-ingestion or ETL/ELT workflows.
• Experience validating, transforming and normalising data.
• Understanding of metadata, data models and schema mapping.
• Experience working with APIs and structured formats such as JSON, XML and CSV.
• Ability to document data definitions and operational procedures clearly.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Desirable skills:

• Time-series data and time-series databases.
• Monitoring or observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry or Elasticsearch.
• Large-scale scientific or operational datasets.
• Data catalogues, metadata repositories or data-preservation systems.
• Experience in satellite missions or ground-segment operations.
• Statistical analysis and automated anomaly detection.

Serco is a trusted leader in Space Services, with a proud history spanning over 55 years and a track record of supporting more than 50 space missions for world-renowned agencies like ESA and NASA. Our expertise covers the entire space lifecycle-from satellite testing and launch services to spacecraft operations, space surveillance, and data management-making us a key partner in advancing national strategies and driving innovation in the New Space era. High above Earth, Europe’s space systems work silently in the background, supporting navigation, safety, and security across the continent., What We Offer: More Than Just a Job At Serco, we believe your career should come with more than a payslip, it should come with peace of mind, flexibility, and opportunities to thrive. That’s why we’ve built a benefits package designed to support you and your family, both inside and outside of work. Here, you’ll find more than just a job-you’ll step into a place where your long-term growth is planned and supported through a clear career path and continuous training opportunities that help you evolve with confidence. You can enjoy the freedom of a hybrid working style, complemented by full health and life insurance that brings peace of mind to you and your loved ones. And as an added perk, you’ll benefit from a multisport card.