DV Cleared Data Engineer

Our client, a reputable organisation supporting high-profile government programmes, is hiring a DV Cleared Data Engineer to join a critical, secure environment. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining robust data pipelines and platforms to enable advanced analytics and intelligence operations.

What you’ll be doing: . Develop, optimise, and support scalable data pipelines (batch and streaming) within secure environments. . Manage ETL/ELT processes for diverse datasets, ensuring data quality, lineage, and governance. . Collaborate with technical and business teams to translate complex requirements into effective data solutions. . Maintain Elasticsearch solutions for indexing, search, and Real Time data discovery. . Ensure data platforms meet security, accreditation, and information assurance standards. . Contribute to modern data architecture design across cloud and on-premise environments. . Support Agile delivery teams, including Scrum and SAFe.

Proven experience as a Data Engineer in secure government, defence, or intelligence settings. . Strong Python and SQL development skills. . Hands-on experience with data integration tools like Airflow, NiFi, Azure Data Factory, or AWS Glue. . Expertise in Elasticsearch management, indexing, and query optimisation. . Knowledge of data modelling, warehousing, and modern data platform architectures. . Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) in secure environments. . Understanding of data security, governance, and information assurance. . Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.

Desirable: . Experience within UK Defence, Intelligence, or National Security sectors. . Knowledge of big data tools such as Kafka, Spark, or Hadoop. . Support for machine learning or advanced analytics workloads. . Experience working with classified datasets and Elastic Stack (ELK).

If you’re ready to contribute to vital national security projects, apply now!