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# Data Engineer - SC Cleared

- **Company:** NSD
- **Location:** Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £105,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Computer Programming, Information Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Operational Databases, SQL Databases, Google Cloud, Apache Spark, Build Management, Information Technology, Databricks
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/data-engineer/nsd-job107995942

## About the Role

* Active SC or DV Clearance required
 * 2-stage virtual interview process
 * Experience required in Python, SQL, Spark, Databricks and Customer Consultancy, * Experience designing and building data-intensive applications and pipelines
 * Strong programming skills in Python and SQL or similar
 * Experience with technologies such as Spark, Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP and/or Airflow
 * Strong focus on data quality, testing and reliability
 * Solid software engineering fundamentals and high engineering standards
 * Strong communication and collaborative skills
 * Comfortable working with ambiguity while remaining outcome-focused
 * 1st or 2:1 degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or related discipline
 * Defence/National Security experience advantageous

## Description

You'll play a key role in you'll building the data foundations that Defence programmes depend on, working across projects ranging from production data pipelines and applications to POCs and making sensitive or hard-to-reach data usable in operational environments. This is a hands-on role with exposure across the data engineering stack and the opportunity to work on technically challenging, real-world problems.

Responsibilities

 * Design and build data-intensive applications and pipelines, from ingestion through to consumption
 * Test, troubleshoot and improve data quality, reliability and performance
 * Provide technical expertise across projects and client engagements
 * Work flexibly across evolving project requirements
 * Collaborate with engineers and share technical knowledge


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