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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** CBS Butler Limited
- **Location:** Corsham, UK
- **Salary:** £57,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Integration Architecture, Big Data, Continuous Integration, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Metadata, Meta-Data Management, Migration Manager, Standard Sql, Snowflake, SC Clearance, Microsoft Fabric, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5939152760

## About the Role

* Proven experience as a Data Engineer within large-scale data transformation or migration programmes
 * Strong experience with data catalogue platforms, particularly Informatica
 * Excellent ETL/ELT development experience
 * Strong SQL and Python skills
 * Experience with metadata management, data governance and data modelling
 * Experience integrating APIs and multiple data sources
 * Ability to assess data quality and define migration strategies
 * SC security clearance is required for this role
 * Desirable experience with Defence or Central Government programmes
 * Desirable experience with Microsoft Fabric, Palantir or Snowflake
 * Desirable experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices
 * Desirable experience with MODNet PUID

## Description

* Assess existing data catalogue content, metadata and governance artefacts
 * Evaluate migration feasibility from legacy catalogue platforms
 * Design metadata mappings, transformation rules and migration approaches
 * Build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines
 * Integrate data from multiple source systems and APIs
 * Work closely with Business Analysts, Data Architects and technical teams to deliver migration outcomes
 * Produce technical documentation, migration assessments and risk analysis
 * Support backlog prioritisation and catalogue onboarding activities

Technologies:

 * CI/CD
 * DevOps
 * ETL
 * Fabric
 * Informatica
 * Support
 * Python
 * SQL
 * Security
 * Snowflake, We are hiring a Data Engineer for a Corsham/hybrid role, working 1 to 2 days per week on site, at a rate of £550 per day inside IR35. We are supporting one of the UKs most important Defence data transformation programmes, focused on modernising enterprise data catalogue capabilities. This is a high-profile MOD programme where your work will help shape migration strategy, data governance and long-term platform capability, ensuring critical defence data is discoverable, trusted and ready for future exploitation. An SC security clearance is required, and interested candidates should submit their CV.