Data Engineer

Based at client locations, working remotely, or based in our Godalming or Milton Keynes offices.

Up to £65k plus excellent company benefits.

Location:

client locations, remote, or Godalming / Milton Keynes offices.

Start Date:

ASAP.

Reference: PR/010812_.

Contact:
Ryan Jordan.

Posted: 30 January 2026.

Enquiries:  /

About Us

Triad Group Plc is an award‑winning digital, data and solutions consultancy serving the UK public sector and central government.

We deliver high‑quality solutions that make a real difference to users, citizens and consumers.

Our culture values collaboration, knowledge sharing and empowerment.

• Glassdoor score of 4.7
• 96% of staff would recommend Triad
• 100% CEO approval

See some of our proud work:

• Secure intelligence systems for law enforcement.
• Supercomputers for the UK national meteorological service.
• Systems to track unsafe consumer products.
• Systems to monitor and reduce greenhouse‑gas emissions.

Triad seeks a Data Engineer to design, build and optimise cloud‑based data platforms across UK public sector assignments.

• Design, develop and maintain scalable ETL pipelines into AWS data platforms.
• Create and manage data models for efficient storage and analysis.
• Utilise AWS services (S3, EC2, Glue, Aurora, Redshift, Dynamo
  
  DB, Lambda) to architect and maintain solutions.
• Maintain modular Terraform‑based IaC for reliable AWS provisioning.
• Develop, optimise and maintain Airflow data pipelines.
• Implement data transformation processes with Python.
• Collaborate with analysts, scientists, developers and stakeholders.
• Monitor, optimise and tune pipelines for performance and reliability.
• Identify data quality issues and implement validation and cleansing.
• Maintain clear documentation covering pipelines, models and best practices.
• Work within CI environment with automated builds, deployments and testing.

• Strong design and building of data pipelines on cloud platforms, especially AWS.
• Excellent proficiency in ETL processes and data transformation workflows.
• Strong SQL (Postgre
  
  SQL) and advanced Python coding capability (essential).
• Experience with AWS services (S3, EC2, Glue, Aurora, Redshift, Dynamo
  
  DB, Lambda).
• Understanding of Terraform codebases for AWS infrastructure.
• Experience with Airflow pipelines.
• Familiarity with Spark or Databricks.
• Experience with high‑performance, low‑latency or large‑volume data systems.
• Collaboration within cross‑functional agile teams.
• Defining data models, metadata and dictionaries for consistency and accuracy.

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Data Science or related discipline (desirable).
• Must be willing and eligible to achieve a minimum of SC clearance. Eligible if resident in the UK for 5 years and right to work in UK.

• Continuous Training & Development: Access to Udemy Business courses.
• Work Environment: Collaborative, creative and discrimination‑free.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Matched pension contributions (5%).
• Private healthcare with Bupa.
• Gym membership support or Lakeshore Fitness access.

After applying, our talent team will contact you to discuss Triad and the role.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for:

• Technical test (numerical, logical and verbal reasoning).
• Technical interview with consultants.
• Management interview to assess cultural fit.

We aim to complete interviews and progress to offer stage within 2-3 weeks of the initial conversation.

Contact

If interested, please contact Matthew Goodman or Ryan Jordan and submit your application now.

Triad is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, or belief.

Triad is proud to be a signatory to the Tech Talent Charter and a Disability Confident Leader.