DV Cleared Data Engineer

Job Title: DV Cleared Data Engineer
Location: Bath
Duration: 12 months
Rate: Up to £500 per day
Note: Must be willing and eligible to go through the DV clearance process

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.

• 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 Dev Ops practices, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.

• Experience with in 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!