Data Engineer

Role Overview

New Permanent Opportunity available with a leading National Security Organisation for an eDV cleared Data Engineer in Manchester

Our client is a trusted and growing supplier to the National Security sector, delivering mission‑critical solutions that help keep the nation safe, secure, and prosperous. You’ll work with cutting‑edge technologies including AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, Dev Ops/SRE, and Platform Engineering. They have long‑term contracts secured across the latest customer framework and are set for significant growth.

You will develop mission‑critical data solutions and manage pipelines that transform diverse data sources into valuable insights for our client’s National Security customers. You will collaborate with clients to solve complex challenges, utilising distributed computing techniques to handle large‑scale, real‑time, and unstructured data.

• Design and develop data pipelines, including ingestion, orchestration, and ETL processing (e.g., NiFi).
• Ensure data consistency, quality, and security across all processes.
• Create and maintain database schemas and data models.
• Integrate and enrich data from diverse sources, maintaining data integrity.
• Maintain and enhance existing architectural components such as Data Ingest and Data Stores.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose issues within integrated (enriched) data systems.
• Collaborate with the scrum team to decompose user requirements into epics and stories.
• Write clean, secure, and reusable code following a test‑driven development approach.
• Monitor system performance and implement updates to maintain optimal operation.

• Active eDV clearance (West).
• Will full‑time on‑site in Manchester when required.
• Experience with SQL and noSQL databases (e.g., Mongo
  
  DB).
• Experience in ETL processing languages such as Groovy, Python or Java.
• Experience in Data Pipelines, ETL processing, Data Integration, Apache, SQL/No
  
  SQL.
• Experience with tools such as NiFi, Kafka, etc.
• Competitive salary based on experience, 6% bonus, 25 days holiday, clearance bonus.

Please either apply by clicking online or emailing Henry Clay‑Davies  further information please call  / . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.